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RecursionPrincipal AI Researcher
Recursion is seeking a Principal AI Researcher to join its fully remote, cross-functional team of scientists, engineers, and drug discoverers. Operating as a pioneer in technology-driven…
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Recursion is seeking a Principal AI Researcher to join its fully remote, cross-functional team of scientists, engineers, and drug discoverers. Operating as a pioneer in technology-driven biology, the company utilizes industrialized wet and dry labs alongside massive AI compute clusters to build unifying biomedical world models. This position places the researcher at the center of cutting-edge, artificial intelligence-driven therapeutics, focusing on end-to-end applications across discovery, design, and translation. This role…
Job Description
Recursion is seeking a Principal AI Researcher to join its fully remote, cross-functional team of scientists, engineers, and drug discoverers. Operating as a pioneer in technology-driven biology, the company utilizes industrialized wet and dry labs alongside massive AI compute clusters to build unifying biomedical world models. This position places the researcher at the center of cutting-edge, artificial intelligence-driven therapeutics, focusing on end-to-end applications across discovery, design, and translation.
This role suits individuals with extensive expertise in machine learning and a strong desire to apply their skills to real-world biomedical challenges. Team members at Recursion embrace core values that emphasize acting boldly with integrity, learning actively, moving with urgency, and taking full ownership of outcomes. Qualified candidates will contribute to transforming real-world data into a discovery engine, ultimately striving to accelerate precision health and improve patient lives globally.
Responsibilities
- Advance frontier artificial intelligence research and end-to-end applications spanning discovery, design, and translation
- Collaborate within a cross-functional group of scientists, engineers, and drug discovery experts
- Work on projects involving large datasets and scalable biomedical discovery
Requirements
- Possess at least ten years of frontier artificial intelligence research experience
- Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills
- Show a willingness to learn about biomedicine and drug discovery
- Demonstrate a passion for real-world applications and impact
Qualifications
- Hold a PhD in machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, or possess equivalent practical experience
- Bring prior experience working in biomedicine and drug discovery
Core Skills
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What is the location or remote status of this role?
This position is fully remote.
What experience is required for the Principal AI Researcher position?
Candidates must have a PhD in machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, or equivalent practical experience, along with 10 or more years of frontier AI research experience.
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