Director, Organizational Development & Effectiveness

Your work will change lives. Including your own.

At Recursion, we are decoding biology to radically improve lives. To accelerate our mission, we need exceptional people doing the best work of their careers in an environment that is inclusive, innovative, and purpose‑driven.

This role is a blend of systems thinker, coach, designer, change catalyst, and grounded practitioner. The right person has advised on and led transformation from within an organization, believes in fit‑for‑purpose organizational design and exceptional employee experiences as drivers of business impact, and can turn workforce insights and future signals into tangible organizational prototypes that spark real change. They quickly understand what makes an organization unique and know how to pull the right structural, cultural, and talent levers to make change real and successful.

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on team and organizational dynamics, diagnosing organizational health and effectiveness challenges, and identifying accelerants.
• Advise leaders on their organizational design, team structures and workflows to meet business needs, establishing design principles, governance and change processes to support agility, consistency and transparency across functions.
• Partner with the People Experience team to design, interpret, and socialize organizational health metrics (e.g., spans/layers, attrition, internal mobility, etc.) to inform interventions.
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition team on strategic workforce planning, including identifying critical capabilities, gaps, and succession needs.
• Strengthen Recursion’s leaders and leadership bench by incorporating our leadership expectations throughout the employee lifecycle— from hiring to development to performance assessment and career pathing.
• Own and evolve performance management by coaching senior leaders (1:1 and group), refining talent review and succession planning processes and actions, and building cross‑functional communities of leadership best practice.

Recursion’s People Team creates the conditions to enable and sustain high‑performing teams, and helps employees do the best work of their careers. We are talent scouts and partners, creating experiences and outcomes that support our employees and drive business success. We focus on scalable solutions that add value across geographies, while providing individual advisory partnership and support where it matters most.

With a people + data approach, we ensure Recursion has the people, culture, and operating dynamics to accelerate drug discovery and get medicines to patients faster.

• Applying systems thinking to diagnose organizational health and design interventions that address root causes.
• Partnering effectively with scientists, engineers, and business leaders to bridge disciplines and align diverse professional cultures.
• Coaching senior technical and organizational leaders to improve or sustain their impact.
• Leading large‑scale organizational change and cultural transformation initiatives.
• Influencing senior leaders, constructively challenge perspectives, and build trusted executive relationships.
• Translating engagement data, performance metrics, and qualitative feedback into clear insights and actionable executive recommendations.
• Communicating complex ideas with clarity and precision in both written and verbal formats.
• Managing a Slack‑intensive operating environment.
• Even better if you have a Master’s or PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, or a related field.

This is an office‑based, hybrid position at either our New York City, New York, office or our HQ in Salt Lake City, Utah
. Employees are expected to work in the office at least 50% of the time.

Based on the skill and level of experience required for this role, the estimated current annual base range for this role is $192,500 to $250,800 (USD). You will also be eligible for an annual bonus and equity compensation, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.

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