We are seeking a Founding Head of Strategy & Partnerships to build and lead our commercial and data engine. We have validated science, robust IP, and active pharma partnerships. Now we need a commercial leader to translate our foundational technology into scalable, high-value partnerships — and, just as importantly, into a defensible data moat.
As a founding-team member, you will own our commercial and data strategy end-to-end, working directly with the CEO to define market positioning, generate and acquire the data that powers our models, structure partnerships with pharma and biotech customers, and close revenue-generating deals.
Note: This role requires deep industry background; it is not a fit for generalist tech BD professionals or pure academics without commercial exposure.
This role will directly shape the commercial trajectory of CellType. The right person will help determine not only how we position our technology, but how fast we can scale our partnerships, how aggressively we build our data moat, and how confidently we can build a generational company.
If you want to work on difficult commercial challenges with real scientific and industry consequences, we encourage you to apply. Please include a brief note in your application highlighting which of our core beliefs you most agree or disagree with, and why. We care more about your reasoning than the conclusion.
CellType is building an agentic drug company. AI agents that run the full drug discovery pipeline on top of biological foundation models that simulate human biology. Our core technology, developed with Google DeepMind, has already discovered and validated a new cancer treatment signal. We’re working with Top 10 pharma.
Salary
$200,000 - $280,000
Equity
0.5% - 2%
Location
New York, NY, US
Experience
6+ years
