Executive Director, Toxicology

Talent Acquisition & People Operations Leader | Passionate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Champion

Your work will change lives. Including your own.

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.

You will champion the adoption and validation of highly predictive human models, positioning Recursion at the forefront of the industry's shift away from reliance on traditional pre-clinical studies. Your leadership will drive the adoption of advanced toxicology science and technology.

• 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 nomination.
• Support Development teams in successfully navigating regulatory (GLP/IND-enabling) small molecule studies through First-in-Human 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.

You will lead the Toxicology function and operate in a highly cross-functional manner, collaborating closely with leaders across Discovery, Clinical Development, Translational Biology, and our core AI/ML and Data Science organizations across our various locations.

• Ph.D. is strongly preferred together with accreditation such as ERT or DABT.
• Experience leading interdisciplinary, cross-functional teams in a complex organization; must be able to manage and prioritize multiple projects to ensure they are high-quality, on time, and on budget.
• Demonstrated ability to support programs from preclinical discovery into clinical development, specifically supporting research for small molecule drugs.
• Strong working knowledge of preclinical drug discovery models and the ability to synthesize scientific content and strategy for senior management.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills; ability to resolve conflict and interact effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Exceptional attention to detail, with strong planning, time management, and organizational skills.

This is an office-based, hybrid position located in Salt Lake City, Utah / London / New York City
. Employees are expected to work in the office at least 50% of the time.

Estimated annual base range: $255,200 to $331,100 (USD). Eligible for annual bonus, equity compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package.

• Act boldly with integrity.
• Care deeply and engage directly.
• Learn actively and adapt rapidly.
• Move with urgency.
• Take ownership and accountability.
• Unity and collaboration across Recursion.

Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX) is a clinical stage Tech Bio company leading the space by decoding biology to radically improve lives. Enabling its mission is the Recursion OS, a platform built across diverse technologies that continuously generate one of the world’s largest proprietary biological and chemical datasets.

Recursion leverages sophisticated machine‑learning algorithms to distill from its dataset trillions of searchable relationships across biology and chemistry unconstrained by human bias. By commanding massive experimental and computational scale, Recursion unites technology, biology and chemistry to advance the future of medicine.

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Recursion also has offices in Toronto, Montréal, New York, London, Oxford and the San Francisco Bay area.

Recursion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for…