Global Head, Oncology Development

Job Summary

Recursion is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and strategic oncology executive to champion the use of advanced computational approaches in clinical development and help redefine traditional paradigms of oncology drug development. In this role, you will help us realize a future‑oriented, technology‑driven vision for the oncology portfolio by defining and executing our oncology strategy, and ensuring resources are aligned with strategic priorities.

• Provide significant input on clinical plans, trial design, clinical trial execution, medical governance at a program level, and ensure appropriate and adequate clinical resourcing.
• Define disease area strategies and priorities, ensure patient focus and robust evidence package to support successful filings, approvals and commercialization and patient access. Accountable for the ethical conduct of studies in the oncology portfolio.
• Operate as a single point of accountability for medical governance at the clinical level. Ensure adequate clinical oversight of clinical research initiatives and provide a global and objective viewpoint of safety and efficacy by cultivating and sustaining a culture of openness and transparency with patient wellbeing as the key driver in decision‑making.
• Evaluate, integrate, and scale AI/ML tools to optimize trial design, enhance patient recruitment strategies, and drive real‑time data analysis. Foster a deep partnership with data science teams to seamlessly embed real‑world evidence, big data, and advanced analytics into clinical decision‑making, ensuring smarter, faster, and more adaptive clinical development.
• Responsible for drafting and reviewing medical aspects of core study and regulatory documents (i.e., protocols, investigator brochures, INDs, briefing documents, etc.).
• Manage and maintain strong, effective relationships with key external stakeholders and partners (i.e., Key Opinion Leaders and investigators, consultants, patient advocacy groups and other external clinical trial participants) to ensure that the primary goals of the clinical development programs are met.
• Responsible for exploring opportunities for simplification, ensuring that this area is as effective and as efficient as possible to get drugs to patients faster.

As Global Head, Oncology Development, you’ll report directly to the Chief Medical Officer and will be a key member of our leadership team. The Development Team is an empowered, execution‑minded group of clinical development professionals responsible for translating and industrializing Recursion’s innovative science to patients. Our team leverages cutting‑edge clinical technology to accelerate drug development, optimize trial design, and enhance patient outcomes.

From deploying AI‑powered platforms for data analysis and predictive modeling to integrating real‑world evidence and biomarker discovery tools, we ensure our clinical programs are both efficient and precise.

• MD with Board Certification (or equivalent) in Medical Oncology or related Oncology Specialty; MD/PhD preferred.
• Considerable pharmaceutical industry experience and a track record of accomplishments is required.
• Experience working on innovative oncology programs that leverage a strong understanding of digital transformation, clinical trial technologies, and data science, including AI/ML applications in clinical development.
• Understands the entirety of R&D across the development/commercial life cycle to allow impact across all functions: discovery, late‑stage development, regulatory, manufacturing, and commercial.
• Track record of success working in complex, matrixed, global, and multi‑disciplinary organizations with high accountability and multiple lines of reporting.
• Proven ability to strategize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects simultaneously to ensure quality, timely, on‑target, and within‑budget accomplishment of tasks.
• Attention to detail while discriminating between critical and non‑critical activities and following established processes while identifying areas for process improvement.
• Highly developed ethics and integrity, with demonstrated ethical…