Director, Customer Operations

Tempus AI, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive compensation

Restricted stock units

Medical benefits

Job summary

Tempus AI, Inc. is a precision medicine-focused company advancing healthcare through AI-driven insights.

We are seeking a Director, Customer Operations to lead a team of managers and CSRs, overseeing the execution of core customer operations and initiatives across clinical and research workflows. The role emphasizes strong leadership, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Product, and Technical teams to enhance customer satisfaction and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership experience in operations, customer service, or related field.
• Proven track record of process improvement and operational discipline in high-volume service environments.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives from concept to execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Customer Operations team, providing direct management to managers who oversee supervisors and CSRs.
• Oversee core customer operations: handling calls, addressing emails, and proactive outreach to obtain missing patient report information.
• Maintain a pulse on operational metrics across client workflows and drive improvement.
• Partner with managers across Customer Operations, Sales, Product, and Technical teams to prioritize and resolve issues affecting customer satisfaction and value.
• Lead cross-functional projects and stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Leadership experience

Process improvement

Project management

Education

Advanced degree (MBA)

Job description

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 are looking for a Director, Customer Operations who will lead a team of managers and customer service representatives.

Duties and Responsibilities

Lead and develop the Customer Operations team, providing direct management to managers who oversee supervisors and Customer Service Representatives (CSRs). Oversee the execution of core customer operations, including managing incoming customer calls, addressing customer emails, and directing proactive outreach to customers to secure missing information needed for patient reports. Maintain a pulse on operational metrics across all client workflows. Understand root causes of performance gaps and partner with managers to drive improvement Coach and develop functional leaders, helping managers move from executing against direction to setting their own vision, seeking alignment, and delivering Partner across Customer Operations, Sales, Product, and technical teams to prioritize, elevate, and resolve issues that affect customer satisfaction and value Lead cross-functional projects and stakeholder relationships: Other duties as assigned

Required Experience

• Minimum: 10+ years of leadership experience in operations, customer service, or a related field
• Demonstrated track record of process improvement and operational discipline in a high-volume, service-oriented environment
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept through execution

Preferred

• Experience in a healthcare, diagnostics, or life sciences environment
• Experience building agentic workflows and tools or applying AI/automation to operational problems
• Experience leading change management and organizational or systems integration
• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA)

Ideal candidates will possess

• Strong operational discipline and a bias toward building durable processes, systems, and tools rather than one-off fixes
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to build cross-functional relationships and influence without authority
• A track record of developing and mentoring people, including growing managers into strong, independent leaders
• Data fluency - comfort using metrics to diagnose problems, prioritize, and measure improvement
• A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset; thrives in a high-growth, rapidly evolving environment and can operationalize solutions quickly
• Sound judgment around risk mitigation and the ability to anticipate downstream consequences of operational decisions
• The ability to form genuine connections with team members and lead with empathy

$120,000 - $170,000 The expected salary range may vary for other locations. 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.

Tempus was founded in August of 2015 by Eric Lefkofsky, after his wife was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Shortly after he founded the company in an effort to bring the power of technology and artificial intelligence to cancer care, he convinced Ryan Fukushima to join as the company’s first employee. Ryan and Eric began assembling a world class team, focused on building the first version of a platform capable of ingesting real time healthcare data in an effort to personalize diagnostics. We built the platform for oncology and have expanded it to neuropsychiatry, cardiology, infectious disease (through COVID), and radiology. Despite our rapid growth, our mission remains the same - help make sure patients are on the right drug at the right time, so they can live longer and healthier lives. We're looking for people who can change the world. Who question the status quo and don't shy away from tough problems. For the builders who are never done building and the learners who are never done learning. We're looking for passionate people with undying curiosity. Those who want to attack one of the most challenging problems mankind has ever faced. Head on.