# Life Sciences Operator, Lead

**Company:** [Anthropic](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/anthropic)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Other
**Salary:** $300k – $320k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Ai For Drug Discovery, Therapeutic Hypotheses, Biotech Operations, Scientific Research Design, Hypothesis Testing, Claude Ai, Scientific Communication, Strategic Planning, Cross-Functional Collaboration
**Posted:** 2026-07-16

> Lead operator accelerating drug discovery and development at Anthropic by identifying high-impact AI applications in life sciences, translating scientific hypotheses into executable plans, and partnering across teams while working hands-on with Claude to demonstrate new capabilities for scientists. Requires biotech startup founding experience, strong scientific taste, and 7+ years taking ideas from concept to results.

## Job Description

## Key Responsibilities
- Identify and prioritize areas where AI can most meaningfully accelerate life sciences research
- Turn promising scientific ideas into concrete, well-scoped efforts and see them through with speed and ownership
- Translate ambiguous scientific questions into structured, testable plans with clear milestones
- Work hands-on with Claude and Claude Science to explore hypotheses, design and analyze research, and show what's newly possible
- Partner across research, product, and go-to-market teams to shape strategy and bring scientific work to life
- Serve as a trusted scientific voice, communicating clearly with both technical and business audiences

## Minimum Qualifications
- Strong scientific and operating background with direct experience taking ideas from concept to results in a company setting (MD/PhD not required)
- Professional experience in a multidisciplinary role at a high-growth life sciences company or a leading science-focused investment or venture firm
- Previously founded or joined as a founding team member of a biotechnology startup
- Excellent scientific taste and entrepreneurial instinct with a track record of identifying and capitalizing on compelling opportunities before they are obvious
- Ability to execute independently with real judgment while remaining hands-on enough to build things yourself
- Unique blend of scientific and business literacy, comfortable moving fluidly between the two

## Preferred Qualifications
- 7+ years of direct experience taking ideas from concept to results in a company setting
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and building in a fast-moving, frontier environment

## Compensation
Annual Salary: $300,000—$320,000 USD

## Education
- Minimum: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience in a field relevant to the role

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