Vice President, Translational Computational Biology

Job Description

Recursion Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Vice President of Translational Computational Biology to set the strategy and drive the implementation of connecting data from genome-scale -omics platforms with population- and patient-derived genetics. This role involves leveraging advanced analytics, including ML/data science, to identify novel biological and chemical hypotheses and validate those insights as they progress through the drug development funnel.Recursion Pharmaceuticals is looking for someone to:

• Identify and set the strategy on technological and analytical advances in the computational biology field.
• Mentor teams to develop technologies to address specific questions.
• Collaborate with research-oriented teams to evaluate new technologies.
• Lead the strategy and implementation efforts to identify optimal disease and patient linkages to -omics phenotypes.
• Contribute to the strategy for the collection of patient genetic and biomarker data in clinical trials.
• Collaborate with groups in discovery biology, chemistry, and data science.
• Guide teams of computational biologists and data scientists in executing the strategy.
• Recruit, mentor, and manage high-performing teams.

The ideal candidate should have:

• 7+ years of experience applying expertise in computational biology.
• Experience working in partnerships with both wet-lab and computational components.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple project teams.
• A track record for pairing large-scale patient/population datasets with high-throughput in vitro functional genomics.
• Experience in developing and implementing patient stratification / precision medicine solutions.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Curiosity and the professional skill-set to excel in a collaborative environment.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals offers:

• An annual bonus and equity compensation.
• A comprehensive benefits package.