Senior Recruiter (UK)

Core responsibilities:

• Act as a strategic recruiting partner to leaders across various functions, advising on hiring strategy, role design, and market dynamics, with a primary focus on Clinical Development
• Lead end-to-end recruitment for senior and specialised roles across the UK and US, from intake through offer and close
• Build and maintain robust talent pipelines for clinical, regulatory, and related disciplines within biotech and life sciences
• Apply strong knowledge of UK and US hiring markets, including regional practices and compliance considerations
• Deliver a high-quality, inclusive candidate experience, acting as a compelling ambassador for Recursion's mission and culture
• Leverage data and insight to track progress, diagnose challenges, and continuously improve hiring outcomes
• Partner closely with the wider People Team to ensure recruiting efforts align with broader people and organisational strategies

Your work will directly shape the teams responsible for advancing clinical programs and scaling Recursion globally, helping accelerate the discovery and delivery of life-saving medicines.

Required skills and experience:

• 7-10+ years in recruiting, with deep focus on Clinical Development hiring efforts
• Proven background recruiting within biotech, pharma, or life sciences corporate environments
• Demonstrated experience supporting both UK and US hiring, including senior and specialised roles
• Experience with leveraging AI recruiting technologies and best practices
• Strong capability in managing complex, full-cycle searches in high-growth or research-driven organisations
• Excellent stakeholder partnering skills, with confidence advising senior leaders and influencing hiring decisions
• Strong sourcing expertise and established networks within clinical and biotech talent markets
• Sound judgement, prioritisation, and resilience in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• A commitment to delivering a thoughtful, inclusive candidate experience
• Prior experience with Greenhouse & HiBob are a plus

Compensation and benefits:

• Estimated annual base salary range: £66,600 to £89,300 (GBP)
• Eligible for annual bonus and equity compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Hybrid work arrangement (office-based at least 50% of the time)
• Values-driven culture focused on bold action, deep care, active learning, urgency, ownership, and collaboration

Recursion is a clinical stage TechBio company leading the space by decoding biology to radically improve lives through its Recursion OS platform, which leverages sophisticated machine-learning algorithms and massive experimental and computational scale to advance the future of medicine.