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Senior Scientist, Translational Research - Real World Data Science

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Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry? Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time. The Senior Scientist, Translational Research or Real-World Evidence in the Real World Data science org will design and execute research projects for early stage to mid stage biopharmaceutical partners. This role involves performing complex computational analyses and providing interpreted insights in a consultative approach to guide decision-making for biopharma clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute Strategic Collaborations: Partner with pharma clients to design, develop, and execute computational research projects leveraging the Tempus platform.
• Scientific Leadership: Serve as the key scientific lead, scoping new projects, generating high-quality deliverables, and supporting exploratory research for target discovery and validation.
• Decision Support: Support decisions for early stage assets such as patient and indication selection, biomarker and combination strategies, and evaluate clinical trial design by refining eligibility criteria.
• Biomarker Development: Develop novel biomarkers of response signatures.

Qualifications

• Education: PhD degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g. Biostatistics, Statistical Genetics, Cancer Genetics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computational Immunology) plus 2 years of postdoctoral experience or postdoctoral studies.
• Experience: Minimum 2+ years in drug development leveraging genomic and multimodal data for drug discovery and development.
• Technical/Scientific Skills: Proficient in R, Python, and SQL with a strong understanding of cancer biology.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences.

Preferred Skillsets/Background

• Strong understanding of molecular data and artificial intelligence in drug discovery with integrative modeling of multi-modal clinical and omics data.
• Previous experience working with large transcriptome and NGS data sets.
• Prior consulting and/or client-facing experience is highly desirable.
• Experience with R package development and strong peer-reviewed publication record.
• 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.

Salary Range

CHI: $130,000-$175,000 USD
NYC/SF: $140,000-$190,000 USD
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.

Benefits

Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.

Remote Work

Additionally, for remote roles open to individuals in unincorporated Los Angeles, Tempus reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: engaging positively with customers and other employees; accessing confidential information, including intellectual property, trade secrets, and protected health information; and appropriately handling such information in accordance with legal and ethical standards. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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