What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director/Director of Biostatistics position at BioSpace?
Your work will change lives. Including your own.
The Impact You’ll Make
Recursion is at the forefront of reimagining drug discovery through the integration of automated cell biology, high-dimensional and diverse data sets, and sophisticated analytics. We are seeking a forward-thinking Associate Director/Director of Biostatistics to provide statistical leadership and technical expertise to Recursion’s Oncology clinical pipeline as well as industrialization of statistical workflows with clinical development.
In This Role, You Will
As Associate Director/Director of Biostatistics, you'll report directly to the Director of Biostatistics and will be a key member of the Biometrics Leadership Team. The Biometrics Team is an innovation-driven and execution-minded group of drug development professionals responsible for supporting Recursion's innovative science through novel trial design, data collection, integration, analysis, and enabling data-driven decision making.
The Experience You’ll Need
This position is ideally based at our office located in New York City but we will also consider candidates located within commuting distance to Salt Lake City, Toronto, London and Oxford, UK. Please note that we are a hybrid environment and ask that employees spend 50% of their time in the office. Relocation support can be provided.
Required
At Recursion, we believe that every employee should be compensated fairly. Based on the skill and level of experience required for this role, the estimated current annual base range is:
The Values We Hope You Share
More About Recursion
Recursion is a clinical stage TechBio company leading the space by decoding biology to industrialize drug discovery. Enabling its mission is the Recursion OS, a platform built across diverse technologies that continuously expands one of the world’s largest proprietary biological and chemical datasets. Recursion leverages sophisticated machine-learning algorithms to distill from its dataset a collection of trillions of searchable relationships across biology and chemistry unconstrained by human bias. By commanding massive experimental scale — up to millions of wet lab experiments weekly — and massive computational scale — owning and operating one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, Recursion is uniting technology, biology and chemistry to advance the future of medicine.
Recursion is headquartered inSalt Lake City, where it is a founding member ofBioHive, the Utah life sciences industry collective. Recursion also has offices in London, Toronto, Montreal and the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more atwww.Recursion.com, or connect onX(formerly Twitter) andLinkedIn.
Recursion is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and inclusion. 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. Recursion welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Recursion Pharmaceuticals and its affiliate companies do not accept resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Recursion or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Recursion’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Recursion, and Recursion will not owe any referral or other fees. Our team will communicate directly with candidates who are not represented by an agent or intermediary unless otherwise agreed to prior to interviewing for the job.
The Impact You’ll Make
Recursion is at the forefront of reimagining drug discovery through the integration of automated cell biology, high-dimensional and diverse data sets, and sophisticated analytics. We are seeking a forward-thinking Associate Director/Director of Biostatistics to provide statistical leadership and technical expertise to Recursion’s Oncology clinical pipeline as well as industrialization of statistical workflows with clinical development.
In This Role, You Will
- Automate statistical workflows for clinical trials such as trial design, statistical analysis plan and analysis reporting. Innovate and develop novel methods and tools to enhance biostatistics operations and drive the adoption of cutting-edge trial designs
- Lead the development and implementation of statistical strategies for oncology clinical studies
- Provide expert guidance on design options, outcome measures, endpoint assessments, and sample size/power calculations during protocol development. Author statistical sections of protocols, clinical study reports (CSRs), regulatory documents, and statistical analysis plans (SAP) for CSRs and integrated summaries
- Oversee statistical contributions to regulatory submissions and responses to inquiries and represent the company in interactions with health authorities
- Manage biometrics vendors and contracted personnel, ensuring alignment with statistical methodologies and project objectives
As Associate Director/Director of Biostatistics, you'll report directly to the Director of Biostatistics and will be a key member of the Biometrics Leadership Team. The Biometrics Team is an innovation-driven and execution-minded group of drug development professionals responsible for supporting Recursion's innovative science through novel trial design, data collection, integration, analysis, and enabling data-driven decision making.
The Experience You’ll Need
- PhD or MSc in Biostatistics, Statistics, with 8 years of biostatistics experience in a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company, including 5 years of serving as Lead Biostatistician across multiple therapeutic areas (Oncology preferred)
- Advanced expertise in statistical methods in innovative trial design and analysis, with a proven ability to conduct independent research and address complex statistical issues
- Strong ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work under tight timelines
- Strong proficiency in programming, preferably in R/R Shiny and Python
- Deep understanding of GCP, ICH, CDISC, and other regulatory guidance and standards. Excellent project management skills, including the ability to oversee competing priorities and deliver high-quality work while ensuring adherence to data standards such as CDISC, SDTM, and ADaM, and relevant regulatory requirements
- Experience with regulatory submissions in the US, Europe, and other global regions. Exceptional interpersonal and communications skills, with a proven ability to manage and resolve conflicts.
- Experience in oncology and rare disease clinical trials.
This position is ideally based at our office located in New York City but we will also consider candidates located within commuting distance to Salt Lake City, Toronto, London and Oxford, UK. Please note that we are a hybrid environment and ask that employees spend 50% of their time in the office. Relocation support can be provided.
Required
At Recursion, we believe that every employee should be compensated fairly. Based on the skill and level of experience required for this role, the estimated current annual base range is:
- Associate Director:168,000 - 206,000 USD / 212,000 - 258,000 CAD / 89,000 - 109,000 GBP
- Director:198,000 - 242,000 USD / 250,000 - 305,000 CAD / 104,000 - 127,000 GBP
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.
More About Recursion
Recursion is a clinical stage TechBio company leading the space by decoding biology to industrialize drug discovery. Enabling its mission is the Recursion OS, a platform built across diverse technologies that continuously expands one of the world’s largest proprietary biological and chemical datasets. Recursion leverages sophisticated machine-learning algorithms to distill from its dataset a collection of trillions of searchable relationships across biology and chemistry unconstrained by human bias. By commanding massive experimental scale — up to millions of wet lab experiments weekly — and massive computational scale — owning and operating one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, Recursion is uniting technology, biology and chemistry to advance the future of medicine.
Recursion is headquartered inSalt Lake City, where it is a founding member ofBioHive, the Utah life sciences industry collective. Recursion also has offices in London, Toronto, Montreal and the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more atwww.Recursion.com, or connect onX(formerly Twitter) andLinkedIn.
Recursion is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and inclusion. 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. Recursion welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Recursion Pharmaceuticals and its affiliate companies do not accept resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Recursion or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Recursion’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Recursion, and Recursion will not owe any referral or other fees. Our team will communicate directly with candidates who are not represented by an agent or intermediary unless otherwise agreed to prior to interviewing for the job.
