Manager, Strategy & Operations - Tempus Studies

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 has developed novel technology that generates, collects, structures, and analyzes vast amounts of data and merged with the power of AI, we can advance precision medicine today, and in parallel, facilitate discovery, development and delivery of optimal therapeutics for tomorrow. 

We are looking for a Manager of Strategy & Operations  to join our rapidly growing Studies team. This role is responsible for cultivating and growing Tempus partnerships with biopharma organizations and their usage of Tempus’ clinical study offerings. This role will work cross-functionally with Business Development, Operations, Medical, Science, and Legal to develop solutions that address our biopharma customer’s needs and support the success of Tempus Studies.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct primary and secondary research to prospectively identify data-driven Study opportunities and collaborate with internal translational research teams to further diligence hypotheses
• Manage and lead deals for biopharma-Studies partnerships; owning the development of proposals and SOWs from identification of customer needs to presentation of customer-ready feasibilities, proposals, and contracts in partnership with leadership
• Work with Tempus’ business development teams to develop partnership opportunities with our key biopharma accounts and drive client conversations forward
• Collaborate with the Studies leadership team to set our BU strategy and develop our products aligned to our commercial and business goals
• Identify value creation opportunities with biopharma partners that supports the consideration of the full Tempus platform and fuels the launch of new partnerships
• Build and lead initiatives that help improve sales efficacy, spanning pricing, buyer journeys, contracting, and more
• Perform regular business reviews to assess pipeline progress against plans
• Conduct market intelligence and due diligence to understand competitive offerings and pricing models
• Lead the development and rollout of new Commercial services to Pharma customers; lead the internal alignment of operations with various Studies and broader Tempus teams; build out go-to-market plans, conduct outreach with business development teams and facilitate feedback sessions with customers/users of the services to support product iteration

Qualifications

• 3+ years working in the healthcare industry; pharmaceutical experience a plus
• B.S. or M.S. in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics or Cancer Genetics, or related field a plus; PhD or MBA a plus 
• Customer-facing experience, especially in a consulting capacity
• Demonstrates curiosity and communicates effectively through multiple channels 
• Comfortable with ambiguity and working under pressure with tight deadlines
• Maintains a high level of productivity; is organized and able to balance competing priorities with proven ability to work autonomously