Associate Director/Director of Biostatistics

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; City of Plattsburgh (NY); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering firm at the forefront of drug discovery, where your statistical expertise will drive innovation in oncology clinical trials. As an Associate Director/Director of Biostatistics, you will lead the development of statistical strategies and automate workflows that enhance biostatistics operations. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and methodologies, contributing significantly to the advancement of medical science. If you are passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative, hybrid work environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Bonuses

Equity Compensation

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc in Biostatistics/Statistics with 8+ years in pharma/biotech.
• Expertise in statistical methods and innovative trial design.

Responsibilities

• Automate statistical workflows for clinical trials and innovate methods.
• Lead development of statistical strategies for oncology studies.

Skills

Biostatistics

Statistical Analysis

R/R Shiny

Python

Project Management

Regulatory Submissions

Oncology Knowledge

Education

PhD in Biostatistics

MSc in Statistics

Job description

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:

• 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.

The Team You’ll Join

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.

Working Location:

This position is ideally based at one of our offices located in Salt Lake City / New York City / Toronto / London / Oxford. Please note that we are a hybrid environment and ask that employees spend 50% of their time in the office. We will also consider remote work for this position in the US, UK or Canada. We ask that remote employees commit to regular on-site visits for routine work and departmental events.

Compensation:

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:

Associate Director:

• Developing: $168,000 USD / $212,000 CAD / £89,000
• Skilled: $186,000 USD / $234,000 CAD / £98,000
• Expert: $206,000 USD / $258,000 CAD / £109,000

Director:

• Developing: $198,000 USD / $250,000 CAD / £104,000
• Skilled: $219,000 USD / $277,000 CAD / £115,000
• Expert: $242,000 USD / $305,000 CAD / £127,000

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.

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.

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 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.