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Operations Associate, Life Sciences Sequencing

Tempus AI · Chicago, IL · Full time

Posted Sep 3, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a time you made a client-facing deck or report. How did you decide what to include?

What they are checking: Whether they think about what the client needs to know rather than dumping all available data.

Tell me about a time you noticed a problem before anyone asked you to look.

What they are checking: Whether they are proactive, which the posting calls out for client materials.

Why does accuracy matter so much when tracking samples for a research client?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that lost or mismatched samples can ruin a sponsor's study.

What would you do

A pharma client's samples are stuck between the lab and report generation, and their meeting is tomorrow. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they chase down the real status across teams and prepare an honest update.

How would you coordinate across lab, order processing, finance and customer success so a project closes out cleanly?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that operations work is mostly coordination and follow-through.

The project scope says one thing, but the client is asking for something extra. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they recognize scope creep and loop in the right people rather than quietly saying yes.

How do you handle a stakeholder who doesn't respond to your follow-ups?

What they are checking: Whether they escalate politely and keep things moving without damaging relationships.

About the work

You support several biotech and pharma sequencing accounts. How would you keep track of each project's status and metrics?

What they are checking: Whether they can organize many projects so nothing falls through between client touchpoints.

What project metrics would matter most to a pharma sponsor sending biopsy samples for sequencing?

What they are checking: Whether they think like the customer about turnaround, sample failure rates and delivery dates.

How comfortable are you with spreadsheets and data tools for tracking project performance? Give me an example.

What they are checking: Whether they have the practical data skills to organize project metrics accurately.

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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. 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. Responsibilities: • Support the Life Sciences Sequencing Operations team by managing several biotech and pharma customer account scope activities by collecting key project metrics, organizing project performance, and providing proactive, detailed client-facing materials for the client touchpoints and other meetings. • Coordinate across internal stakeholders such as laboratory teams, report generation teams, order processing teams, finance, and customer success teams to ensure biopsy samples are moving appropriately through the lab, proactively flagging samples at risk or bottlenecks, and actioning swiftly to ensure projects meet budget and timeline. • Support escalation and resolution of critical project related issues, with the ability to be resourceful and decisive without oversight. • Coordinate with clinical trial sites, clinical research organizations, physicians, and other clients to anticipate and complete requests in regards to sample procurement and other operations. • Maintain accurate, high-quality collateral and ensure extremely organized documentation across all projects and portals. • Contribute ideas and expertise to internal initiatives to enhance product offerings across Tempus teams and ensure the growing team is equipped with effective resources, guidelines, and SOPs. Qualifications: • A self-starter with strong proactive communication skills, who is highly organized and systematic with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize multiple competing tasks. • Energized by working with external stakeholders and interested in client management long-term. • Creative and analytical mindset in order to problem solve, and confidence to ask key questions. • Commitment to the success of the team; brings a collaborative attitude and the ability to create strong relationships. • Skillful at working both independently and in team settings and comfortable with a fast-paced environment. • Comfort with ambiguity and understanding complex process workflows. • Demonstrated interest in the Healthcare industry, especially the ‘business’ side of science through prior professional or extracurricular experiences. • Prior work in industries (3+ years) related to Life Sciences, genomic sequencing, or oncology • 1+ year of experience in management consulting, customer success, account management, or client-facing roles. • Experience in a healthcare technology company is highly preferred. • Degree or relevant experience in cancer biology, molecular biology, immunology, bioengineering, computational biology, or related fields are highly preferred. • Advanced skills in Google suite, Slack, Microsoft Office (especially Excel). Salesforce.com and/or Looker experience is a plus CHI: $55,000-$75,000 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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