Recursion · 1 day ago
Staff Computational Biologist, Neuroscience
Salt Lake City, UT
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$201K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expRecursion is a clinical stage TechBio company focused on improving lives through innovative drug discovery. As a Staff Computational Biologist, you will support partnership preclinical drug programs by designing and executing analyses to validate and propose targets in neuroscience diseases.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyMachine LearningPharmaceuticalSoftwareTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Deliver biological insights on therapeutic candidates and disease biology from the analysis of high-dimensional (phenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, patient-derived) datasets that support clinical development planning
Evaluate the biological and molecular evidence for therapeutic hypotheses and accelerate drug program progression into the clinic
Synthesize diverse datasets (internal and external) to generate and evaluate hypotheses for drug discovery, biomarker development, mechanism of action and target population identification
Present data analysis to decision makers and stakeholders in a clear and compelling way that drives toward getting medicines to patients
Assess new data sources, develop and scale new analysis methods, and support key program decisions with the ultimate goal of bringing life-changing therapies to patients at unprecedented speed
Industrialize analysis approaches to not only solve for the current project, but also to accelerate future projects and scale the impact that we can have
Collaborate cross-functionally with Recursion’s data science, biology, medicinal chemistry, and platform, teams to further advance Recursion’s ability to interpret and translate large-scale data assets into therapeutic programs
Qualification
Required
PhD in a relevant field (computational biology, systems biology, bioinformatics, neuroscience, etc.) with a very strong computational focus and 5+ years of experience in biotech or pharma industry OR MS in a relevant field
Experience applying computational methods (including probabilistic, statistical, and/or machine learning techniques) to analyze and integrate matched human clinical and molecular data in a high-level programming language such as Python or R
Deep expertise in the analysis and data integration of one or more ‘omics data modalities (phenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, genomics) and/or human clinical data
Exceptional data visualization skills
Excellent cross-functional communication skills, including an ability to explain complex scientific concepts to a variety of audiences using a combination of plots, documents, and presentations
Preferred
Strong understanding of patient genetics and historical druggability of disease-relevant pathways, including experience working with patient data
Experience in efficiently advancing drug programs from proof of concept and into clinical development
Experience with neuroscience clinical trial biomarker analysis
Experience working as part of partnerships or client facing (consulting) teams
Benefits
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Comprehensive benefits package
Company
Recursion
Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX) is a clinical stage TechBio company leading the space by decoding biology to radically improve lives.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$865.38MKey Investors
NVIDIAKinnevikLeaps by Bayer
2024-06-26Post Ipo Equity· $200M
2023-07-12Post Ipo Equity· $50M
2022-10-25Post Ipo Equity· $150M
Leadership Team
Chris Gibson
Co-Founder and CEO
Ben Mabey
Chief Technology Officer
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