Tempus AI · 1 month ago
Data Scientist I, Real World Data Science
Redwood City
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$75K/yr - $110K/yrTempus AI is a company focused on advancing healthcare through real-world data insights. They are seeking a Data Scientist I to bridge the gap between their analytical platform and client research, ensuring successful onboarding and integration of their data solutions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareMachine LearningMedicalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Client Onboarding & Education: Lead the technical and scientific onboarding process for new clients, ensuring a smooth transition onto the Tempus Data Ecosystem and analytical platform
Scientific Problem Solving: Engage with clients (primarily researchers and scientists) to deeply understand their specific scientific hypotheses and questions (e.g., biomarker discovery, target identification, clinical trial design)
Platform Guidance & Solutioning: Translate client scientific needs into actionable steps on the Tempus analytical platform. This includes designing workflows, structuring queries, and guiding the analysis of complex datasets (genomic, clinical, imaging)
Technical Optimization: Identify and implement technological solutions and workflow improvements to make the client experience on the platform as easy, efficient, and intuitive as possible
Feedback Loop: Act as the voice of the client, collaborating closely with Tempus Product, Engineering, and Data Science teams to prioritize features and resolve technical challenges
Documentation & Training: Create high-quality technical documentation, tutorials, and training materials for clients on platform features and best practices for scientific analysis
Qualification
Required
Advanced Scientific Degree: A Master's or Ph.D. in a relevant scientific field (e.g., Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Data Science, or a related life science discipline)
Data Analysis Proficiency: Demonstrated experience working with and analyzing large-scale biomedical datasets (e.g., Next-Generation Sequencing data, clinical trial data, real-world data)
Technical Fluency: Hands-on experience with analytical tools and languages relevant to biomedical research. Having R coding experience is required. Knowing additional languages such Python and SQL and familiarity with cloud environments like AWS/GCP is a great added bonus
Team work: Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and thrive in a fast-paced environment, willing to shift priorities seamlessly
Client-Facing Experience: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to explain complex technical and scientific concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Problem-Solving Mindset: A strong track record of identifying inefficiencies or scientific roadblocks and developing pragmatic, user-friendly solutions
Preferred
Experience in the biotech, pharma, or healthcare technology space
Familiarity with distributed computing environments and modern analytical platforms
Direct experience with oncology research
Experience with R package development
Experience with: Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-learn, Jupyter Notebooks, RStudio, R Package development, tidyverse, ggplot, Git, matplotlib, seaborn, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, D3, Plot.ly, Flask, Dask, Docker, AWS
Benefits
Incentive compensation
Restricted stock units
Medical and other benefits
Company
Tempus AI
Tempus is making precision medicine a reality by applying AI in healthcare, deriving insights from our expansive library of clinical data and molecular data.
Founded in 2015
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2021 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.29BKey Investors
Ares ManagementGoogleBaillie Gifford
2025-06-30Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2025-02-19Post Ipo Debt· $300M
2024-06-14IPO
Leadership Team
Eric Lefkofsky
Founder and CEO
Shane Colley
CTO
Recent News
2026-01-06
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