Staff Data Scientist

Recursion

3 months ago

3.4 on Glassdoor

New York, NY

Hybrid

Full Time

Senior

2 applicants

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About this role

This role sits at the intersection of AI and drug discovery, developing the biological reasoning infrastructure that enables agent-driven scientific workflows. The person will connect large-scale biological and chemical datasets with modern GenAI systems to ground LLMs in biological truth. The position is highly collaborative, working with biologists, chemists, ML engineers, and platform teams to translate prototypes into scalable production systems.

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PhD in Relevant FieldMS in Relevant Field

About Recursion

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Recursion is a TechBio company that combines high-throughput experimental biology, automated imaging, and machine learning to decode biology and accelerate drug discovery. Its platform integrates large-scale biological datasets, AI models, and laboratory automation to identify and advance therapeutic candidates across multiple modalities and disease areas. Recursion develops an internal pipeline of programs and partners with biopharma and investors to translate discoveries into clinical-stage medicines. The company emphasizes a platform-first, scalable approach to make drug discovery faster, more reproducible, and more data-driven.