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Tempus+ Medical Director

Tempus AI · IL · Remote available · $270,000–$320,000 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about research you led or guided using real-world data. What did it show and how was it used?

What they are checking: Whether they have real evidence-generation experience and understand how findings move into practice.

Describe a time you were the public face of a program or initiative.

What they are checking: Whether they are comfortable representing a program to senior academics and handling tough questions.

How would you work with internal data science, product and partnership teams to scale research output?

What they are checking: Whether they can lead through partnership across teams they do not manage.

What would you do

How would you set a research strategy for a network of academic institutions and health systems using the Tempus+ model?

What they are checking: Whether they can shape a research agenda across many institutions with different priorities and capabilities.

Working Groups bring together thought leaders from competing institutions. How would you keep them productive?

What they are checking: Whether they can run collaborative groups where academic credit and institutional interests may clash.

How would you measure whether the Tempus+ program is succeeding?

What they are checking: Whether they think in terms of publications, adoption and institutional engagement, with concrete measures.

An institution has been in the network for a year and has produced nothing. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they diagnose the barrier, such as time, data skills or interest, and act on it.

About the work

How would you help investigators use de-identified multimodal data in Lens to ask good research questions?

What they are checking: Whether they can coach researchers on study design and data limits, not just give them access.

What are the biggest pitfalls in research built on real-world oncology data, and how do you guard against them?

What they are checking: Whether they understand bias, confounding and data quality limits well enough to protect research credibility.

How would you build education into the program so participants keep coming back?

What they are checking: Whether they see education as a driver of adoption and can design useful content for researchers.

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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 are seeking a Medical Director to join our Medical team leading the Tempus+ program. Tempus+ is our collaborative external research network that connects academic institutions and health systems to accelerate data-driven research in oncology. Participants gain unparalleled access to Lens, our cutting-edge, AI-empowered analytics platform of de-identified, real-world multimodal data. Through Tempus+ Working Groups, we foster an ecosystem of thought leadership aimed at high-impact evidence generation to advance the frontiers of cancer care. In this role, you will drive a continuous cycle of research strategy, evidence generation, adoption, and education. You will serve as the face of the Tempus+ program, cultivating deep relationships with participating institutions, guiding clinical investigations, and scaling research output. Success in this role requires seamless partnership with specialized internal teams across Tempus to transform massive amounts of data into powerful research tools. Key Responsibilities: • Serve as the primary medical point of contact for Tempus+ institutions, cultivating deep relationships with leading academic and community physicians. • Foster a culture of research collaboration via collaborative working groups. • Travel up to 20% to provide hands-on, on-site support, training, and relationship management at Tempus+ institutions. • Support researchers through the entire lifecycle: • Hypothesis Generation: Help external investigators hone hypotheses and build formal research proposals. • Data Exploration: Provide scientific and technical support to explore the Tempus+ Data Library via the Lens platform. • Publication Strategy: Collaborate on disclosure, presentation, and publication strategies for high-impact scientific journals. • Shape clinical investigation strategies to ensure all research is scientifically sound, clinically valuable, and aligned with the latest oncology standards. • Provide medical expertise and clinical context to internal data scientists, informaticians, and business development managers during external communications and customer interactions. • Engage Tempus+ sites with Lens utilization, molecular tumor boards, data integration, and clinical trial portfolios (including TIME, Studies, and Clinical Development). • Deliver polished, clinically oriented presentations to medical audiences. Qualifications: • MD/DO or MD/DO + PhD with a strong background and clinical expertise in oncology or a closely related field. • Experience directing multi-site observational projects, clinical registries, and precision medicine initiatives. • Deep familiarity with medical informatics, advanced clinical data modeling, biomarker evaluation, genomic testing, and utilizing real-world data to solve complex oncologic questions. • Innovative thinker who can build strong partnerships with key medium- to large-sized cancer hospital networks • Ability to translate complex molecular and technical data into clear, actionable clinical insights. • Experience with sales, sales strategy and marketing for commercial life science initiatives is preferred Illinois Pay Range: $270,000-$320,000 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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