Overview As a Staff AI Scientist at Tempus, you will lead the design and deployment of multimodal AI models that fuse clinical and molecular data to improve patient care. You will shape research-to-production work on a large-scale healthcare dataset, collaborating with cross-functional teams to advance precision medicine. Your work will influence biomarkers, therapy outcomes, and Companion Diagnostics within a regulatory-compliant framework. This role offers high-impact research with real-world clinical impact.
Compensation / Benefits- incentive compensation
- restricted stock units (RSUs)
- medical benefits
- remote work options
- competitive salary range
- career development opportunities
Responsibilities- Architect and lead AI-intensive projects from research to production-ready design, shaping the technical roadmap
- Design and train multimodal models using data such as pathology slides, genomic profiles, spatial omics, and longitudinal records
- Develop AI solutions to support biomarker discovery, therapy outcome prediction, and Companion Diagnostics (CDx)
- Ensure AI products meet regulatory guidelines and quality standards in healthcare applications
- Publish original research and engage with the global AI community
- Collaborate with Life Sciences companies to advance biomarker and CDx initiatives
Key requirements- 5+ years of industry experience leading end-to-end ML model development from research to deployment
- Expertise in large-scale deep learning and production-grade models
- Experience in computer vision and multimodal modeling (pathology, multi-omics)
- Strong track record of peer-reviewed publications; medical AI publications preferred
- Proficiency in Python and deep learning stack (e.g., PyTorch) and solid software engineering practices
- leadership and direction for high-impact projects
- collaboration across cross-functional teams
- clear scientific communication and public dissemination
- multimodal modeling
- pathology image analysis (WSI)
- omics data integration (DNA/RNA)
