Strategic Partnerships Lead

About the Company

Forus is building an AI-powered network that connects doctors, pharmacies, payers, and biopharma to accelerate new science to patients. Our platform automates the complexity between a doctor prescribing a medicine and a patient starting treatment, including insurance coverage, financial assistance, and supply chain navigation.

Responsibilities

• Develop Forus’ partnership strategy across payers, PBMs, pharmacies, wholesalers, GPOs, and other healthcare organizations
• Identify external relationships that can accelerate growth, improve medication access, or expand product capabilities
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders across complex healthcare organizations
• Own partnerships end-to-end, including sourcing, strategic assessment, negotiation, implementation, and governance
• Coordinate across product, engineering, operations, commercial, legal, and leadership teams to translate opportunities into outcomes
• Represent Forus externally to establish the company as a trusted participant in the healthcare ecosystem

Requirements

• 7–12 years of experience in healthcare partnerships, business development, investing, strategy, or consulting
• Deep understanding of the healthcare ecosystem (payers, PBMs, pharmacies, wholesalers, or health tech infrastructure)
• Experience structuring partnerships spanning commercial, technical, operational, regulatory, and legal considerations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven track record of delivering on goals in fast-paced environments

Benefits

• Fully covered medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Memberships for One Medical, Talkspace, Teladoc, and Kindbody
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO) and 16 weeks of parental leave
• 401K plan, FSA option, commuter benefits, and DashPass
• Daily lunch and dinner at the office