Recursion is hiring a Director, Organizational Development & Effectiveness. This role is a blend of systems thinker, coach, designer, change catalyst, and grounded practitioner. You will be responsible for turning workforce insights into tangible organizational prototypes that spark real change.
What You'll Do
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on team and organizational dynamics, diagnosing organizational health and effectiveness challenges, and identifying accelerants.
- Advise leaders on their organizational design, team structures and workflows to meet business needs, establishing design principles, governance and change processes.
- Partner with the People Experience team to design, interpret, and socialize organizational health metrics to inform interventions.
- Partner with the Talent Acquisition team on strategic workforce planning, including identifying critical capabilities, gaps, and succession needs.
- Strengthen Recursion’s leaders and leadership bench by incorporating our leadership expectations throughout the employee lifecycle.
- Own and evolve performance management by coaching senior leaders, refining talent review and succession planning processes, and building cross functional communities of leadership best practice.
What We're Looking For
- Applying systems thinking to diagnose organizational health and design interventions that address root causes.
- Partnering effectively with scientists, engineers, and business leaders to bridge disciplines and align diverse professional cultures.
- Coaching senior technical and organizational leaders to improve or sustain their impact.
- Leading large-scale organizational change and cultural transformation initiatives.
- Influencing senior leaders, constructively challenge perspectives, and build trusted executive relationships.
- Translating engagement data, performance metrics, and qualitative feedback into clear insights and actionable executive recommendations.
- Communicating complex ideas with clarity and precision in both written and verbal formats.
- Managing a Slack-intensive operating environment.
Nice to Have
- Experience working in a biotech, pharma or scientific research-driven environment.
- A Master’s or PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, or a related field.
Technical Stack
- Slack
Team & Environment
Part of Recursion’s People Team, which creates the conditions to enable and sustain high-performing teams.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $192,500 to $250,800 (USD) + equity: Eligible for equity compensation.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Annual bonus eligibility.
- Equity compensation.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position open to candidates in New York City, New York, or Salt Lake City, Utah.
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 law.
