[Hiring] General Manager, AI Business Unit @Lifebit

Role Description

Lifebit is launching a new AI product line and is hiring a General Manager to build and run it as a standalone business unit, with tight product integration into our existing federated data & analytics platform. This is a zero-to-one commercial leadership role with full ownership of the unit's product and commercial outcomes. You will define the go-to-market strategy, set pricing, build the supporting team and take the product to enterprise customers in healthcare and life sciences.

Your Responsibilities

• Own product sales, marketing and pricing for the business unit, including the teams supporting each function.
• Own the unit's commercial and product outcomes, carrying a revenue target and a product uptake target.
• Define and execute the go-to-market strategy for a new enterprise AI product line.
• Recruit, structure and lead the business unit team.
• Set the commercial operating cadence: pipeline management, forecasting and deal governance.
• Work with engineering and product leadership to align the roadmap with commercial demand.
• Report directly to the CEO on business unit performance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience, including direct ownership of commercial targets in healthcare or life sciences software.
• Launched products from zero to one and scaled them commercially.
• Closed enterprise deals in excess of $300k.
• Built and managed a commercial team and product-led growth strategies.
• Ability to operate with high autonomy in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Biomedical research acumen: Experience in genetics, biomedical research, or bioinformatics is a significant plus, but a passion for the field is essential.

Benefits

• Compensation: Competitive salary, performance-based bonus and equity.
• AI Upskilling: Use up to £10,000 and 10 dedicated days per year for qualified AI-related professional development (AI certification, LLM workshop, or AI bootcamp).
• Professional Development & Wellbeing: An annual personal development budget of £1,000 for conferences, training, certifications and personal wellbeing.
• Remote-First Culture: Work from anywhere in the UK with a home-office stipend. In accordance with 2026 UK employment reforms, we provide Day One access to paternity and unpaid parental leave.
• Flexible Working: Receive 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and flexible hours to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Extra Time Off for parents: Two additional days of annual leave to support your family.
• Diverse Team: Join an international and diverse team passionate about transforming healthcare through data.
• Deep Technology & Science: Get exposure to problems and applications in the cloud, data analysis, ML, life sciences, and big data fields.

Location

Remote in London (flexible for exceptional candidates in the United Kingdom)