Director, Regulatory Affairs

Director, Regulatory Affairs Closed 📅 2 Weeks ago 💰 $151k-$193k 🇬🇧 United Kingdom ⚖️ Finance & Legal 🔴 Director Job Description Your work will change lives. Including your own. The Impact You’ll Make Recursion is at the forefront of reimagining drug discovery and development through broadening the funnel of potential targets, using technology and standardization to build connected data, and superlinearly scaling our efforts to accelerate the delivery of high-potential drug candidates to the clinic. We are seeking a Director of Regulatory Affairs who will play a critical role in supporting global regulatory strategy, overseeing processes, and identifying and managing regulatory risks for the assigned programs. Collaborate with cross-functional leads to support the development of regulatory strategies and implementation for all jurisdictions as applicable to the program. Plan and perform critical reviews of documents for consistency and quality, and identify gaps in critical documentation in alignment with the regulatory strategy with the intention of achieving successful registration and lifecycle management of unique products. In this role, you will: Build intra- and inter-team relationships and collaborate in a global team environment at all levels of the organization to ensure management of regulatory strategy and activities in all applicable regulatory jurisdiction (e.g. EU, US, UK) for the global development of products through all stages of development and post approval. Participate in global product team meetings; provide regulatory support and guidance and manage day-to-day regulatory activities Manage complex issues and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously in a time-sensitive fashion while practicing sound judgment as it relates to risk assessment (immediate and long term impact on program) Create and follow procedures for regulatory execution and implementation of regulatory strategies while actively supporting program leads via the Clinical Study Teams (CSTs) to deliver on business objectives for assigned products/programs (e.g. clinical trial applications, marketing authorization applications, orphan drug designation applications, pediatric submissions, etc.). Create, collaborate and comply with disclosure and transparency policies for applicable jurisdictions Collaborate with strategic operations and other functions (e.g. Clinical, Commercial, Medical Affairs, amongst others) to provide regional regulatory insight for futuristic planning and considerations for the program Serve , as needed, as the point of contact with relevant Health Authorities and/or lead interactions with such authorities or other relevant external stakeholders Review and interpret regulatory guidelines and create a communication plan to distribute relevant impact assessment. Creatively think outside the box on how to influence and shape the future of regulatory sciences as it relates to use and validation of unprecedented use of technology to develop drugs effectively for faster paths to patients. Learn : Keep current with regulations and guidance documents; attend meetings, seminars, conferences on relevant topics; read journals, newsletters, scientific papers; research the answers to RA questions. Represent regulatory function and demonstrate respectful behavior, leadership, ethics and transparency The Team You’ll Join Reporting to the Vice President, Regulatory, you’ll lead the development of regulatory strategies for assigned programs. You’ll work collaboratively with fellow team members and stakeholders from toxicology, pharmacology, and clinical development to support clinical programs (IND-enabling and clinical-stage assets) in alignment with Recursion’s regulatory strategy. The Experience You’ll Need A minimum of 10 years in the pharmaceutical industry with a minimum of 8 years in Global Regulatory Affairs, experience with major Health Authority (US FDA, Health Canada, UK MHRA and EMA) is mandatory. Oncology, rare disease and I&I is good to have. Minimum of 8 years experience with regulatory submissions (e.g. Investigational New Drug Applications(INDs), New Drug Applications (NDA/NDS/MAA), post marketing measures, Paediatric Investigation Plans (PIP)/(PSP) and Orphan Drug Designation (ODD), Breakthrough Designation (BTD), EU PRIME activities) are mandatory. Strong understanding of regulatory strategy and implementation of operational activities. Outstanding management, interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. Demonstrated proficiency in organizational awareness, including experience working cross-functionally and on global teams Working Location & Compensation: This role is remote-friendly, with most work conducted from home. There may be occasional opportunities or expectations for travel to our London Office. At Recursion, we believe that every employee should be compensated fairly. Based on the skills, experience, and qualifications needed for this role, the estimated annual base salary range is £111,100 to £141,800. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package. #LI-REMOTE #LI-ES1 The Values We Hope You Share: We act boldly with integrity. We are unconstrained in our thinking, take calculated risks, and push boundaries, but never at the expense of ethics, science, or trust. We care deeply and engage directly. Caring means holding a deep sense of responsibility and respect - showing up, speaking honestly, and taking action. We learn actively and adapt rapidly. Progress comes from doing. We experiment, test, and refine, embracing iteration over perfection. We move with urgency because patients are waiting. Speed isn’t about rushing but about moving the needle every day. We take ownership and accountability. Through ownership and accountability, we enable trust and autonomy—leaders take accountability for decisive action, and teams own outcomes together. We are One Recursion. True cross-functional collaboration is about trust, clarity, humility, and impact. Through sharing, we can be greater than the sum of our individual capabilities. Our values underpin the employee experience at Recursion. They are the character and personality of the company demonstrated through how we communicate, support one another, spend our time, make decisions, and celebrate collectively. More About Recursion Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX) is a clinical-stage TechBio company decoding biology to radically improve lives. Recursion is advancing a portfolio of differentiated investigational medicines across its wholly owned and partnered pipeline in oncology, rare disease, neuroscience, immunology, and other therapeutic areas with significant unmet need. Enabling its mission is the Recursion OS, an AI-native, end-to-end drug discovery and development platform integrating biology, chemistry, and clinical development into a unified intelligence system. Powered by proprietary multimodal data, purpose-built AI models, and bilingual teams fluent in both science and AI, the Recursion OS is designed to translate complex science into medicines that matter — faster, better, and at scale — for patients who are waiting. Recursion’s platform infrastructure is anchored in Salt Lake City, Utah and Milton Park, Oxfordshire, where its automated biology and chemistry laboratories generate proprietary data at industrial scale. Recursion also maintains offices in New York, Montréal, and London, three global hubs for talent and leadership at the intersection of AI and scientific innovation. Learn more at www.recursion.com, or connect on X and LinkedIn. Recursion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, local, or provincial human rights legislation. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Recursion leverages AI in our hiring process. We use Greenhouse’s Talent Matching AI technology feature to help review applications against the skills and experience we’ve identified as important for this role. It analyzes your resume and application responses to assess how closely your qualifications match our criteria - but all decisions are made by our human recruiters and hiring managers, including whether to move to the next phase of review. Talent Matching does not automatically advance or reject any candidate. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have been informed about and consent to this use of the Talent Matching tool in our review process. Please refer to our Recursion Privacy Policy at https://www.recursion.com/privacy-notice/ for more information about our processing of personal data and your rights. Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Recursion Pharmaceuticals and its affiliate companies do not accept resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Recursion or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Recursion’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Recursion, and Recursion will not owe any referral or other fees. 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