As a key member of Recursion's partnership-facing data science team, you will be at the forefront of reimagining drug discovery from first principles using Recursion’s massive data and compute capabilities. As senior computational biologist, you will be supporting a portfolio of partnership preclinical drug programs and be responsible for designing and executing analyses to support target nomination, validation, and early programs in neuroscience diseases.
You will integrate layers of Recursion platform data (phenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, etc) to validate the link between target and disease biology and to propose targets and early programs in novel areas of neuroscience. You will partner with biologists and medicinal chemists to build supporting data packets for targets from our phenomic maps, target screens, and partnered patient data sets. You will also collaborate with computational scientists from across the organization to develop, deploy, and scale novel approaches to: 1) translational validation in hit to lead, 2) mechanism-of-action identification/de-risking, and 3) build evidence for patient connectivity to match the targets we are validating and medicines we are creating to the patients who need them.
In this role, you will:
Deliver biological insights on therapeutic candidates and disease biology from the analysis of high-dimensional (phenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, patient-derived) datasets that support clinical development planning
Evaluate the biological and molecular evidence for therapeutic hypotheses and accelerate drug program progression into the clinic
Synthesize diverse datasets (internal and external) to generate and evaluate hypotheses for drug discovery, biomarker development, mechanism of action and target population identification
Present data analysis to decision makers and stakeholders in a clear and compelling way that drives toward getting medicines to patients
Assess new data sources, develop and scale new analysis methods, and support key program decisions with the ultimate goal of bringing life-changing therapies to patients at unprecedented speed
Industrialize analysis approaches to not only solve for the current project, but also to accelerate future projects and scale the impact that we can have
Collaborate cross-functionally with Recursion’s data science, biology, medicinal chemistry, and platform, teams to further advance Recursion’s ability to interpret and translate large-scale data assets into therapeutic programs
The Team You’ll Join
Our group is a bold, agile, diverse collective of computational drug discovery scientists and data scientists deeply focused on the singular goal of bringing new therapeutics into the clinic at an accelerated pace. We are a computational group that spans precision oncology, neuroscience, and I&I (immunology and inflammation), and focuses on advancing novel, targeted therapies for these disease areas. We partner closely with our biologists and medicinal chemists to design and execute impactful and decisional data analysis for multiple programs. We are responsible for data strategy across the portfolio and supported by computational leadership in designing scalable and reproducible experiments that serve to advance multiple programs within the portfolio.
Our team collaborates extensively with computational biologists in other therapeutic areas (immunology, oncology, etc.) as well as data scientists and engineers from our core platform teams to provide a strong network of feedback and support.
The Experience You’ll Need
PhD in a relevant field (computational biology, systems biology, bioinformatics, neuroscience, etc.) with a very strong computational focus and 5+ years of experience in biotech or pharma industry OR MS in a relevant field
Experience applying computational methods (including probabilistic, statistical, and/or machine learning techniques) to analyze and integrate matched human clinical and molecular data in a high-level programming language such as Python or R
Deep expertise in the analysis and data integration of one or more ‘omics data modalities (phenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, genomics) and/or human clinical data
Exceptional data visualization skills
Excellent cross-functional communication skills, including an ability to explain complex scientific concepts to a variety of audiences using a combination of plots, documents, and presentations
Nice To Have:
Strong understanding of patient genetics and historical druggability of disease-relevant pathways, including experience working with patient data
Experience in efficiently advancing drug programs from proof of concept and into clinical development
Experience with neuroscience clinical trial biomarker analysis
Experience working as part of partnerships or client facing (consulting) teams
Working Location & Compensation:
This is an office-based, hybrid role in either our Salt Lake City or New York City offices. Employees are expected to work in the office at least 50% of the time.
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): $220,600–$242,550
Salt Lake City & all other U.S. locations: $200,600–$220,500
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 isn’t about rushing but about moving the needle every day.
We take ownership and accountability. Through ownership and accountability, we enable trust and autonomy—leaders 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.
Recursion’s 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 www.recursion.com, 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.
Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Recursion Pharmaceuticals and its affiliate companies do not accept resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Recursion or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Recursion’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Recursion, and Recursion will not owe any referral or other fees. Our team will communicate directly with candidates who are not represented by an agent or intermediary unless otherwise agreed to prior to interviewing for the job.
