Executive Director, Toxicology

Recursion • Salt Lake City, UT

73d • $255,200 - $331,100

About The Position

As the Head of Toxicology, you will sit at the crucial intersection of Discovery and Development, supporting both our internal pipeline and strategic partnerships. You will lead a team responsible for embedding modern, data-driven decision-making into our NCE progression, ultimately accelerating our mission to decode biology to radically improve lives. As a forward-looking leader, you will be instrumental in positioning Recursion at the forefront of the industry's shift away from reliance on traditional pre-clinical studies. You will champion the adoption and validation of highly predictive human models, as this is central to our TechBio approach of industrializing drug discovery.

Requirements

• Ph.D. is strongly preferred together with accreditation such as ERT or DABT.
• Experience working at / with a mixture of company types (CRO, large pharma, and biotech).
• Skilled at synthesizing complex data to provide Project Teams, Partners, and Management with data-driven recommendations and risk assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead interdisciplinary, cross-functional teams in a complex organization.
• Proven track record of supporting programs from preclinical discovery into clinical development, specifically supporting research for small molecule drugs.
• Strong working knowledge of preclinical drug discovery models.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and high-level negotiation skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail, with strong planning, time management, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Guide internal strategy and external collaborations to ensure Recursion's toxicology and safety science remains state-of-the-art, driven by the mantra to 'predict more, test less.'
• Provide pivotal support to Discovery teams, expertly guiding them through exploratory small molecule safety studies toward Development Candidate (DC) nomination.
• Support Development teams in successfully navigating regulatory (GLP / IND-enabling) small molecule studies through First-in-Human (FIH) trials and beyond.
• Partner with data science, AI, and machine learning experts to design, deploy, and leverage the state-of-the-art computational and predictive tools that generate robust, clinically-relevant translational datasets within the Recursion OS.

Benefits

• Annual bonus and equity compensation.
• Comprehensive benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees