Director, Clinical Science

The Impact Youll Make

Recursion is at the forefront of reimagining drug discovery by integrating automated cell biology high-dimensional and diverse datasets and sophisticated analytics. We are seeking a Director-level Clinical Scientist who can oversee all clinical aspects of a clinical trial(s). This would include: planning and authoring clinical deliverables (protocols amendments medical monitoring plans annual reports study-specific updates CSRs); routine medical monitoring; site interactions/correspondence re: patient eligibility and treatment inquiries; and presentations both internal and external. As a Director within Clinical Science youll play a critical role in ensuring study protocols are executed appropriately and that the study data is both appropriate and pristine. On a daily basis you will interact cross-functionally with multiple disciplines supporting the Study Team (Clinical Operations Medical Director CMC Data Management CROs CRAs Investigative Sites etc). Youll be responsible for reviewing and cleaning/querying pertinent data points identifying trends or inconsistencies with the data and serving as the face of the study to Investigative Sites. You can expect to work on multiple early-phase projects at the same time in a fast-paced and exciting environment where the ability to multi-task and rapidly re-organize thoughts and priorities will be essential.

In this role you will:

• Create Serve as the authoring lead on multiple clinical documents. Recursion is moving away from the use of Medical Writers and relying more heavily on the Clinical Scientist and Medical Director to author IND and study-specific documents. While this will not refer to manuals it does encompass Clinical documents and site/agency interactions.
• Collaborate - Work with highly dynamic teams where your role will range from leading and owning decisions or timelines to being a key contributor whose experience and insight are relied upon to advance the task at hand.
• Drive & Deliver You will be primarily responsible for the quality of your study data. This will include reviewing (Medical Monitoring); issuing reviewing and closing queries; reviewing TLFs summarizing data throughout the trial and presenting the data to management when requested. You will also be required to present the protocol procedures and Site Initiation Visits both in-person and virtually.
• Prioritize Given the nature of Recursion you will be required to support multiple early-phase (1-2) studies simultaneously. This will require time management and organizational skills.

The Team Youll Join

Reporting to the Vice President Clinical Science youll be joining the Clinical Science Team within Clinical Development. This group is ultimately responsible for shepherding an experimental drug from IND through Dose Finding Proof of Concept and possibly Registration studies. Clinical Science consists of a high-performing team of extremely motivated individuals who work independently interact cross-functionally with many contributing departments and are capable of multitasking to expeditiously execute cutting-edge clinical trials.

The Experience Youll Need

• 5-7 years as a Clinical Scientist in a pharmaceutical or biotech company
• Prior experience in early phase 1-2 oncology studies is required.
• Experience with hematologic malignancies is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both spoken and written) with ability to effectively communicate on project planning progress tracking etc.
• Strong relationship-building skills to work effectively with others in various disciplines and levels
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex and competing priorities to effective and efficient conclusion
• Ability to operate strategically and tactically
• Proven ability in problem-solving and issues management that is solution-focused

Working Location & Compensation:

This is a fully remote opportunity with occasional travel requirements. Travel may be necessary from time to time to support collaboration team events meetings or other business needs.

At Recursion we believe that every employee should be compensated fairly. Based on the skills experience and qualifications needed for this role the estimated annual base salary range is:

• New York City Boston & San Francisco Bay Area(s): $234190$287980
• Salt Lake City & all other U.S. locations: $212900$261800

In addition to base salary this role is eligible for an annual bonus equity compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

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The Values We Hope You Share:

• We act boldly with integrity. We are unconstrained in our thinking take calculated risks and push boundaries but never at the expense of ethics science or trust.
• We care deeply and engage directly. Caring means holding a deep sense of responsibility and respect - showing up speaking honestly and taking action.
• We learn actively and adapt rapidly. Progress comes from doing. We experiment test and refine embracing iteration over perfection.
• We move with urgency because patients are waiting. Speed isnt about rushing but about moving the needle every day.
• We take ownership and accountability. Through ownership and accountability we enable trust and autonomyleaders take accountability for decisive action and teams own outcomes together.
• We are One Recursion. True cross-functional collaboration is about trust clarity humility and impact. Through sharing we can be greater than the sum of our individual capabilities.

Our values underpin the employee experience at Recursion. They are the character and personality of the company demonstrated through how we communicate support one another spend our time make decisions and celebrate collectively.

More About Recursion

Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX) is a clinical-stage TechBio company decoding biology to radically improve lives. Recursion is advancing a portfolio of differentiated investigational medicines across its wholly owned and partnered pipeline in oncology rare disease neuroscience immunology and other therapeutic areas with significant unmet need. Enabling its mission is the Recursion OS an AI-native end-to-end drug discovery and development platform integrating biology chemistry and clinical development into a unified intelligence system. Powered by proprietary multimodal data purpose-built AI models and bilingual teams fluent in both science and AI the Recursion OS is designed to translate complex science into medicines that matter faster better and at scale for patients who are waiting.

Recursions platform infrastructure is anchored in Salt Lake City Utah and Milton Park Oxfordshire where its automated biology and chemistry laboratories generate proprietary data at industrial scale. Recursion also maintains offices in New York Montréal and London three global hubs for talent and leadership at the intersection of AI and scientific innovation. Learn more at or connect on X and LinkedIn.

Recursion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state local or provincial human rights legislation.

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.