Recursion Pharmaceuticals
Senior Computational Biologist - Early Discovery Oncology
New York, New York; Salt Lake City, Utah · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$167k-$221kDetected 84 days ago
PythonMachine LearningData AnalysisData VisualizationStakeholder ManagementRecruitingBioinformaticsCRISPRLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationPublic Speaking
Stay score
odds of building a lasting career here
59Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role82
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
Level I$82,0771 entry
Level II$102,6902 entries
Level III$123,3233 entries
Level IV$143,9364 entries
This range already reaches Level IV — the maximum four lottery entries.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Biological Scientists, All Other (19-1029) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
Community outcomes
No reports yet — be the first to help the next applicant.
About the role
- The Impact You'll Make As a computational biologist within Recursion's early discovery team, you will be at the forefront of reimagining drug discovery from first principles.
- The ideal candidate has strong stakeholder management, technical communication skills, and 3+ years biotech or pharma experience in early drug discovery.
- The Team You'll Join Our group is a bold, agile, diverse collective of computational drug discovery scientists deeply focused on the singular goal of bringing new therapeutics into the clinic at an accelerated pace.
Responsibilities
- Present data analysis to decision makers and stakeholders in a clear and compelling way that drives toward getting medicines to patients.
- 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
- Including your own.
- We take ownership and accountability. Through ownership and accountability, we enable trust and autonomy-leaders take accountability for decisive action, and teams own outcomes together.
- They are the character and personality of the company demonstrated through how we communicate, support one another, spend our time, make decisions, and celebrate collectively.
- Powered by proprietary multimodal data, purpose-built AI models, and bilingual teams fluent in both science and AI, the Recursion OS is designed to translate complex science into medicines that matter - faster, better, and at scale - for patients who are waiting.
- Recursion also maintains offices in New York, Montréal, and London, three global hubs for talent and leadership at the intersection of AI and scientific innovation.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of patient genetics and druggability of disease relevant pathways
Nice to have
- Previous exposure to efficient drug program advancement from proof of concept to IND
- Employees are expected to work in the office at least 50% of the time.
- New York City: $166,980 to $220,660
- Salt Lake City: $151,800 to $200,600
- The Values We Hope You Share:
- We act boldly with integrity.
- We care deeply and engage directly.
- Caring means holding a deep sense of responsibility and respect - showing up, speaking honestly, and taking action.
Compensation
- Based on the skills, experience, and qualifications needed for this role, the estimated annual base salary range is:
- New York City: $166,980 to $220,660
- Salt Lake City: $151,800 to $200,600
- In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Company info
- Our group is a bold, agile, diverse collective of computational drug discovery scientists deeply focused on the singular goal of bringing new therapeutics into the clinic at an accelerated pace.
- Our expertise spans precision oncology, I&I (immunology and inflammation), and neuroscience and we focus on advancing novel, targeted therapies in these disease areas.
- We partner closely with other functions to design and execute impactful and decisional data analyses for new targets and drug programs and are responsible for data strategy across the portfolio.
- We prioritize career development, fluency at the intersection of biology and technology, and a strong network of technical feedback and support.
- The Experience You'll Need
- PhD in a relevant field (computational biology, bioinformatics, systems biology, cancer biology, etc.) with a very strong computational focus and 3+ years of experience in biotech or pharma industry OR MS in a relevant field and 5+ years of experience in biotech or pharma industry solving fundamental problems in early drug discovery
- Domain expertise in precision oncology and target id
- Experience applying computational methods (including probabilistic, statistical, and/or machine learning techniques) to analyze and integrate complex biological and/or human clinical data in a high level programming language such as Python or R
- Exceptional data visualization skills
- Your mission is to integrate Recursion's massive datasets-phenomics, transcriptomics, genomics, proteomics-to nominate novel targets, validate disease biology, and define the precision oncology strategies to advance our most promising therapeutic targets into full-fledged drug discovery programs.
Equal opportunity
- Recursion is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Apply directly at Recursion Pharmaceuticals →Create a free account for alerts like thisView Recursion Pharmaceuticals immigration profile
This listing is sourced directly from Recursion Pharmaceuticals's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.