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 Research Execution Supervisor to manage the execution team's overall performance in the vivarium while promoting open communication to identify and address operational issues. You will take the lead in developing and implementing solutions for these issues and standardize processes where needed and oversee a program aimed at continual process review for efficiency and quality assurance, utilizing all available resources optimally. You will provide in vivo support to preclinical research, which covers technical procedures, data collection, treatment, and health monitoring of laboratory rodents. 

In this role, you will:

  • Serve as the in vivo execution lead to support and guide staffing the vivarium with troubleshooting issues, recommend ideas of improvement, and follow-up with action items to ensure their resolution
  • Mentor and coach direct reports, and guide staff in achieving both company and career goals
  • Collaborate with the Research Execution Manager in continuous development of the in vivo  comprehensive training program
  • Conduct training assessments, proficiency testing and follow-up testing to determine effectiveness of training materials and programs for RA staff
  • Lead development and/or revisions of study procedure-related SOPs/OGs
  • Participate in the directional planning and execution of in vivo studies in collaboration with investigators

Location:

This onsite position is based in Milpitas, CA. 

The Team You’ll Join 

Reporting to the Research Execution Manager,  you will join a cross-functional team in an environment that requires collaboration and communication across multiple departments. Communication is especially important to the success of our team as much of our reporting is done electronically. We value independent thought and self-reflection with the goal of incremental self and team improvement. If you have ideas or suggestions for improvement, we want to hear your voice.

The Experience You’ll Need

  • 3+ years of actively participating in the management and execution of in vivo studies
  • Experience leading a cross-functional team working in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience setting up and initiating in vivo studies
  • Experience troubleshooting in vivo assays
  • Familiarity with investigation of deviations / CAPA events utilizing root cause analysis techniques in a non-GLP environment
  • Experience assisting with the supervision of the daily activities in the lab including but not limited to troubleshooting study activities/processes
  • Experience in leading/assisting with the development, training, revision, and quality review of internal process
  • Laboratory mentorship/leadership experience
  • Experience in data collection, analysis and reporting of in vivo studies
  • Proficient in the following in vivo procedures: 
  • Dosing administration (IV, IP, SC, PO)
  • Body weight measurements, clinical observations, necropsy
  • Blood collection through various routes (tail, submandibular, submental, etc.)
  • Micro-surgery is desirable 
  • Experience in preparation and collection of detailed experimental and animal health records using data collection software (ie: Microsoft Excel, StudyLog, SoftMouse, Pristima, Provantis, etc)
  • Experience presenting results of procedures and/or experimental results 
  • Good Documentation Practices in a non-GLP or GLP environment

How You’ll be Supported

  • Throughout your onboarding, our Vivarium trainer will support you with all the necessary training prior to the execution of in-vivo studies
  • You will have regular 1:1s with your direct supervisor where you will be provided with opportunities for support and feedback
  • Your supervisor will recommend and support relevant certifications that will increase your impact on the company and our mission to decode biology 
  • Management courses / guidance

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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 for this role is:

  • Developing: $99,000
  • Skilled: $110,000
  • Expert: $121,000

To learn more about our level within levels, click here.

You will also be eligible for bonuses and equity compensation + our comprehensive benefits package for United States based candidates. The range displayed on each job posting reflects target ranges for US new hire salaries and is determined by job, level, and market factors.  

During the interview selection process, you will connect with a Talent Acquisition Partner who will be your advocate and ally to ensure you receive the appropriate compensation that meets your needs for your skills, experience, and relevant education/training, while also reviewing our very competitive total rewards package.

The Values That We Hope You Share:

  • We Care: We care about our drug candidates, our Recursionauts, their families, each other, our communities, the patients we aim to serve and their loved ones. We also care about our work.
  • We Learn: Learning from the diverse perspectives of our fellow Recursionauts, and from failure, is an essential part of how we make progress.
  • We Deliver: We are unapologetic that our expectations for delivery are extraordinarily high. There is urgency to our existence: we sprint at maximum engagement, making time and space to recover. 
  • Act Boldly with Integrity: No company changes the world or reinvents an industry without being bold. It must be balanced; not by timidity, but by doing the right thing even when no one is looking.
  • We are One Recursion: We operate with a 'company first, team second' mentality. Our success comes from working as one interdisciplinary team.

Recursion spends time and energy connecting every aspect of work to these values. They aren’t static, but regularly discussed and questioned because we make decisions rooted in those values in our day-to-day work. You can read more about our values and how we live them every day here.

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 in Salt Lake City, where it is a founding member of BioHive, the Utah life sciences industry collective. Recursion also has offices in London, Toronto, Montreal and the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more at www.Recursion.com, or connect on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn.

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. 

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.

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