Executive Director of Clinical Development (Rare Disease)

Recursion•Salt Lake City, UT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Your work will change lives. Including your own. The Impact You’ll Make Recursion is at the forefront of reimagining drug discovery through the integration of automated cell biology, high-dimensional and diverse data sets, and sophisticated analytics. 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 Rare Diseases from bench to POC clinical trials with scientific rigor and a thorough understanding of target and disease biology. In this role, you will: Oversee the development of first-in-class/first-in-disease molecules in precision rare disease Generate and continually refine the integrated clinical development strategy for Recursion’s rare disease 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 an Executive Director of 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.

Requirements

Medical Degree required and MD/PhD preferred
5+ years of experience developing, executing and analyzing Phase 1/2 rare disease trials and preferably within a biotech or pharmaceutical company
Deep knowledge and understanding of rare and genetic diseases; precision drug development paradigms, clinical pharmacology with technical and regulatory approaches
Strong networks and connections to external experts and key opinion leaders. 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

Responsibilities

Oversee the development of first-in-class/first-in-disease molecules in precision rare disease
Generate and continually refine the integrated clinical development strategy for Recursion’s rare disease 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