Senior Associate Analytics & Business Insights

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.

Tempus is seeking a highly qualified Senior Associate Analytics & Business Insights to join our growing Sales Operations team. In this role you will go beyond standard reporting to serve as a strategic partner to our Diagnostics Commercial leadership team. We are looking for a proactive problem solver who thrives in ambiguity someone capable of mining complex datasets to identify underlying growth drivers and emerging business risks before they surface. This position requires a deep curiosity for the "business behind the data" and the ability to translate sophisticated analytics into clear actionable recommendations that inform our commercial strategy.

What You’ll Do

• Drive Strategic Discovery: Serve as the primary "analytical detective" for the oncology and neuropsychiatry commercial organizations proactively analyzing complex datasets to uncover hidden growth drivers market trends and potential business risks.

• Translate Data into Narrative: Go beyond the "what" to explain the "so what." You will synthesize raw data into clear compelling stories and actionable recommendations that allow commercial leadership to make informed high-stakes decisions.

• Synthesize Quantitative & Qualitative Intelligence: Pair rigorous data analysis with “boots on the ground” insights from field teams to uncover the root cause of business challenges. You will bridge the gap between what the data says and what the field is experiencing to propose viable real-world solutions. 

• Own the Investigative Process: Act as a self-starter in identifying business needs and performance trends. You will take the lead on navigating ambiguity moving from a raw business question to a polished summary with the support of leadership as a sounding board. 

• Act as a Commercial Partner: Build deep relationships with sales and other commercial teams to understand their tactical needs serving as their go-to expert for data-driven insights and strategic thought partnership.

• Define and Monitor Success: Establish and track sophisticated KPIs that reflect the health of our commercial performance ensuring that reporting isn't just a backward-looking exercise but a forward-looking strategy tool.

• Advanced Insight Synthesis: Harness the power of modern data visualization platforms and emerging AI tools to synthesize complex data into real-time automated insights. You will ensure our commercial organization has instantaneous access to the metrics that matter most shifting the focus from data collection to data-driven action. 

• Strategic Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with the broader Sales Operations team and key stakeholders across Sales Marketing Business Development and Finance to incorporate a holistic perspective into your assessments. You will align on key data streams and business assumptions to ensure a unified and accurate narrative is presented to senior stakeholders.

​Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g. Finance Statistics Engineering Mathematics Data Science or Economics).

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in data-driven business analytics. The core of your experience must be in analyzing complex datasets to generate business-critical insights and strategic recommendations. 

• Analytical Core: Expert-level proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and a proven track record of using modern BI/data visualization tools to extract insights from complex datasets.

• The "Detective" Mindset: Demonstrated ability to independently investigate data to identify growth drivers and performance gaps without a predefined roadmap.

• Communication & Synthesis: Proven experience translating complex raw data into clear succinct and "executive-ready" presentations that highlight the "so what."

• Relationship Management: Ability to develop strong partnerships across departments (Sales Marketing Finance etc.) and influence decision-making without direct authority.

• Operational Excellence: High attention to detail with a commitment to data accuracy paired with the organizational skills to balance multiple high-priority projects in a fast-paced environment.

• Self-Starter Mentality: Thrives in ambiguity and is capable of proactively seeking out information and resources to deliver results.

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​Preferred Qualifications

• Commercial experience in oncology with clinician-facing products and/or within a life sciences organization

• Experience working with large-scale life sciences datasets

• Familiarity with statistical techniques (e.g. trend analysis regression or cluster analysis) to validate business hypotheses.

Chi: $83000 - $105000

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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