Vice President, Head of Clinical Operations

At Recursion we are decoding biology to radically improve lives. As Vice President Head of Clinical Operations you will own clinical operations strategy and execution across Recursions development portfolio from study planning through study closeout data delivery inspection readiness and registrational support.

This is a portfolio-wide leadership role for an experienced clinical operations leader who can build scalable operating models lead high-performing teams manage global trials and ensure operational excellence across early and late-stage clinical programs. You will also help define what modern clinical operations look like in an AI-native TechBio company: data-driven quality-focused patient-centered technology-enabled and built to move with urgency because patients are waiting.

• Lead clinical operations strategy and execution across Recursions full clinical portfolio from IND/CTA planning and first-in-human studies through proof-of-concept pivotal trials study closeout and submission support
• Own end-to-end operational delivery including study planning feasibility country and site strategy start-up enrollment monitoring vendor oversight budget management database lock readiness and closeout
• Build scale and mentor a high-performing Clinical Operations organization including clinical project management clinical trial management outsourcing/vendor oversight and portfolio operations capabilities
• Establish portfolio-level governance operating rhythms KPIs dashboards risk management resource planning and escalation pathways to support timely high-quality trial execution
• Lead CRO and vendor strategy relationships including outsourcing model selection contracting partnership performance management issue escalation budget forecasting and accountability for delivery
• Ensure inspection-ready execution across all studies through strong GCP compliance SOP adherence TMF oversight risk-based quality management audit readiness CAPA management and proactive issue resolution

You will join Recursions Clinical Development organization reporting to our Chief Medical Officer. The Clinical Development team is an empowered execution-minded group responsible for translating Recursions innovative science into medicines for patients.

You will work closely with leaders across Development Regulatory Development Sciences Clinical Operations Data Science Biology Chemistry Portfolio Strategy Communications Legal/Compliance and future commercialization functions. Together you will help ensure Recursions clinical programs are informed by robust evidence external medical insight patient need and the full potential of the RecursionOS.

• Bachelors degree in a scientific healthcare or related field required; advanced degree preferred
• 15 years of biotech or pharmaceutical clinical operations experience including significant leadership experience overseeing multiple clinical programs and global clinical trials
• Proven track record leading clinical operations from early development through pivotal studies registration-enabling trials study closeout and submission support
• Deep experience with clinical trial planning and execution including feasibility start-up enrollment monitoring vendor/CRO oversight budget management risk management database lock and closeout
• Strong working knowledge of FDA EMA MHRA ICH/GCP global clinical trial regulations quality systems inspection readiness and risk-based quality management
• Experience building and leading teams including leaders of clinical operations clinical project managers clinical trial managers consultants CRO partners and functional vendors
• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate clearly influence senior stakeholders resolve complex operational issues and drive decisions in a fast-moving environment
• Experience in oncology rare disease and/or specialty clinical development preferred; experience with clinical trial technologies CTMS/eTMF/EDC/IRT/eCOA operational dashboards automation or AI-enabled workflows is a plus

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 customer meetings or other business needs.

At Recursion we believe that every employee should be compensated fairly. Based on the skill and level of experience required for this role the estimated current annual base range for this role is $303600 to $364100 (USD). You will also be eligible for an annual bonus and equity compensation as well as 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.