Research Associate I

Tempus AI•Chicago, IL

About The Position

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're on a mission to connect an entire ecosystem to redefine how genomic data is used in clinical settings. We're looking to build a laboratory team who are passionate and focused on developing state of the art techniques for creating, processing and interpreting vast amounts of genomic and molecular data.

Requirements

MS in medical technology, clinical laboratory science, chemical, physical or biological science and 2 year pertinent clinical or biomedical laboratory experience with molecular biology OR BS in medical technology, clinical laboratory science, chemical, physical or biological science and 3 years of pertinent clinical or biomedical lab experience in molecular biology
Excellent communication skills
Thrives in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work with others to plan and carry out scientific programs and experiments
Self-driven and works well in an interdisciplinary team with minimal direction
Strong desire to build products that will save lives and change the course of cancer
Impeccable attention to detail

Nice To Haves

Experience with organoid culture
Experience designing and optimizing new assays
Experience with next-generation sequencing
Work in a CLIA/CAP high-complexity laboratory
Knowledge of LIMS platforms and various computer systems

Responsibilities

Maintain cell culture and organoid models of human disease.
Perform routine testing, quality control, calibration, maintenance and proficiency testing in accordance with current laboratory procedures.
Perform complex molecular-based procedures with a high degree of quality and in accordance with established protocols.
Perform routine molecular biology tasks, including nucleic acid extraction, DNA/RNA quantification and qualification, NGS library preparation, transfection, molecular cloning, agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, Western blot analysis, RT-qPCR.
Sterilize laboratory equipment and workspaces as assigned.
Maintain consistently high biosafety standards.
Obtain 12 continuing education hours in the field of oncology or molecular biology.
Maintain competency to perform all assigned molecular biology protocols in accordance with CAP, CLIA, NYSDOH regulations.