Vice President, Real World Evidence (RWE)
Recursion, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Your work will change lives. Including your own.
The Impact You’ll Make Recursion is currently seeking a seasoned leader to join our team as Vice President, Real World Experience. This role will lead RWE generation across the Recursion portfolio. The role will be responsible for building a world‑class team of statisticians, pharmacoepidemiologists, and statistical programmers. This VP and their team will partner closely with the biometrics team, clinical development, and other internal stakeholders. The role will involve, but will not be limited to, supporting study planning, generating natural history data to contextualize rare disease trials, contributing to health authority interactions, supporting value demonstration for submission to HTA bodies, and other evidence‑generation needs.
In This Role, You Will
Build, develop, and lead our RWE team
Participate in governance meetings and provide strategic and scientific input
Build a roadmap for real‑world data licensing and prioritization
Strategic and scientific contribution to interventional study design and planning
Conduct externally controlled studies where appropriate and relevant
Natural history data generation to support study planning and contextualize observed efficacy in rare disease programs
Support external stakeholder engagement, such as regulatory agencies and HTAs
Build academic partnerships
The Experience You’ll Need
12+ years of relevant experience in biotechnology or pharmaceuticals
Strong background in causal inference in non‑randomized settings
Strong background in machine learning
Familiarity with at least one statistical programming language such as SAS, R, Python, or others
Knowledge of the regulatory landscape for rare diseases and oncology
Knowledge of regulatory guidance on the use of RWE
Knowledge of the global reimbursement landscape and the use of RWE for reimbursement support
Bonus points for familiarity with CDISC standards
Strong written and oral communication skills
Ability to travel as needed to our various office locations; up to 25%
Bachelor’s in a quantitative field; Masters or PhD in a quantitative field preferred
Working Location & Compensation This is an office‑based, hybrid position at our US headquarters located in
Salt Lake City, Utah , or our office in
New York City, New York . 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
$319,000 to $437,800 (USD) . You will also be eligible for an annual bonus and equity compensation, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.
The Values We Hope You Share
We act boldly with integrity. We are unconstrained in our thinking, take calculated risks, and push boundaries, but never at the expense of ethics, science, or trust.
We care deeply and engage directly. Caring means holding a deep sense of responsibility and respect – showing up, speaking honestly, and taking action.
We learn actively and adapt rapidly. Progress comes from doing. We experiment, test, and refine, embracing iteration over perfection.
We move with urgency because patients are waiting. Speed isn’t about rushing but about moving the needle every day.
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.
We are One Recursion. True cross‑functional collaboration is about trust, clarity, humility, and impact. Through sharing, we can be greater than the sum of our individual capabilities.
Recursion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, local, or provincial human rights legislation. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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The Impact You’ll Make Recursion is currently seeking a seasoned leader to join our team as Vice President, Real World Experience. This role will lead RWE generation across the Recursion portfolio. The role will be responsible for building a world‑class team of statisticians, pharmacoepidemiologists, and statistical programmers. This VP and their team will partner closely with the biometrics team, clinical development, and other internal stakeholders. The role will involve, but will not be limited to, supporting study planning, generating natural history data to contextualize rare disease trials, contributing to health authority interactions, supporting value demonstration for submission to HTA bodies, and other evidence‑generation needs.
In This Role, You Will
Build, develop, and lead our RWE team
Participate in governance meetings and provide strategic and scientific input
Build a roadmap for real‑world data licensing and prioritization
Strategic and scientific contribution to interventional study design and planning
Conduct externally controlled studies where appropriate and relevant
Natural history data generation to support study planning and contextualize observed efficacy in rare disease programs
Support external stakeholder engagement, such as regulatory agencies and HTAs
Build academic partnerships
The Experience You’ll Need
12+ years of relevant experience in biotechnology or pharmaceuticals
Strong background in causal inference in non‑randomized settings
Strong background in machine learning
Familiarity with at least one statistical programming language such as SAS, R, Python, or others
Knowledge of the regulatory landscape for rare diseases and oncology
Knowledge of regulatory guidance on the use of RWE
Knowledge of the global reimbursement landscape and the use of RWE for reimbursement support
Bonus points for familiarity with CDISC standards
Strong written and oral communication skills
Ability to travel as needed to our various office locations; up to 25%
Bachelor’s in a quantitative field; Masters or PhD in a quantitative field preferred
Working Location & Compensation This is an office‑based, hybrid position at our US headquarters located in
Salt Lake City, Utah , or our office in
New York City, New York . 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
$319,000 to $437,800 (USD) . You will also be eligible for an annual bonus and equity compensation, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.
The Values We Hope You Share
We act boldly with integrity. We are unconstrained in our thinking, take calculated risks, and push boundaries, but never at the expense of ethics, science, or trust.
We care deeply and engage directly. Caring means holding a deep sense of responsibility and respect – showing up, speaking honestly, and taking action.
We learn actively and adapt rapidly. Progress comes from doing. We experiment, test, and refine, embracing iteration over perfection.
We move with urgency because patients are waiting. Speed isn’t about rushing but about moving the needle every day.
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.
We are One Recursion. True cross‑functional collaboration is about trust, clarity, humility, and impact. Through sharing, we can be greater than the sum of our individual capabilities.
Recursion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, local, or provincial human rights legislation. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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