Global Health Full-time

Staff Scientist - Causal Inference

Recursion

Location

USA

Type

Full-time

Posted

Jan 13, 2026

Compensation

USD 200000 – 200000

Mission

What you will drive

Core responsibilities:

  • Apply statistical programming skills to large databases, including health insurance claims, electronic health records, and real-world human genomics data
  • Apply causal inference skills to infer relationships between clinical, genomics, and outcomes
  • Build relationships with clinical development, clinical operations, biometrics and computational biology teams
  • Produce scientifically rigorous evidence that will facilitate decision-making in clinical (and sometimes pre-clinical) programs

Impact

The difference you'll make

This role creates positive change by dramatically increasing the probability of success of clinical programs through applying technology to increase efficiency in clinical development, ultimately advancing the future of medicine to radically improve lives.

Profile

What makes you a great fit

Required skills and experience:

  • Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline (alternative disciplines considered with quantitative work experience)
  • At least 6 years of experience in applying relevant skills
  • Expertise with at least one statistical programming language such as Python or R
  • Strong background in applied statistics, including model fitting and inference from observational data, with hands-on experience developing and validating machine-learning predictive models
  • Experience in biotech research and development

Benefits

What's in it for you

Compensation and benefits:

  • Estimated annual base salary range: $200,600 to $238,400
  • Eligible for annual bonus and equity compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Values-driven culture emphasizing integrity, collaboration, urgency, and continuous learning

About

Inside Recursion

Recursion is a clinical stage TechBio company leading the space by decoding biology to radically improve lives through its Recursion OS platform, which generates one of the world's largest proprietary biological and chemical datasets and uses machine learning to advance the future of medicine.