Director, Data Solutions

Tempus AI • Boston, MA

23h

About The Position

Tempus is hiring a Director, Data Solutions – RWE & Insights for its Life Sciences team. This scientist-first leadership role sets the scientific strategy for partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The director works with partner R&D, translational, and clinical development teams to address research questions through analyses and study concepts using Tempus’ multimodal real-world data. The role combines hands-on analysis and insight generation for clients with leadership of a team of scientists.

Approximately 75% of the role is scientific work, including designing analyses, scoping studies, reviewing methods, conducting proof-of-value analyses, and presenting results. The remainder involves team leadership, product development, and partnership growth. The director also contributes to revenue and strategic objectives for the Data Solutions portfolio, collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, and travels approximately 20% of working time, domestically and internationally.

Requirements

• PhD, MD, or equivalent advanced degree combining quantitative or computational training with biological or medical knowledge.
• Deep expertise in oncology and in at least one of Real World Evidence, Translational Research / Computational Biology, or Drug Discovery methodologies, with working knowledge of the others.
• Hands-on proficiency in R, including statistical and visualization tooling.
• Experience with clinical trial design, real-world evidence study design, and integrative methods for multimodal clinical and omics data.
• Track record of scientific output, such as publications, regulatory or HTA submissions, or partner-facing study results.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with pharmaceutical scientists and executives based on scientific credibility.
• Proactive approach to translating ideas into implementable solutions and comfort working in agile environments with quick iterations.
• 10+ years of post-graduate experience, including 7+ years as a hands-on-keyboard scientist in a relevant discipline.
• 5+ years working at or with life sciences companies in R&D and/or real-world data.

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years leading or mentoring scientific teams; direct people management is preferred.
• Familiarity with AI/agentic tools in the current and continually expanding computational landscape.
• Experience in a client-facing scientific role with revenue or quota responsibility.
• Advanced training in fields such as Computational Biology, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Bioinformatics, or Biomedical Informatics, combined with biological or medical knowledge such as Cancer Biology, Genetics/Genomics, Immunology, or Molecular Biology.
• A collaborative and inclusive leadership style that promotes creativity, innovation, and scientific excellence.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior scientific advisor to biopharma partners, translating pipeline, biomarker, and clinical development questions into feasible analyses using Tempus clinical, molecular, and imaging data.
• Design and execute proof-of-value analyses and cohort feasibility assessments for high-priority or complex opportunities.
• Define scientific approaches for real-world evidence and translational projects, including study design, endpoint selection, cohort definition, and statistical and computational methods.
• Review and approve the scientific content of scopes, statements of work, and team deliverables to ensure methodological rigor and accurate representation of data.
• Present findings to partner R&D and clinical teams and contribute to publications, posters, and conference presentations where appropriate.
• Stay current on oncology drug development, real-world data methodology, regulatory use of real-world evidence, and AI and multimodal modeling.
• Work with product, data science, and abstraction teams to identify data gaps and shape the roadmap for new data products.
• Mentor and develop Data Solutions scientists, including their domain knowledge and client-facing skills.
• Assign and flex team members across pharma, biotech, and innovation-economy accounts based on expertise and opportunity value.
• Build standardized, scalable scientific workflows, including feasibility templates, analysis frameworks, and data proof-of-value materials.
• Serve as the first escalation point for complex or non-standard scientific requests and involve senior leadership early on enterprise-level opportunities.
• Meet or exceed team revenue goals for the Data Solutions portfolio while delivering strategic objectives for key client accounts.
• Build relationships with partner R&D, translational, and commercial executives and identify new value-creation opportunities.
• Identify and shape multi-year collaborations that position Tempus data as a foundation for broader partnerships across Tempus products.
• Track progress against strategic objectives and revenue goals and regularly review progress and setbacks with the Account Team and Tempus Leadership.
• Partner with the Account Team to qualify opportunities and support success against the pipeline.
• Communicate scientific and technical plans and outcomes to internal and external stakeholders, from bench scientists to executives.
• Share partner feedback with Leadership to contribute to the Life Sciences portfolio and maintain a solution-oriented mindset.
• Travel approximately 20% of working time, domestically and internationally.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree