Senior Vice President, Clinical Development

Your work will change lives. Including your own.

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The Impact You'll Make:

Recursion is seeking an accomplished clinical development leader to serve as Senior Vice President, Clinical Development. This is a senior operational and strategic role responsible for driving the clinical execution of the company's differentiated pipeline across oncology and rare disease, reporting directly to the Chief Medical Officer.

The SVP will serve as the primary architect of clinical development strategy at the program level, translating scientific vision into rigorous, efficiently executed trials that generate compelling data packages to support regulatory advancement and eventual approval. The SVP, Clinical Development will lead a team of clinical scientists and medical directors, and cross‑functional partners spanning biostatistics, clinical operations, regulatory affairs, and translational medicine.

This individual will be expected to embed the company's technology‑driven clinical philosophy of applying AI, machine learning, and real‑world data to improve trial design, accelerate enrollment, and strengthen evidence generation into every aspect of clinical program execution. This position represents a rare opportunity to shape the clinical trajectory of a technology‑enabled biotechnology pioneer at a pivotal stage of its growth. The SVP, Clinical Development will play a central role in initiating and advancing clinical programs, including generating the data readouts across multiple programs that will define the company's near‑term value inflection points and long‑term pipeline strategy.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the clinical strategy, design, and execution of this company’s oncology and rare disease programs.
• Define and execute clinical development strategy for assigned programs, including study design, endpoint selection, patient population strategy, and regulatory pathway, in close alignment with the CMO and executive leadership team.
• Lead the design, initiation, and oversight of early and late-stage clinical trials across oncology and rare disease indications, ensuring scientific rigor, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
• Partner with organization’s ClinTech organization to embed clin tech within the clinical development function, applying AI-assisted protocol design, digital enrollment tools, and advanced analytics to improve trial efficiency and evidence quality.
• Provide direct leadership and mentorship to a team of clinical development professionals, including medical directors and clinical scientists; foster a culture of scientific excellence, accountability, and collaboration.
• Partner closely with Regulatory Affairs to lead FDA and international agency interactions, guide IND strategy, and support clinical sections of regulatory submissions and responses.
• Collaborate with Clinical Operations to ensure trials are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest quality standards; provide clinical oversight and governance throughout study execution.
• Integrate with Translational Medicine and Biostatistics to develop biomarker strategies, patient selection criteria, and adaptive trial designs that maximize probability of technical success.
• Oversee clinical safety monitoring, adverse event review, risk management and interactions with Independent Data Monitoring Committees.
• Contribute to portfolio prioritization decisions and resource allocation discussions with the CMO and executive team, providing clinical input on go/no-go decision frameworks and program risk assessments.
• Represent the company externally at scientific conf...

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