US Industry and Ecosystem Lead, Life Sciences

Apple • Jersey City, NJ

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About The Position

Apple is seeking a US Industry and Ecosystem Lead to own its Life Sciences strategy across pharmaceutical and medical-device sectors. The role focuses first on regulated manufacturing and then scales opportunities across Apple’s platform, including Apple Watch and Health APIs, iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro. The lead will build a partner ecosystem that makes solutions repeatable across the industry.

The role identifies and delivers opportunities to modernize pharmaceutical and medical-device production, including use of iPad and iPhone on GMP production lines, electronic batch and device history records, paperless quality and batch review, manufacturing execution systems, connected frontline operators, and the data integrity and validation required in regulated environments. It also addresses on-device intelligence and AI-assisted workflows that meet GxP validation standards. GxP-validated AI, FDA’s evolving AI/ML framework, and AI drug discovery are identified as strategic developments over the next three to five years.

The lead develops partnerships with pharma, biotech, medtech, CRO, MES, and quality-platform organizations; creates joint plans that deliver business outcomes; and secures executive support for strategic initiatives. The role also serves as Apple’s life sciences authority, translating industry trends—including Pharma 4.0, GxP-validated AI, and regulatory shifts—into positions that prompt action by partners and internal leaders.

Requirements

• Approximately 15 or more years of experience at the intersection of technology and life sciences, in industry, consulting, or a key ISV.
• Direct experience with regulated pharmaceutical or medical-device manufacturing, including GMP plant floors, quality systems, and validated environments.
• Proven track record building life sciences partner ecosystems and turning them into scalable, repeatable business.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Deep manufacturing fluency in MES, electronic batch records, device history records, paperless quality, and connected-worker platforms.
• Ability to anticipate and position ahead of trends such as smart manufacturing / Pharma 4.0, AI drug discovery, digital biomarkers, and cell and gene therapy.
• Fluency with FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5, GxP, Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), 510(k), HIPAA, and UDI.
• Established network among senior manufacturing, quality, technology, and regulatory leaders in US life sciences.
• Exceptional executive communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to move partners and leaders to act.
• Advanced degree in a life sciences, engineering, regulatory, or business discipline.

Responsibilities

• Own Apple’s US Life Sciences strategy across pharmaceutical and medical-device sectors.
• Identify and deliver opportunities to modernize regulated production, including GMP-line device use, electronic batch and device history records, paperless quality and batch review, MES modernization, and connected frontline work.
• Scale repeatable deployments across life sciences plants.
• Address data integrity, validation, and GxP requirements in regulated production environments.
• Advance on-device intelligence and AI-assisted workflows that meet GxP validation standards.
• Build and grow a partner ecosystem across pharma, biotech, medtech, CRO, MES, and quality-platform organizations.
• Develop joint partner plans, deliver business outcomes, and secure executive buy-in for strategic initiatives.
• Translate life sciences and regulatory trends into strategic positions that move partners and internal leaders to act.
• Scale opportunities across Apple’s platform, including Apple Watch and Health APIs, iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior