Tempus

Scientist II, Translational Research

Tempus$100K — $150K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, etc.) or strong computational background in Molecular Biology/Immunology.
  • 4+ years of experience in drug development and genomic data utilization.
  • Proficient in programming languages such as R, Python, and SQL.
  • Strong grasp of molecular data, AI applications in drug discovery, and integrative modeling of clinical data.
  • Previous consulting or client-facing experience is desirable.
  • Comfortable in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with pharma clients to design and execute computational research projects on the Tempus platform.
  • Analyze diverse clinical and molecular datasets to derive insights for new research opportunities.
  • Monitor oncology drug development trends and identify growth areas for the Tempus platform.
  • Gain in-depth knowledge of biopharma partners’ strategies to enhance drug development processes.
  • Create and manage global account strategies with the team.
  • Clearly communicate technical results to non-technical audiences, ensuring accessibility of insights.
  • Act as a technical advisor for clients, co-developing solutions to their challenges using Tempus.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical coverage and additional health benefits.
  • Incentive compensation and potential stock options.
  • Flexible working environment with opportunities for remote work.
  • Support for professional development and continuing education.
  • Employee wellness programs and resources.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:
• Partner with our pharma clients to design, develop and execute computational research projects leveraging
the Tempus platform to advance precision medicine research programs.
• Analyze and integrate large diverse clinical and molecular datasets to extract insights and drive new research
opportunities.
• Stay ahead of research and industry trends in oncology drug development, and identify specific areas where
the Tempus platform can establish new markets.
• Become an expert in our biopharma partners' strategy, pipeline and portfolio to proactively determine all
areas that the Tempus platform could add value to the drug development process of our partners.
• Develop and drive global account strategy in coordination with the account team.
• Document, summarize and communicate highly technical results and methods clearly to non-technical
audiences.
• Work directly with clients to co-architect solutions and projects that leverage the Tempus platform to solve
customers' challenges and maintain R&D relationships as the trusted technical advisor.
• Author whitepapers and illustrate the value of multimodal analysis and AI in drug discovery in coordination
with our Research, Engineering & Data Science teams.
• Work with Product and Engineering teams to streamline workflow of computational analyze
• Contribute to the development of the portfolio by providing feedback to leadership regarding client
responses and suggestions; maintain a solution-oriented mindset.
• Track progress against defined strategic objectives and goals; review progress/setbacks frequently wi
broader Account Team and Tempus leadership.
• Travel approximately 25% of working time, domestically and internationally.
Preferred Qualification
• PhD degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g. Biostatistics/Statistical Genetics, Cancer Genetics,
Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computational Immunology or similar). Alternatively, a PhD in
Molecular Biology or Immunology combined with a very strong record of computational biology.
• Minimum 4+ years in drug development leveraging genomic and multimodal data for drug discovery and
development .
• Strong understanding of molecular data and artificial intelligence in drug discovery with experience
integrative modeling of multi-modal clinical and omics data.
• Proficient in R, Python, and SQ
• Previous experience working with large transcriptome data sets.
• Strong understanding of Cancer, Immunology, Clinical Trials and Real World Evidence Platforms .
• Prior consulting and/or client facing experience is highly desirable
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment and willing to shift priorities seamlessly.

Preferred Experience:
• Proven track record of developing solutions utilizing molecular and multimodal data.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority (both with internal and external stakeholders
• Proactive mindset that bridges ideas to implementable solutions, and can help move both internal and
external stakeholders to quickly solve problems
• Experience with communicating insights and presenting concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong peer-reviewed publication record.
• Experience with: Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-learn, Jupyter Notebooks, RStudio, tidyverse, ggplot, Git,
matplotlib, seaborn, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, D3, Plot.ly, Flask, Dask, Docker, AWS.
• Team player mindset and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Goal orientation, self motivation, and drive to make a positive impact in healthcare.

CHI: $90,000-$135,000
NYC/SF: $100,000-$150,000

The expected salary range above is applicable if the role is performed from California and may vary for other locations (Colorado, Illinois, New York). Actual salary may vary based on qualifications and experience. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.

About Tempus

Tempus is a technology company that has built an operating system to battle cancer. The company enables physicians to deliver personalized cancer care for patients through its interactive analytical and machine learning platform. Tempus provides genomic sequencing services and analyzes molecular and therapeutic data to empower physicians to make real-time, data-driven decisions. The company also offers research services to enable discovery of new therapeutic targets and clinical services that support clinical trial design and monitoring. Tempus was founded in 2015 by Eric Lefkofsky and has raised over $8 billion in funding to date.
Learn more about Tempus
Size
1,001 employees
Industry
Founded
2015

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