Director, Clinical Science

recursionpharmaceuticals

New York, New York; Salt Lake City, Utah · New York · Utah

Posted Jul 9, 2026

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Job description

Your work will change lives. Including your own.

The Impact You’ll 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, you’ll 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). You’ll 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 You’ll Join

Reporting to the Vice President, Clinical Science, you’ll 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 You’ll 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): $234,190–$287,980
Salt Lake City & all other U.S. locations: $212,900–$261,800

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.

Recursion leverages AI in our hiring process. We use Greenhouse's Talent Matching AI technology feature to help review applications against the skills and experience we've identified as important for this role. It analyzes your resume and application responses to assess how closely your qualifications match our criteria - but all decisions are made by our human recruiters and hiring managers, including whether to move to the next phase of review. Talent Matching does not automatically advance or reject any candidate. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have been informed about and consent to this use of the Talent Matching tool in our review process. Please refer to our Recursion Privacy Policy at https://www.recursion.com/privacy-notice/ for more information about our processing of personal data and your rights.

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.