Principal WW Partner Growth Specialist, Life Sciences, Partner Growth & Strategy(PG&S), Industry team

About the role

Amazon Web Services (AWS) serves millions of customers in more than 190 countries, reshaping the way global enterprises accelerate business capabilities using information technology and powering the next generation of global industry leaders. Would you like to be part of a team focused on helping customers realize new value by transforming how they discover, develop, and deliver life-changing therapies and precision medicine?

AWS is seeking a Worldwide (WW) Partner Growth Specialist to accelerate our Life Sciences partner ecosystem across the full biopharma value chain - from genomic discovery and drug development through clinical trials, manufacturing, regulatory, and commercialization. This role is part of the Partner Growth & Strategy (PG&S) organization, which operates a dual motion model: Depth (deep engagement with named strategic partners) and Growth (scaling the broader ecosystem to drive net-new capability, revenue, and customer outcomes).

This is not a follow-the-playbook role. You will be building the growth engine for Life Sciences partners(Consulting and Technology) in a team that formed in 2026 and is actively defining its operating model.

The strategy is clear - proactively sense demand, recruit the right partners, co-invest in capability, land with anchor customers, and scale - but how you execute will be shaped by your judgment, industry instinct, and ability to navigate ambiguity across a matrixed organization. If you need every process documented before you act, this is not the right fit.

If you energize at the intersection of industry depth, partner economics, and senior leader influence - and you are comfortable being the one who writes the playbook - this is for you.

Key job responsibilities

Demand Signal Identification & Alignment

• Proactively identify, validate, and align industry demand signals across AWS, Industry & Specialist (I&S), Industry BUs, market trends, and key partners. Translate converging forces (agentic AI, federated data, precision medicine, regulatory change) into actionable partner investment theses that connect partner capability to customer urgency.

Plan Partner Capability - Recruit, Win P&L Owners, Co-Invest

• Identify and recruit the right partners to across the Life Sciences portfolio (9 solution areas). Build executive-level relationships with partner P&L owners. Structure and execute co-investment in net-new capability, offerings, and solutions - from GSIs building agentic platforms to niche ISVs delivering specialized R&D tools.

Drive Revenue - GTM Packages, Anchor Customers, Field Handover

• Deliver and Guide end-to-end GTM packages: from solution definition and reference architectures through anchor customer engagements. Land lighthouse wins, then scale through campaigns, AWS Marketplace listings, and an agentic context/findability layer for field teams. Hand over successfully launched solutions to Partner Development Specialists/Managers for ongoing management.

Portfolio Management - Lifecycle, Relevance & Revenue

• Own the ongoing lifecycle of partner solutions in the Life Sciences portfolio. Monitor relevance, quality bar adherence, revenue contribution (LARR, pipeline, GenAI LARR), and APT attach rates. Make invest/scale/retire decisions using data. Ensure operational hygiene(AWS Solution Repository) so solutions are findable by field teams.

AWS Applied AI Service Interlock

• Serve as the industry connective tissue between AWS Applied AI services (Amazon Bio Discovery, HealthOmics, HealthLake, HealthImaging, Connect Health) and the partner ecosystem. Ensure partner build readiness for newly launched services, escalate feature requests, and champion partner integration as the last-mile for customer adoption.

Competency & Quality Bar Ownership

• Own Life Sciences Competency bar-raiser standards and Alchemy(AWS Internal solun. repository) quality gates. Validate partner offerings meet technical and industry requirements. Ensure the right partners are findable, qualified, and recommended to customers by field teams and agentic systems.

Scale Beyond Direct Coverage

• Design and execute mechanisms to extend impact from ~92 directly managed partners to 10,000+ through programmatic motions: Marketplace, field campaigns, startup/VC partner pathways, and agentic findability. Build self-service enablement that reduces dependence on direct human coverage for the long tail of the ecosystem.

In this role, a typical week might include

facilitating an Executive Briefing Center (EBC) session between a top pharma account and a GSI partner; pressure-testing a partner's agentic AI solution demo with specialist SAs; presenting a partner investment thesis to HCLS IBU leadership; recruiting a niche ISV into the Bio Discovery partner ecosystem; and troubleshooting a metadata/tagging gap that is blocking field findability for a high-value solution. No two weeks look the same - and that is intentional.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

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Basic Qualifications

• Experience in direct customer engagement, with a focus on support to senior executives (Vice President and C-level)
• 7+ years working across the Life Sciences value chain - spanning at least 2 of: R&D/Drug Discovery, Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs/Manufacturing, and Commercialization - with demonstrated ability to translate industry dynamics into partner and business strategies
• 5+ years in Partner Management, Business Development, Strategic Alliances, or Consulting in Life Sciences or a related regulated industry - ideally in a matrixed organization where you influenced outcomes without owning every resource
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguity: experience building new functions, programs, or coverage models from scratch - defining playbooks rather than inheriting them - in environments with evolving priorities, organizational change, and limited precedent
• Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level and holding your own in rooms with senior leaders who challenge assumptions
• Comfort presenting to both scientific/technical audiences (CSOs, Heads of R&D, VP Informatics) and business/commercial audiences (CFOs, P&L owners, Chief Strategy Officers)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with global teams and diverse partners
• Familiarity with agentic AI architectures and generative AI applications in life sciences - understanding how partner ecosystems deliver AI-native solutions at enterprise scale (e.g., clinical operations agents, commercial intelligence, regulatory automation)
• Experience with AWS HCLS Applied AI services (Amazon Bio Discovery, AWS HealthOmics, AWS HealthLake, AWS HealthImaging, Amazon Connect Health) or comparable cloud-based life sciences platforms
• Track record managing partner portfolios with a Depth vs. Growth segmentation lens - knowing when to double down, when to recruit, and when to retire
• Experience with Strategic Collaboration Agreements (SCAs), AWS Partner Transformation (APT), or similar joint investment vehicles with large consulting/technology partners
• Understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements in life sciences (GxP, HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11, ICH guidelines)
• Understanding of partner economics - how to win a partner's P&L owner and structure co-investment that aligns incentives and drives mutual accountability
• Experience interpreting data to make portfolio investment decisions (LARR analysis, pipeline attribution, attach rate optimization)

Additional information

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Pay and benefits

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

• USA, IL, Chicago - 176,100.00 - 238,200.00 USD annually
• USA, MA, Boston - 176,100.00 - 238,200.00 USD annually
• USA, NY, New York - 193,700.00 - 262,000.00 USD annually
• USA, TX, Dallas - 176,100.00 - 238,200.00 USD annually