Executive Director, Asset Project Leadership
Scorpion Therapeutics, New York, NY, United States
Overview
Your work will change lives. Including your own. At Recursion, our mission is to industrialize and transform the development of medicines by integrating data-driven insights and advanced analytics throughout the entire development lifecycle. As Executive Director, Asset Project Leadership, you will play a pivotal role ensuring advanced computational approaches and proprietary Recursion advantages are leveraged across the portfolio continuum, redefining traditional paradigms of drug development. You will partner with preclinical, clinical and platform teams, promoting communication, alignment and optimization of functional processes to ensure delivery of portfolio goals and transformative medicines for patients. The Impact You’ll Make In this role, you will contribute to crafting, optimizing and executing asset strategy, leveraging Recursion OS and Clin.Tech. insights to enhance program rigor and ultimately patient benefit. Responsibilities
Collaborate with functional leads across the portfolio to ensure seamless alignment, communication and execution of data-driven strategy from preclinical discovery through clinical development Drive and enable a culture of accountability, ownership and innovation aimed at delivering prioritized medicines to patient populations in need Partner with key stakeholders including finance and functional line leadership to ensure project resourcing is strategically prioritized and deployed for the most impactful programs and work streams Establish and refine processes that maximally leverage Recursion OS and ClinTech insights for advancement of the internal/external drug discovery and development portfolios Propagate the Recursion mindset of radically changing lives by seeking transformative improvements in how we advance innovative concepts for clinical benefit The Team You’ll Join
As Executive Director, Asset Project Leadership, you will work within the Development team, reporting directly to the Global Head, Project Leadership. The Development Team is an empowered, execution-minded group of clinical development professionals responsible for translating and industrializing Recursion’s innovative science to patients. Our team leverages cutting-edge clinical technology to accelerate drug development, optimize trial design, and enhance patient outcomes. The Experience You’ll Need
A PhD in life sciences or related scientific discipline with deep expertise in drug discovery and development 10+ years of biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience with a proven track record of scientific asset project leadership, progressing drug discovery/development programs through stage-gates using data-driven decision making Expertise in cross-functional drug development and in-depth experience leveraging computational approaches to optimize assets Deep technical expertise in oncology; strength in additional therapeutic areas such as rare disease and immunology/inflammation is a bonus Strong resource management and financial acumen Working Location & Compensation
This is an office-based, hybrid role in Salt Lake City or New York City offices. 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 is $297,000 to $356,400. You will also be eligible for an annual bonus and equity compensation, as well as a comprehensive benefits package. Values
The values we hope you share guide how we work together, communicate, and drive impact: 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 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 means moving the needle every day. We take ownership and accountability. Leaders take decisive action and teams own outcomes together. We are One Recursion. True cross-functional collaboration is about trust, clarity, humility, and impact. Our values underpin the employee experience at Recursion. 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. More About Recursion
Recursion is a clinical-stage TechBio company decoding biology to radically improve lives. The Recursion OS is an AI-native, end-to-end drug discovery and development platform integrating biology, chemistry, and clinical development into a unified intelligence system. The company maintains offices in Salt Lake City, Utah and Milton Park, Oxfordshire, with other locations including New York, Montréal, and London. Learn more at recursion.com. Equal Opportunity
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 law. Accommodations
Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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Your work will change lives. Including your own. At Recursion, our mission is to industrialize and transform the development of medicines by integrating data-driven insights and advanced analytics throughout the entire development lifecycle. As Executive Director, Asset Project Leadership, you will play a pivotal role ensuring advanced computational approaches and proprietary Recursion advantages are leveraged across the portfolio continuum, redefining traditional paradigms of drug development. You will partner with preclinical, clinical and platform teams, promoting communication, alignment and optimization of functional processes to ensure delivery of portfolio goals and transformative medicines for patients. The Impact You’ll Make In this role, you will contribute to crafting, optimizing and executing asset strategy, leveraging Recursion OS and Clin.Tech. insights to enhance program rigor and ultimately patient benefit. Responsibilities
Collaborate with functional leads across the portfolio to ensure seamless alignment, communication and execution of data-driven strategy from preclinical discovery through clinical development Drive and enable a culture of accountability, ownership and innovation aimed at delivering prioritized medicines to patient populations in need Partner with key stakeholders including finance and functional line leadership to ensure project resourcing is strategically prioritized and deployed for the most impactful programs and work streams Establish and refine processes that maximally leverage Recursion OS and ClinTech insights for advancement of the internal/external drug discovery and development portfolios Propagate the Recursion mindset of radically changing lives by seeking transformative improvements in how we advance innovative concepts for clinical benefit The Team You’ll Join
As Executive Director, Asset Project Leadership, you will work within the Development team, reporting directly to the Global Head, Project Leadership. The Development Team is an empowered, execution-minded group of clinical development professionals responsible for translating and industrializing Recursion’s innovative science to patients. Our team leverages cutting-edge clinical technology to accelerate drug development, optimize trial design, and enhance patient outcomes. The Experience You’ll Need
A PhD in life sciences or related scientific discipline with deep expertise in drug discovery and development 10+ years of biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience with a proven track record of scientific asset project leadership, progressing drug discovery/development programs through stage-gates using data-driven decision making Expertise in cross-functional drug development and in-depth experience leveraging computational approaches to optimize assets Deep technical expertise in oncology; strength in additional therapeutic areas such as rare disease and immunology/inflammation is a bonus Strong resource management and financial acumen Working Location & Compensation
This is an office-based, hybrid role in Salt Lake City or New York City offices. 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 is $297,000 to $356,400. You will also be eligible for an annual bonus and equity compensation, as well as a comprehensive benefits package. Values
The values we hope you share guide how we work together, communicate, and drive impact: 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 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 means moving the needle every day. We take ownership and accountability. Leaders take decisive action and teams own outcomes together. We are One Recursion. True cross-functional collaboration is about trust, clarity, humility, and impact. Our values underpin the employee experience at Recursion. 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. More About Recursion
Recursion is a clinical-stage TechBio company decoding biology to radically improve lives. The Recursion OS is an AI-native, end-to-end drug discovery and development platform integrating biology, chemistry, and clinical development into a unified intelligence system. The company maintains offices in Salt Lake City, Utah and Milton Park, Oxfordshire, with other locations including New York, Montréal, and London. Learn more at recursion.com. Equal Opportunity
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 law. Accommodations
Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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