Contract Recruiter

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 looking for a Contract Recruiter to join our growing People team as a strategic utility player. In this versatile role you will be a pivotal partner capable of supporting all departments across the company. You will lead hiring for diverse needs across both business and technical functions thriving in a high-impact environment where you build high-performing teams across our entire organization.

What You’ll Do:

• Own full-cycle recruiting for a wide range of departments and functions from role kickoff to offer negotiation.

• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements develop sourcing strategies and drive effective and efficient hiring processes.

• Create targeted sourcing strategies using a mix of platforms (such as Workday and LinkedIn Recruiter) to identify and engage top talent.

• Maintain accurate records of candidate interactions and statuses in our Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

• Serve as a trusted talent advisor to internal stakeholders offering guidance on market insights interview best practices and hiring decisions.

• Champion the candidate experience ensuring consistent communication efficiency and empathy from first contact through offer.

• Collaborate with peers on team-wide process improvements recruiting programs and DEI hiring initiatives.

• Track key recruiting metrics and deliver data-driven insights to hiring managers and leadership.
   

Requirements:

• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting ideally with in-house experience. Also open to agency experience for the right candidate.

• Prior experience recruiting in healthcare biotech or life sciences strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated breadth of hiring experience with the ability to pivot between supporting scientific creative analytical and business-focused teams as needed.

• Highly collaborative organized adaptable and ability to thrive in fast-paced environments that require solving complex hiring challenges.

• Proven track record managing multiple roles at once while delivering a top-notch candidate experience.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; you’re confident navigating conversations across all levels of an organization.

• Proficient in ATS and sourcing tools such as Workday and LinkedIn Recruiter

Illinois Pay Range: $70000–$90000

The expected salary range above is applicable if the role is performed from Illinois and may vary for other locations (California Colorado New York). 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. 

What We Do

We bring together one of the world’s largest libraries of multimodal clinical and molecular data with a robust suite of AI tools to help physicians personalize care in real time connect patients with therapies and clinical trials and enable partners to accelerate discovery and development of new treatments. With ~8 million de-identified research records and 350+ petabytes of data Tempus partners with more than half of U.S. oncologists and the majority of the top 20 global pharma companies. Our teams are pioneering work across oncology neurology psychiatry cardiology and beyond—transforming how care is delivered and therapies are developed. At Tempus every role contributes to our mission: to help each patient benefit from the experiences of those who came before. For more information visit tempus.com.

Why Work With Us

We’re looking for people who can change the world. People who question the status quo and refuse to shy away from tough problems. For builders who are never done building and the learners who are never done learning. Passionate individuals with undying curiosity who want to take on one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced—head on.

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