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Manager Applied AI Architecture, Healthcare & Life Sciences

AnthropicNew York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NYApplied AI
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Full-time
Posted
21 Aug 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

The Manager of Applied AI Architecture for Healthcare and Life Sciences at Anthropic is a leadership position based in New York City or San Francisco, designed for experienced technical pre-sales managers passionate about safe AI adoption. This role suits a seasoned professional who can guide a specialized team of solutions architects and collaborate directly with strategic healthcare organizations.

Role Overview

As the manager of the Healthcare and Life Sciences Solutions Architect team within the Applied AI department, the successful candidate drives frontier AI adoption alongside the go-to-market organization. This group collaborates with payers, providers, life sciences, medtech, and other healthcare verticals. The individual leads, hires, and grows a pre-sales team partnering with account executives to help clients deploy Anthropic products like the Claude Development Platform, Claude Code, Cowork, and Claude Science.

Key Responsibilities

Hire, manage, and mentor a team of pre-sales Solutions Architects by delivering technical direction and career growth support.
Establish performance expectations and goals in collaboration with sales and cross-functional teams.
Serve as a technical sponsor for strategic customers, advising on broad AI adoption strategies and use case deployments.
Partner with sales leadership to craft adoption strategies for specific vertical and horizontal use cases.
Collaborate with product and engineering teams to relay customer feedback and remove adoption blockers.
Represent Anthropic at customer sites and conferences through executive sessions, technical workshops, and relationship-building.
Contribute to thought leadership via webinars, conference presentations, and technical content creation while staying current on emerging AI trends.

Requirements

7+ years of professional experience as a Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, or comparable pre-sales technical role.
3+ years of technical pre-sales management experience.
Documented experience selling complex technical products to Healthcare and Life Sciences companies.
Strong technical proficiency with enterprise AI use cases, API integrations, and enterprise solution rollouts.
Familiarity with operating a go-to-market organization anchored on a consumption business model rather than traditional SaaS sales cycles.
Ability to build and scale teams and processes inside fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
Excellent communication, coaching, and collaboration skills alongside a strong executive presence.
At least high-level familiarity with the architecture and operation of Large Language Models (LLMs).

Nice to Have

5+ years leading solution architect teams through hypergrowth periods, managing senior individual contributors, and developing junior talent.
Hands-on experience with enterprise AI platforms, integration patterns, and driving $10M+ technical evaluations with C-level stakeholders.
Demonstrated success tailoring technical approaches for clients across payers, providers, life sciences, and medtech verticals.

Skills and Tools

Enterprise AI platforms and API integrations
Pre-sales team management and career development
Strategic customer engagement and executive presence
Consumption-based GTM business models
Healthcare and life sciences domain expertise

Salary and Benefits

Annual On Target Earnings (OTE) ranging from $315,000 to $380,000 USD, which includes both base salary and sales commissions or bonuses.
Visa sponsorship is available for qualifying candidates.
Location-based hybrid policy requiring staff to be in an office at least 25% of the time.
Competitive compensation and benefits package including optional equity donation matching, flexible working hours, and generous vacation and parental leave.

About the Company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that are safe and beneficial for society. Operating as a collaborative and empirical scientific environment, the company brings together researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders to advance large-scale AI safety and capability research.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their application directly through the official Anthropic careers page.

Questions candidates ask

What is the salary range for this role?

The annual On Target Earnings (OTE) range for this position is $315,000 to $380,000 USD, which combines base salary and target sales commissions or bonuses.

Where is the job located?

This position is located in New York City, NY or San Francisco, CA, operating under a location-based hybrid policy requiring staff to be in the office at least 25% of the time.

What level of experience is required?

Candidates need 7+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, or similar pre-sales role, alongside 3+ years of technical pre-sales management experience.

Does Anthropic offer visa sponsorship?

Yes, Anthropic sponsors visas for qualifying candidates and retains an immigration lawyer to assist through the process if an offer is extended.

What industries does this specific team focus on?

The team focuses on healthcare and life sciences verticals, including payers, providers, life sciences, and medtech companies.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Anthropic careers page.

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