Recursion Pharmaceuticals
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ResearchAssociate,CompoundManagement
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“Research Associate, Compound Management at Recursion Pharmaceuticals. Skills: Compound Management, automated laboratory instrumentation, manual pipetting, data-first mindset, process improvement. supply drug candidates and disease perturbants. handling the ordering, weighing, and solubilization of reagents”
What You'll Achieve.
accelerate our discovery programs and clinical portfolio; create efficient, scalable workflows; deliver high-quality reagent samples; develop the most efficient path to success for compound delivery and assay execution; ensure scalable, high-precision reagent delivery; provide the high-volume throughput necessary for large-scale model builds; supports iterative drug discovery cycles and the generation of high-quality multi-omics data; drive results; move the needle every day; enable trust and autonomy; leaders take accountability for decisive action, and teams own outcomes together
Industry & Context.
analytical skills; independently troubleshoot solutions; solve complex laboratory challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
fundamental lab operations, including solubilization and precision, process improvement, showing you are proactive in identifying and optimizing laboratory workflows, manual pipetting, operating automated laboratory instrumentation, computational tools and a data-first mindset, Excellent written and verbal communication skills, judgment to know when to ask for insights from teammates and when to independently troubleshoot solutions, passion for a fast-paced startup culture where you’ll leverage creativity and independent thinking to drive results
Nice to Have
software-driven systems
What You'll Do.
supply drug candidates and disease perturbants
handling the ordering
and solubilization of reagents
running automated systems to generate the assay plates
manage multiple projects simultaneously
using pipetting skills and software-driven instrumentation to prepare reagents for high-throughput screening
Build the foundational data source for the discovery platform by managing inventory projection
delivering high-quality reagent samples for high-throughput screening
Create and innovate new processes
collaborating with our biological
and computational science teams to develop the most efficient path to success for compound delivery and assay execution
Expand your skillsets in Chemistry
and Data Science to adopt cutting-edge techniques and solve complex laboratory challenges
Optimize and maintain the organization of a growing Compound Management lab to ensure scalable
high-precision reagent delivery
own the end-to-end lifecycle of Recursion’s small-molecule
and biological inventory
ensures all reagents are assay-ready for internal programs and external partners
maintain the backbone of our discovery engine by leveraging industrial-scale automation to provide the high-volume throughput necessary for large-scale model builds
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborative environment; team player; collaborating with our biological, engineering, and computational science teams; lean, high-impact and collaborative group of scientists; judgment to know when to ask for insights from teammates; True cross-functional collaboration is about trust, clarity, humility, and impact; sharing, we can be greater than the sum of our individual capabilities
Communication Scope
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Process & Methodology
manage multiple projects simultaneously
Full Job Description
Your work will change lives. Including your own. The Impact You’ll Make Recursion Pharmaceuticals is pioneering a new approach to drug discovery through the integration of automated cell biology, high-dimensional and diverse data sets, and sophisticated analytics. We are seeking a Research Associate for our Compound Management group to help accelerate our discovery programs and clinical portfolio. In this role, you will supply drug candidates and disease perturbants, handling the ordering, weighing, and solubilization of reagents while running automated systems to generate the assay plates that power our platform. You will manage multiple projects simultaneously, using pipetting skills and software-driven instrumentation to prepare reagents for high-throughput screening. This position offers a collaborative environment and substantial scope for continuous learning, encouraging you to evaluate and deploy the latest technological developments to create efficient, scalable workflows. We are seeking an individual with strong analytical skills who can thrive as both a team player and an independent contributor. In this role, you will: Build the foundational data source for the discovery platform by managing inventory projection with careful attention to detail, consistency, and documentation while delivering high-quality reagent samples for high-throughput screening. Create and innovate new processes where needed by collaborating with our biological, engineering, and computational science teams to develop the most efficient path to success for compound delivery and assay execution. Expand your skillsets in Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Data Science to adopt cutting-edge techniques and solve complex laboratory challenges. Optimize and maintain the organization of a growing Compound Management lab to ensure scalable, high-precision reagent delivery. The Team You’ll Join You will join our Compound Management team, a lean, high-impact and collaborative group of scientist
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