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Amazon Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture, AWS Startups, Life Sciences in New York, New York
Description
Trusted by more startups around the world, AWS makes the power of cloud computing accessible for all by giving founders everywhere access to the same technology that powers the world’s largest companies. With nearly 20 years of experience gained from supporting hundreds of thousands of startups that have come before, we help founders prove that their world-changing ideas are possible, at any stage of growth or level of funding. This is why more startups, and over 80% of unicorns, build on AWS.
Do you like startups? Would you like to be part of a team that is redefining technology in Life Sciences? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for an experienced and motivated technical manager to coach, grow, and partner with skilled Solutions Architects focusing on our startup Life Sciences customers. Working in collaboration with the startup sales team, you will drive growth across a broad set of customers in this vertical. If you think you have what it takes to lead the best in the industry, AWS is hiring Senior Managers for our Solutions Architects!
Funding for Life Sciences startups has broken records since 2015 and the industry possesses countless opportunities for innovation and disruption. These startups have unique needs, regulatory considerations, and growth trajectories that distinguish them from traditional companies. As AWS continues to rapidly grow, we seek a US Life Sciences Startup Solutions Architecture Senior Manager to earn trust and help drive the growth of high-potential early, mid, and late stage startups.
Your customers will leverage state-of-the-art technologies on AWS to innovate and become the next global startup influencers like today’s Illumina, Novartis, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Cerner. You need to possess passion about Life Sciences, a self-starter with a strong entrepreneurial spirit who is prepared to work in a fast-paced, often ambiguous environment, execute against ambitious goals, and consistently embrace the Amazon Culture.
In this role, you will need to be technically capable and credible in your own right as well as effective in shaping the customer-facing and technical skills of your team. In addition to technical knowledge and leadership experience it is important to have a solid understanding of the Life Sciences domain, including regulatory and compliance guidelines and customer impact. You will help team members ramp up on AWS and develop speaking, writing, presentation, and executive interaction skills. You will need to be adept at interacting, communicating and partnering with other departments within AWS such as our Services Teams, Marketing, Business Development and the broader Solutions Architecture Organization, as well as representing your team to executive management.
Key job responsibilities
As a key member of the Life Sciences Startup Solutions Architecture team, ensure our customers’ success in innovating, executing, and running their businesses on the AWS platform
In partnership with the sales and business development teams, formulate and execute a strategy to drive successful customer outcomes
Hire, on-board, train, and develop new Solutions Architects
Coach Solutions Architects in the skills needed to conduct one-to-few and one-to-many training sessions so they can transfer deep technical skills to customers who are considering or using AWS
Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS Solutions Architect community, especially those in Life Sciences
Create and motivate the development of whitepapers, data sheets, and other high-value customer facing guidance and best practices
Act as a conduit and liaison between customers, service engineering teams and support
Open to domestic travel up to 30%
About the team
The startup organization at AWS comprises of experts that are passionate about startups. They engage with founders, venture capitalists, angel investors and work with technical, product and go-to-market teams at some of the most exciting companies on the planet.
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Basic Qualifications
5+ years of management of technical, enterprise customer facing resources or equivalent experience
5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
Bachelor's degree
Experience architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience architecting, migrating, transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud
Experience with Generative AI / Machine Learning for Life Sciences use cases
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Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $180,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $312,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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