AI-Driven Translational Scientist: Oncology ML & Agentic AI

Tempus AI, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tempus AI, Inc. is seeking a Translational Scientist to advance agentic AI and multimodal modeling for oncology discovery.

You’ll build deep agents enabling long-horizon planning, tool use, and co‑scientist reasoning, combining omics and clinical data into predictive frameworks. You will work with pharma partners, data science, and clinical teams to design high‑value use cases such as trial design support and treatment optimization, while ensuring robust software practices and clear scientific

Qualifications

• Education and experience: PhD or Masters with 3+ years in AI/ML and related fields.
• Technical/Scientific Skills: Agentic frameworks, LLM applications, prompt engineering, RAG, and scalable system design.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to present complex results to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Agentic AI: develop state‑of‑the‑art agentic workflows with long‑horizon planning and tool use.
• Multimodal Modeling: integrate DNA, RNA, H&E and clinical data into predictive models.
• Scientific Innovation: collaborate to define high‑value use cases like clinical trial design support.

Skills

Agentic AI workflows

LLM orchestration

Multimodal ML modeling

Causal inference

Communication skills

Education

PhD (or Masters with 3+ years)

Tools

Python

LangGraph

Job description

Tempus AI, Inc. is seeking a Translational Scientist to advance agentic AI and multimodal modeling for oncology discovery.

You’ll build deep agents enabling long-horizon planning, tool use, and co‑scientist reasoning, combining omics and clinical data into predictive frameworks. You will work with pharma partners, data science, and clinical teams to design high‑value use cases such as trial design support and treatment optimization, while ensuring robust software practices and clear scientific