Staff AI Scientist - AI Products / Life Sciences

Tempus AI • Chicago, IL

7d • $200,000 - $260,000

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. At Tempus, we are pursuing a mission to redefine precision medicine through data-driven insights. The AI Products group is a multidisciplinary group of AI scientists and engineers focused on developing AI-driven precision medicine and therapeutic solutions across the clinical and drug development lifecycle. As a Staff AI Scientist, you will operate at the intersection of machine learning and clinical science. You will research, design, and deploy cutting-edge multimodal AI models that leverage one of the world's largest clinical and molecular datasets—transforming patient care at a massive scale.

Requirements

• Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
• Professional Experience: 5+ years of industry experience leading end-to-end development of machine learning models, from research and experimentation to validation and production deployment.
• Domain Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in large-scale deep learning and training production-grade models is required.
• Research Excellence: A strong track record of peer-reviewed publications in leading machine learning or computer vision venues.
• Engineering Excellence : Proficiency in Python and the modern deep learning stack (e.g. Pytorch). Strong product-level coding skills for model development are essential, along with a solid understanding of industry-standard software engineering and development practices.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in computer vision and multimodal modeling (pathology, multi-omics, etc.) is preferred.
• Publications in medical or healthcare AI venues are preferred
• Prior work in medical or healthcare AI is highly valued but not required.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: This is a high-impact, senior individual contributor role. Architect and lead the development of AI-intensive projects from initial research to production-ready design. Influence the long-term technical roadmap.
• Algorithmic Innovation: Design and train state-of-the-art models utilizing multi-modal data, including but not limited to pathology slides (WSI), genomic profiles (DNA/RNA), spatial omics, and longitudinal patient records.
• Collaboration with Life Sciences Companies: Develop sophisticated AI solutions to support biomarker discovery, therapy outcome prediction, and the advancement of Companion Diagnostics (CDx).
• Regulatory Alignment: Ensure all AI products meet stringent regulatory guidelines and quality standards for healthcare applications.
• Scientific Contribution: Maintain Tempus’s position as a thought leader by publishing original research in high-impact venues and engaging with the global AI research community.

What This Job Offers

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