Medical Director

Recursion is the clinical-stage biotechnology company comprehensively mapping biology and chemistry to find and advance novel therapeutics. Enabling its mission is the Recursion OS, a platform built across diverse technologies that continuously expands one of the world’s largest proprietary biological and chemical datasets. Recursion leverages sophisticated machine-learning algorithms to distill from its dataset a collection of trillions of searchable relationships across biology and chemistry unconstrained by human bias. By commanding massive experimental scale — up to millions of wet lab experiments weekly — and massive computational scale — owning and operating one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, Recursion is uniting technology, biology and chemistry to advance the future of medicine.

The Impact You’ll Make

• Oversee the development of first-in-class/first-in-disease molecules in precision oncology
• Generate and continually refine the integrated clinical development strategy for Recursion’s oncology medicine portfolio from IND to POC 
• Contribute to regulatory submissions and participate in regulatory agency meetings 
• Utilize strong therapeutic area expertise to enhance innovation and efficiency in clinical trial design and execution 
• Deliver medical, disease-specific, and development perspective into specific research programs or broader research initiatives
• Provide scientific and medical expertise for business development assessments and due diligences

The Team You’ll Join 

As a Medical Director in Clinical Development you will report directly to the VP of Clinical Development. The Development Team is an empowered, execution-minded group of drug development professionals responsible for translating Recursion’s innovative science to patients through clinical development activities. You will lead program(s) across our growing pipeline of novel small molecule therapeutics in cancer while leveraging your strong track record of advancing precision medicines in Oncology from bench to POC clinical trials with scientific rigor and a thorough understanding of target and disease biology.

The Experience You’ll Need

• Medical Degree and MD/PhD preferred
• 3+ years of experience in developing, executing and analyzing clinical trials (ideally Phase 1/2) and preferably within a biotech or pharmaceutical company
• Deep knowledge and understanding of oncology and genetic diseases; precision oncology drug development paradigms, clinical pharmacology with technical and regulatory approaches   
• Strong networks and connections to external experts and key opinion leaders in oncology. Ability to form effective collaborations with external scientific community, academia and CROs
• Effective skills directed toward driving collaboration, achieving results, influencing, and resolving conflicts across internal and external stakeholders
• Highly motivated, decisive, and results-oriented individual who is proactive, resourceful, and efficient with the flexibility and creativity to excel in and contribute to a rapidly growing drug discovery and development company    

Location

Making Salt Lake City your home base is ideal, however, we will consider remote work for this position. We ask that remote employees commit to regular on-site visits for routine work and departmental events. 

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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:

• Developing: $234,000
• Skilled: $260,000
• Expert: $286,000 

To learn more about our level within levels, click here.

You will also be eligible for bonuses and equity compensation + our comprehensive benefits package for United States based candidates. The range displayed on each job posting reflects target ranges for US new hire salaries and is determined by job, level, and market factors.  

During the interview selection process, you will connect with a Talent Acquisition Partner who will be your advocate and ally to ensure you receive the appropriate compensation that meets your needs for your skills, experience, and relevant education/training, while also reviewing our very competitive total rewards package.