Executive Director, Asset Project Leadership

About the role

The Impact You’ll Make At Recursion, our mission is to industrialize and transform the development of medicines by integrating data-driven insights and advanced analytics throughout the entire development lifecycle. As Executive Director, Asset Project Leadership, you will play a pivotal role ensuring advanced computational approaches and proprietary Recursion advantages are leveraged across the portfolio continuum, redefining traditional paradigms of drug development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with functional leads across the portfolio to ensure seamless alignment, communication and execution of data-driven strategy from preclinical discovery through clinical development
• Drive and enable a culture of accountability, ownership and innovation aimed at delivering prioritized medicines to patient populations in need
• Partner with key stakeholders including finance and functional line leadership to ensure project resourcing is strategically prioritized and deployed for the most impactful programs & work streams
• Establish and refine processes that maximally leverage Recursion OS and ClinTech insights for advancement of the internal/external drug discovery and development portfolios
• Propagate the Recursion mindset of radically changing lives by constantly seeking transformative improvements in how we advance innovative concepts for clinical benefit

Requirements

• A PhD in life sciences or related scientific discipline with deep expertise in drug discovery & development
• 10+ years of biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience with a proven track record of scientific asset project leadership, progressing drug discovery/development programs through stage-gates using data-driven decision making
• Expertise in cross-functional drug development and in-depth experience leveraging computational approaches to optimize assets
• Deep technical expertise in oncology, strength in additional therapeutic areas such as rare disease and immunology/inflammation a bonus
• Strong resource management and financial acumen

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies

Skills

• Advanced knowledge of drug discovery and development processes
• Experience with computational approaches to optimize assets
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

Benefits

This is an office-based, hybrid role in our New York City offices. Employees are expected to work in the office at least 50% of the time.

Pay

The estimated annual base salary range is: $297,000–$356,400. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Schedule

Employees are expected to work in the office at least 50% of the time.