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Data Scientist II, Translational Research

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Hybrid
4 Locations
80K-135K Annually
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Hybrid
4 Locations
80K-135K Annually
Internship
The Data Scientist I will engage with clients to solve scientific problems, guide them through platform usage, and enhance client experience through documentation and training.
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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.

Tempus' proprietary data and platform connect an entire ecosystem of real-world data to deliver real-time, actionable insights to researchers. Our data empowers researchers to better characterize and understand disease, and to drive better outcomes through precise, individualized care.

The Scientific and Technological Solutions team is seeking a driven, intellectually curious member to bridge the gap between our cutting-edge analytical platform and the complex research questions of our clients. This role is central to client success and adoption of the Tempus Data Platform. You will serve as the primary technical and scientific resource, ensuring our clients can seamlessly integrate their research with our data and platform to derive meaningful, scientific answers.

Key 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.

Qualifications:Required Skills & Experience
  • 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 (Bonus) Qualifications:

  • 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.

CHI: $80,000-$120,000 USD
NYC/SF: $90,000-$135,000 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. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.

Additionally, for remote roles open to individuals in unincorporated Los Angeles – including remote roles- 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.

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. 

Top Skills

AWS
CSS3
D3
Dask
Docker
Flask
GCP
Ggplot
Git
HTML5
JavaScript
Jupyter Notebooks
Matplotlib
Numpy
Pandas
Plot.Ly
Python
R
Rstudio
Scikit-Learn
Scipy
Seaborn
SQL
Tidyverse

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