Recursion Pharmaceuticals

Recursion Pharmaceuticals

Executive Director, Chemical Biology/Drug Design

Salt Lake City, Utah · Director

Sponsorship not specified$238k-$285kDetected 3 days ago
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About the role

  • This role blends deep technical credibility with people and program leadership.
  • The team tackles structurally enabled and non-structurally enabled targets across a diverse range of therapeutic areas, with a growing focus on proximity (e.g. protein degradation, molecular glues), and PPI blockers (e.g. macrocycles).
  • As a leader, you will help define how chemical biology strategy and capability is built out and scaled to impact our portfolio.

Responsibilities

  • Build, manage, and mentor a team of multiomics chemists, fostering a coaching-driven environment for growth
  • Establish and manage internal and external (CRO) chemistry teams and networks to execute screening, synthesis, and validation campaigns
  • Partner closely with biology, target ID teams, structural biology, and computational drug design to align chemical biology strategy with target validation and platform capabilities
  • Represent the team in portfolio reviews and governance meetings, and lead technical discussions on molecular design with external collaborators and partners
  • Deep, hands-on track record in chemical probe design - selective inhibitors, proximity approaches such as molecular glue degraders/PROTACs, covalent or activity-based/photoaffinity chemistry
  • Track record building and scaling a chemical biology function - hiring, mentoring, and developing multiple scientists/managers
  • Including your own.
  • You will lead multidisciplinary project teams:
  • You'll bring hands-on chemical biology expertise together with the strategic judgment to prioritize programs, manage internal and external (CRO) teams, and build the new capabilities needed to establish new modalities within the portfolio.
  • Recursion's AI/ML-driven Design Platform is a core tool your team will draw on, and you'll play an active role in shaping how computational and generative design approaches are integrated into chemical biology decision-making.

Nice to have

  • Direct experience with phenomics, high-content imaging (e.g., Cell Painting), or other image-based screening platforms
  • Familiarity with how AI/ML-derived phenotypic signatures inform compound prioritization or target nomination
  • Experience contributing to IP strategy or licensing diligence involving novel chemical matter
  • employees are expected to work in the office at least 50% of the time.
  • 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: $237,600-$284,900.
  • In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Company info

  • You will lead within the Drug Design team as part of the Discovery function in building Recursion's next generation of therapeutic modalities, working alongside computational drug design, medicinal chemistry, biology, data science and platform technology groups that integrate proprietary AI-driven technology with advanced molecular design.
  • In This Role, You Will:
  • Set chemical biology strategy for Recursion based on our multiomics platform, with a focus on linking our proprietary maps of biology to targets using modern chemical biology methods and work with teams to establish the right drug modalities (e.g. degraders, molecular glues) alongside traditional small molecule work
  • Define and align program strategy and go/no-go criteria with senior leadership, factoring in competitive landscape and portfolio priorities
  • Contribute to IP strategy and business development activities related to novel chemical matter and new modalities
  • The Experience You'll Need
  • PhD in chemical biology, chemistry, or related field, with 10+ years of relevant industry experience and demonstrated people leadership

Equal opportunity

  • Recursion is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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