Application Guide
How to Apply for Staff Product Manager, Multi-omics
at Recursion
🏢 About Recursion
Recursion is a biotechnology company pioneering autonomous drug discovery by integrating high-throughput biology with AI and machine learning. What makes them unique is their 'Recursion Operating System' that maps human cellular biology at scale, allowing them to discover new therapeutics faster than traditional methods. Someone might want to work there to be at the forefront of computational biology and contribute to transforming drug discovery through technology-driven approaches.
About This Role
As Staff Product Manager for Multi-omics, you'll lead the evolution of Recursion's multi-omics platform, which integrates diverse biological data types (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, etc.) to power autonomous science. This role is impactful because you'll bridge scientific operations with technology teams to accelerate drug discovery programs, directly contributing to Recursion's mission of decoding biology to radically improve lives.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve morning stand-ups with cross-functional teams (scientists, engineers, AI/ML specialists), analyzing multi-omics data integration challenges, prioritizing platform features based on drug discovery program needs, and presenting platform capabilities to internal stakeholders or external partners. You'd spend significant time translating between scientific requirements and technical implementation plans.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Recursion Is Looking For
- Has 5+ years product management experience specifically delivering complex solutions involving genomics or high-dimensional biological data in pharma/diagnostics/healthcare
- Possesses deep fluency in multi-omics data types (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, etc.) and understands their integration challenges
- Demonstrates proven ability to translate between scientific/operational teams (lab operations, drug discovery leaders) and technical teams (software engineering, AI/ML)
- Has experience evangelizing complex data capabilities both internally and to external partners in the biotech/pharma space
📝 Tips for Applying to Recursion
Highlight specific multi-omics projects you've managed - quantify the scale of data (number of samples, data types integrated, petabytes processed)
Demonstrate your 'translator' capability with concrete examples of bridging scientific and technical teams in previous roles
Research and reference Recursion's specific multi-omics capabilities mentioned in their research papers or presentations
Show how your experience aligns with 'autonomous science' - mention automation, AI/ML integration, or high-throughput approaches you've implemented
Prepare examples of how you've evangelized complex data capabilities to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your specific experience with multi-omics or high-dimensional biological data platforms', 'Examples of successfully bridging scientific operations with technology teams in previous roles', "How your product strategy experience aligns with moving capabilities toward 'autonomous science'", "Your understanding of Recursion's unique approach to drug discovery and how you'd contribute to their multi-omics evolution"]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Recursion's published research papers on their multi-omics approaches and platform capabilities
- → Their 'Recursion Operating System' and how multi-omics data integrates into their discovery pipeline
- → Recent partnerships or collaborations that involve their multi-omics platform
- → Leadership team backgrounds and their vision for autonomous drug discovery
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Generic product management experience without specific examples in genomics/multi-omics or life sciences
- Inability to articulate the difference between multi-omics and single-omics approaches
- Focusing only on technical product management without demonstrating understanding of drug discovery/science operations
- Not researching Recursion's specific technology platform and using generic biotech company language
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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