Responsibilities
- Own and grow Nucs AI’s portfolio of strategic partnerships with hospitals, academic medical centers, pharmaceutical companies, and imaging networks
- Serve as the face of Nucs AI in partner relationships—embodying the company’s mission, values, and clinical credibility in every interaction
- Develop and execute partnership strategies that drive clinical data access, product adoption, co-development opportunities, and revenue
- Negotiate partnership agreements, data access arrangements, and collaboration frameworks in coordination with legal and medical teams
- Build deep, trust-based relationships with senior stakeholders at partner organizations; be the person they call first
- Take ownership of externally-facing projects and customer engagements—ensuring deliverables, timelines, and expectations are met or exceeded
- Serve as the primary project lead for partner-facing initiatives, coordinating internal teams (medical, product, engineering) to deliver against commitments
- Manage external stakeholder communication, status reporting, and escalation for all active partnership projects
- Track partnership health metrics, project milestones, and deliverables; proactively identify and resolve risks before they become issues
- Build repeatable project management frameworks for partner onboarding, engagement execution, and relationship expansion
- Guide Nucs AI’s commercial partnership strategy in close collaboration with the CEO—identifying where and how partnerships create the most value
- Support the sales pipeline by identifying and qualifying new partnership and commercial opportunities through your network
- Contribute to deal structuring, proposal development, and contract negotiations for new engagements
- Represent Nucs AI at industry conferences, trade shows, and partner events with the presence and credibility that opens high-level conversations
- Collaborate with the Sales Director on account strategy where partnerships and commercial relationships intersect
- Actively build Nucs AI’s reputation in the precision oncology, medical imaging, and healthcare AI ecosystems through strategic relationship-building and thought leadership
- Cultivate a network of champions, advocates, and collaborators who amplify Nucs AI’s credibility and reach
- Provide market intelligence and partner feedback to inform product roadmap, clinical strategy, and competitive positioning
- Support the CEO and leadership team in board updates, investor communications, and strategic discussions related to partnerships and market positioning
- Build and maintain the partnership operations infrastructure: CRM tracking, reporting, and process documentation
- Develop standardized partnership playbooks, onboarding materials, and engagement frameworks
- Report regularly on partnership pipeline, active engagements, project status, and impact metrics to the leadership team
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, or senior account management in the medical imaging, theranostics, medical AI, nuclear medicine, or oncology space
- An exceptional networker with a demonstrated ability to build and sustain high-trust relationships with C-suite executives, clinical leaders, and institutional decision-makers
- Proven track record of managing complex, multi-stakeholder external projects from inception through delivery—on time, on scope, and to a high standard
- Elite communication and presentation skills; you represent a company with polish, authenticity, and authority in any room
- Strong commercial acumen; experience guiding partnership and go-to-market strategy at an early-stage or growth-stage company
- A builder’s mindset—comfortable creating processes, playbooks, and systems from scratch in a fast-moving environment
- Deeply collaborative with zero ego; your success is measured by what the company achieves through the relationships you build, not by personal attribution
- Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, life sciences, or related field
Nice to Have
- Existing, activatable relationships in medical imaging, nuclear medicine, oncology, or radioligand therapy ecosystems
- Experience in precision oncology, AI-driven healthcare products, SaMD, or digital health platforms
- A portfolio of partnership case studies you can walk through in detail—showing the relationships, the approach, and the outcomes
- Experience at a MedTech startup or early-to-growth-stage health-tech company where you built the partnership function
- MBA or advanced degree in a relevant discipline
- Experience with CRM tools and partnership analytics; comfortable building operational infrastructure alongside strategic work
