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Associate Data and AI Apps Partnerships Director

Tempus AI · IL · Remote available · Full time

Posted Sep 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a partnership with a biopharma client that you grew over time.

What they are checking: Whether they can expand relationships across programs and functions instead of closing one deal and moving on.

How would you work with internal data science, legal and product teams to structure a data deal?

What they are checking: Whether they can coordinate many internal partners, since data licensing involves privacy and contract details.

Tell me about a complex deal you closed. Who had to approve it and what nearly stopped it?

What they are checking: Whether they can manage long, multi-stakeholder enterprise sales to completion.

Why are you interested in data and AI partnerships in precision medicine?

What they are checking: Whether they have a real interest in how data shapes drug development, not only in the sales role.

What would you do

A pharma client is interested in AI applications but unsure what problem they solve. How would you help them?

What they are checking: Whether they lead with the client's problems rather than pushing technology for its own sake.

A client says your data costs too much compared with a cheaper source. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they can defend value with specifics like data depth and quality rather than discounting right away.

How would you build an account plan for a large global pharma company?

What they are checking: Whether they think across therapeutic areas, regions and functions when growing a global client.

About the work

How would you describe the value of de-identified multimodal real-world data to a pharma R&D team?

What they are checking: Whether they can tie data to specific uses like target discovery, trial design or label expansion.

What questions would you ask to understand where a biotech is in its drug development program?

What they are checking: Whether they understand development stages and can match offerings to the client's current needs.

What do you know about how pharma companies use real-world evidence with regulators or payers?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the end uses of data that drive buying decisions.

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The full job description

As published by Tempus AI.

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. We built Tempus to collect, structure, and organize data from disparate sources to power innovation and discovery. And now we are looking for an Associate Data and AI Apps Partnerships Director to join our rapidly growing Life Sciences team. This role will focus on creating and expanding our global client relationship with some of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical organizations. The Associate Data and AI Apps Partnerships Director is responsible for cultivating and growing Tempus partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients to support them in advancing their research, clinical and/or commercial programs. The Tempus precision medicine platform: Data, Artificial Intelligence, Sequencing and Clinical Trials is key to the future of drug development at scale where personalized medicine is something that we all enjoy. The Associate Data and AI Apps Partnerships Director will work cross-functionally with Tempus stakeholders to establish Tempus as the Precision Medicine Partner for their accounts. Responsibilities • Identify high potential customer contacts at biopharma companies based on alignment with Tempus offerings and commercial strategy • Conduct outreach to executives at life sciences companies to open partnering discussions • Identify customer needs and effectively communicate the value proposition of Tempus product lines • Support development of global account strategy in coordination with Key Account Directors, scientific teams and business operations teams • Contribute to meeting and exceeding revenue goals across Tempus product lines at accounts while supporting delivering on established strategic objectives for specific client accounts • Support Key Account Directors in negotiating, securing and managing pull-through of contracts with assigned client accounts. • Align the cross functional team of Product Specialists, Alliance Managers, Translational Researchers and Commercial Operations to most efficiently identify and deliver value at our clients • Contribute to the development of the Life Sciences portfolio by providing feedback to Leadership regarding client responses and suggestions; maintain a solution-oriented mindset • Travel approximately 20% of working time, domestically and internationally • Other duties as assigned Qualifications • Entrepreneurial sales approach; thrives most in a high growth, rapidly evolving business environment • Proactive mindset that bridges ideas to implementable solutions, and can help move both internal and external stakeholders to quickly solve problems • Effective collaborator who is able to work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders • Ability to set strategies/tactics that are aggressive, but realizable • Wins followers with a positive and energetic approach to work and life; gains energy from solving difficult problems • Demonstrated ability to influence without authority (both with internal and external stakeholders) • Learning agility to adapt to a rapidly changing environment within Tempus Experience • Minimum 5+ years in business development or Sales in the life sciences sector (Pharma / Biotech) • Preferably 2+ years working with companies who serviced Life Sciences companies in research and development, real world data or molecular diagnostics • Proven track record of establishing and building close customer relationships • Understanding of real world data, molecular diagnostics and the life sciences drug development process • Bachelor or advanced degree in a Science or Business discipline #LI-REMOTE #LI-NK1 $90,000-$150,000 The expected salary range may vary for other locations. 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. 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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