Our group is a bold, agile, interdisciplinary collective of biological, computational, drug discovery, and machine learning scientists deeply focused on the singular goal of bringing new therapeutics to patients at an accelerated pace. You will develop project strategy and execution and collaborate extensively with data scientists, chemists, engineers, and biologists throughout the organization to advance Recursion’s capabilities and help deliver on milestones on the path to putting treatments in patients’ hands. Essential attributes to this role include a bold, execution-first attitude and passion for deploying rigorous science to bring life-changing therapies to patients.

PhD in a relevant field (computational biology, bioinformatics, statistics, neuroscience, quantitative pharmacology, etc.) and 3+ years of experience or MS in a relevant field and 5+ years of experience. and/or human clinical data. Exceptional data visualization skills through creation of plots, documentation and presentations. Fluency and experience working with high-level programming language such as Python or R for complex data analysis.

Owners’ mindset, boldness to learn about current data types and to master new skills. Demonstrated ability to efficiently advance projects to decision-points Demonstrated ability to carry and prioritize among multiple projects. Ability to clearly explain computational analyses and methodologies to cross-functional and non-technical teams.

Experience advancing drug programs to later stages, evaluating and prioritizing compounds during SAR and lead optimization cycles.



Training on Recursion’s culture and values through hand-on workshops as well as online interactive tools will provide insight to our unique approach and strategy for success Regular 1:1s with supervisor as well as group meetings and analysis reviews with peers provide opportunities for support and feedback Opportunity to attend conferences and workshops in Neuroscience and / or Computational Biology Multiple opportunities for leadership and mentorship training, career coaching and other career/leadership development opportunities Developing: 215,000 CAD Skilled: 226,000 CAD Expert: 242,000 CAD You will also be eligible for bonuses and equity compensation + our comprehensive benefits package for Canada based candidates. 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.

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. Recursion spends time and energy connecting every aspect of work to these values. 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. Learn more at or connect on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn. #

📌 Biologist Intern (Toronto)
🏢 Recursion Pharmaceuticals
📍 Toronto