WW Partner Specialist BD, Applied AI Solutions Healthcare and Life Sciences

This position is part of the AWS Specialist and Partner Organization (ASP). Specialists own the end-to-end go-to-market strategy for their respective technology domains, providing the business and technical expertise to help our customers succeed. Partner teams own the strategy, recruiting, development, and growth of our key technology and consulting partners. Together they provide our customers with the expertise and scale needed to build innovative solutions for their most complex challenges.

We are seeking an experienced builder to drive the partner go-to-market strategy for Amazon Connect Health and the broader AWS Healthcare AI portfolio, focused on Healthcare and Life Sciences (HCLS) customers. This role will identify, evaluate, negotiate, and manage strategic partner relationships across healthcare consulting firms, health-tech ISVs, system integrators, and specialized HCLS delivery partners to accelerate partner-originated revenue and customer adoption. You will serve as a subject matter expert at the intersection of AI-powered healthcare solutions and the AWS partner community, working cross-functionally with product, engineering, solutions architecture, healthcare compliance, and field sales to deliver measurable business outcomes in a highly regulated industry. You will build the HCLS partner motion from the ground up, establishing the foundation for how AWS scales its healthcare AI portfolio through partners.

Key job responsibilities
Strategy and Partner Management
- Define and execute partner BD strategy for Amazon Connect Health that complements the product roadmap and addresses HCLS-specific regulatory, compliance, and interoperability requirements, with limited oversight

- Identify, evaluate, and onboard strategic HCLS consulting firms, health-tech ISVs, system integrators, and specialized delivery partners to accelerate customer adoption

- Manage the full lifecycle of complex, cross-functional partner relationships delivering outcomes with cross-organizational impact in a regulated industry

- Develop and maintain the partner engagement model — enablement, co-sell motions, and joint GTM plays specific to HCLS verticals

Go-to-Market Execution

- Own partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline targets for Connect Health

- Define and run scalable partner enablement programs across geos

- Coordinate with field teams on joint customer engagements, proof-of-concept motions, and regulatory compliance reviews

Product & Market Expertise

- Serve as the partner-facing subject matter expert on Connect Health capabilities

- Maintain cross-product fluency across the broader AWS Healthcare AI portfolio to position integrated solutions and identify cross-sell opportunities for partners

- Translate partner and customer feedback into actionable insights to inform roadmap decisions

Communication & Leadership

- Communicate partner business opportunities, results, and strategic recommendations

- Author and contribute to strategic documents with healthcare-specific market insights and partner analysis

- Invest in recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and developing team members

About the team
Diverse Experiences

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Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
- 5+ years of solving problems with technology in the Healthcare/Life Sciences Industry experience
- 5+ years of Go-To-Market, Business Development, Sales, or Consulting experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience presenting to both technical and non-technical executive audiences
- Experience leading complex, multi-year initiatives that may be cross-functional and/or span business and technology

Preferred Qualifications

- Master's degree in business, data science, public administration, finance, engineering, human resources, or related field, or PMP certificate
- Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations
- Experience identifying, negotiating, and executing complex legal agreements
- Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations across leadership and cross-functional teams
- Experience using analytical tools for workforce metrics and reporting

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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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 162,700.00 - 220,200.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 147,900.00 - 200,100.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 147,900.00 - 200,100.00 USD annually