About the job
Recursion Pharmaceuticals is hiring a Vice President of Real World Evidence (RWE) to set and drive the company’s RWE strategy. This executive will oversee a multidisciplinary team that includes statisticians, pharmacoepidemiologists, and statistical programmers. Collaboration with biometrics, clinical development, and other internal groups is central to this position. The role is based in New York, New York or Salt Lake City, Utah.
Key responsibilities
- Build and lead the RWE team, providing direction and supporting professional development
- Contribute strategic and scientific input in governance meetings
- Develop a roadmap for real-world data licensing and prioritization
- Guide interventional study design and planning from a strategic perspective
- Oversee externally controlled studies as needed
- Generate natural history data to support study planning and contextualize efficacy, particularly in rare disease programs
- Develop and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, including regulatory agencies and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) bodies
- Establish and nurture partnerships with academic institutions
What Recursion seeks
The ideal candidate is an experienced and innovative leader, comfortable building systems, programs, and teams from the ground up. The Vice President of RWE will play a central role in generating evidence across the Recursion portfolio, supporting study planning, regulatory engagement, and submissions to health authorities and HTAs.

