Tissue Culture Core Returnship
Recursion
Summary
As the engine for Recursion's biological discovery, the Tissue Culture Core provides and maintains the high-quality cellular models that power our platform. Our diverse and collaborative team combines deep scientific expertise with industrial automation and cutting-edge technology to manage the complete cell culture lifecycle—from sourcing and expansion to rigorous quality control. Our mission is to fuel the search for novel biology and help fulfill Recursion's ultimate goal: getting better drugs to patients, faster.
Job description
Tissue Culture Core Returnship
As the engine for Recursion's biological discovery, the Tissue Culture Core provides and maintains the high-quality cellular models that power our platform. Our diverse and collaborative team combines deep scientific expertise with industrial automation and cutting-edge technology to manage the complete cell culture lifecycle—from sourcing and expansion to rigorous quality control. Our mission is to fuel the search for novel biology and help fulfill Recursion's ultimate goal: getting better drugs to patients, faster.
As a key member of the Tissue Culture Core, you will:
- Drive Large-Scale Cell Production: Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of diverse cellular models, from thaw to cryopreservation. You will execute large-scale expansions using advanced technologies like bioreactors and multi-layer vessels to ensure a consistent, high-quality supply for the Recursion platform.
- Uphold Quality and Process Excellence: Focus on the quality and robustness of all cellular products. You will help characterize our models, optimize culture protocols, and meticulously document process data to track key metrics and drive continuous improvement in our methodologies.
- Develop Process Improvements and Implement New Technologies: While learning and executing on critical productions, you will be able to propose and implement new methodologies and technologies to drive process development and automation.
- Enable a Data-Driven Platform: Be responsible for the critical delivery of both high-quality cellular materials and the precise, well-documented data that accompanies them. Your work will directly fuel the high-throughput operations of the Recursion OS and contribute to our core mission.
The Experience You’ll Need
- 3+ years of work experience in a research laboratory, preferably with mammalian cell culture
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Biology, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, or related major
- 2+ years break from employment
- Strong curiosity and a desire to learn, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Attentiveness to detail and the ability to accurately and honestly record experimental details, cell expansion details, and results
- Enjoy working both collaboratively and independently with a team in a laboratory setting
- Thrive in environments where you’ll leverage creativity and independent thinking
Requirements
- 3+ years of work experience in a research laboratory, preferably with mammalian cell culture
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Biology, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, or related major
- 2+ years break from employment
- Strong curiosity and a desire to learn, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Attentiveness to detail and the ability to accurately and honestly record experimental details, cell expansion details, and results
- Enjoy working both collaboratively and independently with a team in a laboratory setting
- Thrive in environments where you’ll leverage creativity and independent thinking
Benefits
- Dedicated Mentor
- Weekly Seminars
- Team Support
- Learning-Focused Environment
Company overview
Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX) is a clinical stage TechBio company that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to decode biology and industrialize drug discovery. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, the company operates at the intersection of science and technology with its proprietary Recursion OS platform. This platform continuously generates one of the world's largest proprietary biological and chemical datasets, enabling the company to conduct millions of wet lab experiments weekly and operate one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. Recursion's approach combines massive experimental scale with sophisticated computational capabilities to identify trillions of searchable relationships across biology and chemistry, unconstrained by human bias. The company focuses on discovering novel therapeutics for various disease areas including rare diseases, inflammation, immuno-oncology, and diseases of aging. With approximately 600-800 employees across multiple continents and offices in key biotech hubs including Toronto, Montreal, New York, London, and Oxford, Recursion represents a leading force in AI-driven biotechnology innovation.