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 Scientist who can conceptualize and execute experiments to develop novel approaches to cellular perturbation and engineering. You can expect to work on 1-2 early stage development projects at a time, in a fast-paced and exciting environment. You will take these projects from initial pilot work through beginnings of assay scale up utilizing our state of the art automation. In this role, you will:

• Build new cellular perturbation assays and strategies
• Build new next generation sequencing (NGS) assays
• Design and execute wet lab experiments (including NGS, phenomics, transfection/lipofection, etc)
• Develop automation strategies 
• Create workflows and SOPs 
• Partner with our data science and machine learning colleagues to cross functionally develop analysis flows

Location:

This position is lab facing and based at our headquarters in Salt Lake City. 

The Team You’ll Join 

You will be joining Inception Labs, a research and development team within Recursion. This team is a cross-functional group of exceptional biologists, engineers, product managers, machine learning scientists, computational biologists, and data scientists working together to prove out novel technologies including new biological assays and data modalities, statistical and ML techniques, and computational approaches for multimodal data. This team works rapidly on a project-by-project basis to either prove or disprove the value and feasibility of these new ideas and approaches.

The Experience You’ll Need

• PhD in molecular/cell biology or related field; or MS in molecular/cell biology with 3 years of experience; BS in molecular/cell biology with 5 years of experience. Industry experience is highly valued.
• Deep knowledge of molecular biology, with focus on genome editing technologies and NGS assays (i.e. RNA-seq, scRNA-seq)
• Demonstrated ability to understand, manipulate, and confirm nucleic acid constructs and reagents
• A broad skill set and knowledge base in mammalian tissue culture
• Experience with automation, particularly liquid handlers preferred
• A growth mindset, motivated by scientific curiosity. A strong ability to participate in scientific ideation, in addition to execution.
• A nimble mindset with the ability to quickly recognize a need to pivot and execute the transition
• Experience working collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment and communicating complex technical concepts and ideas to broad audiences
• Comfort and familiarity working in a cutting-edge research environment where scientific and technological setbacks and failures are likely to occur

How You’ll be Supported

• Onboarding: You will be assigned a peer trail guide to support and mentor you as you onboard and get familiar with Recursion systems
• Learn: Ability to learn from and participate regularly in scientific brainstorming sessions and discussions with the entire Inception Labs team
• Networking: Option to attend an annual conference to learn more from colleagues, network, and build your skillset

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