Senior Director/Director of Business Development, Biological Modeling

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.

These insights are also experimentally evaluated in our state-of-the-art Biological Modeling Laboratory to accelerate the development of new therapeutic options for patients. We are seeking a Director/Senior Director of Business Development to lead the sales growth of our modeling laboratory services.

What You’ll Do:

• Expand Tempus footprint into pharma and biotech, interfacing with internal and external teams to drive revenue and expanded growth in organoid modeling and other functional genomics modalities
• Sell and contract new projects with customers with limited supervision in a quota-driven environment
• Interface with internal Tempus teams, including marketing, leadership, scientists, and technicians to develop novel 3D organoid models, including high throughput high content imaging assays
• Build upon an existing framework to continuously improve organoid and other patient-derived model-based research
• Drive strategic thinking to create best-in-class organoid and functional genomics platforms
• Engage with commercial and academic strategic partners to create next-gen models representing current unmet needs and indications in oncology
• Collaborate with engineers, computational biologists, data scientists, and machine learning scientists on R&D initiatives both internally and with our pharma partners 

Qualifications:

• 5+ years in a fast-paced sales environment with a focus on NGS, oncology, or biomarker technologies
• Demonstrated expertise in tumor modeling, biomarker strategy, and oncology therapy development
• History of meeting and exceeding sales targets and quotas
• Experience with both internal and external projects involving multidisciplinary teams or collaborations

Preferred Candidates will Possess:

• Hands-on experience developing novel protocols, assays, and onboarding new screening technologies including tissue biomarker techniques, cell imaging, 3D cell culture assays, or organoids
• Majority of industrial experience within a drug discovery, CRO services, or technology provider setting
• BS/MS and preferred PhD in Biology
• Ability to function in a fast-paced, cross-functional team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to clearly present and demonstrate Tempus capabilities to cross-functional groups in both small and large formats

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