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Senior Computational Biologist – Early Discovery Immunology

Recursion· Data Science
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Hybrid (Salt Lake City, UT / New York, NY)$167k - $220.7kfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Computational biologist role focused on target discovery and validation across immunology and inflammation, leveraging Recursion’s multi-omics platform to nominate targets, validate disease biology, and guide early translational strategies within a collaborative, cross-functional team.

Responsibilities

  • Drive Target Discovery: Evaluate molecular evidence for target nomination and validation, leveraging Recursion’s platform to identify novel vulnerabilities in I&I disease biology
  • Pilot novel methods for target discovery, disease biology validation, and early patient population hypotheses to send programs into nomination cascades
  • Define internal criteria for target data packages and early patient population strategy
  • Connect innovative analysis methods to platform and engineering teams to solve current projects and accelerate future ones
  • Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner with biologists, medicinal chemists, translational, and portfolio leads to build data packages that drive program milestones and internal investment decisions
  • Present data analysis to decision makers and stakeholders in a clear and compelling way that drives toward getting medicines to patients

Qualifications

  • PhD in a relevant field (computational biology, bioinformatics, systems biology, immunology, etc.) with a strong computational focus and 3+ years of biotech or pharma industry experience OR MS in a relevant field and 5+ years of biotech or pharma industry experience in early drug discovery
  • Domain expertise in immunological diseases and target ID
  • Strong understanding of patient genetics and druggability of disease relevant pathways
  • Experience applying computational methods (probabilistic, statistical, and/or machine learning) to analyze and integrate complex biological and/or human clinical data in Python or R
  • Exceptional data visualization skills
  • Excellent cross-functional communication skills with ability to explain complex concepts using plots, documents, and presentations

Skills

Required:Computational biologyData visualizationCross-functional communicationPython or R

Benefits

  • Annual bonus, equity compensation, and comprehensive benefits package
Last updated Jul 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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