Director, HR Business Partner

Tempus; New York (NY); On-site; USD 165,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive compensation

Restricted stock units

Medical benefits

Job summary

Tempus is seeking a commercially minded, strategic Director, HR Business Partner to lead the People strategy for the Data & Apps unit. You will partner with the CEO and executive team, guiding workforce design, talent management, and organizational effectiveness across a high-growth tech environment.

You will manage a team of 2–3 HR Business Partners, translating business goals into people initiatives, driving engagement, retention, and organizational readiness as the company scales.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR/People experience in tech or business units.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to align people strategy with revenue goals.
• Experience leading HRBP teams and partnering with C-suite.
• Proven agile, solutions-oriented mindset with risk management.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO of Data & Apps and align people strategies with commercial growth goals.
• Own end-to-end health, engagement, structure, and performance of the Data & Apps organization.
• Lead and develop a team of 2–3 HR Business Partners in a high-growth environment.
• Translate commercial objectives into workforce, talent, and organizational design actions.
• Approach challenges with agility and speed while delivering pragmatic solutions.
• Evaluate organization design and talent strategy to support growth and matrixed teams.
• Leverage people metrics and business data to guide leadership decisions.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Development, Legal, and People Ops to implement customized solutions.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Agile mindset

Pragmatic partnering

People leadership

Executive presence

HR business partner experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

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 commercially minded, strategic, and agile Director, HR Business Partner to lead strategy and execution for our Data & Apps business unit. In this high-impact leadership role, you will act as a core operating partner to the CEO of Data & Apps, as well as their executive leadership team and key cross-functional stakeholders. You will operate as a business-first leader who leverages talent, structure, and organizational design to accelerate growth and commercial success. As the dedicated People Lead, you will manage a team of 2-3 HR Business Partners and take ownership of guiding and supporting the People strategy across the entire Data & Apps business unit.

Key Responsibilities

• Executive Business Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic thought partner, to the CEO of Data & Apps and their direct leadership team, aligning people strategies directly with commercial growth goals.
• Business Unit Accountability: Take end-to-end accountability for the health, engagement, structure, and performance of the Data & Apps organization.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and coach a team of 2–3 HR Business Partners in a fluid, high-growth environment, helping to drive their professional growth and skill development.
• Commercial & Strategic Alignment: Partner with leadership to help them translate commercial objectives (revenue targets, product launches, market expansion) into actionable workforce, talent, and organizational designs.
• Agile Problem Solving: Approach business challenges with flexibility, creativity, good judgment, and speed while prioritizing pragmatic, outcome-driven solutions.
• Organizational Design & Talent Strategy: Proactively evaluate team structures, workforce planning, succession management, and talent density to support growth and matrixed team dynamics.
• Data-Driven Insights: Leverage people metrics and commercial data to identify trends, mitigate retention risks, and guide strategic decision-making across leadership.
• Cross-Functional Integration: Partner closely with People Centers of Excellence—including Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Talent Development, Legal, and People Ops to execute customized solutions tailored to Data & Apps.

Qualifications & Leadership Profile

• Commercial & Business Acumen: Highly commercially minded with a track record of supporting revenue-generating, tech, or commercial teams (e.g., Sales, Product, GTM, or Business Units).
• Agile & Solutions-Oriented Mindset: Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments with ambiguous parameters, prioritizing business speed and flexibility while managing risk.
• Pragmatic Partnering: A track record of acting as an agile business enabler rather than a policy administrator.
• People Leadership Experience: Direct experience managing, developing, and inspiring a team of HR professionals or business partners.
• Executive Presence & Influence: Exceptional communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills with demonstrated success influencing C-suite and SVP/VP-level executives.
• Experience: 10+ years of progressive HR/People experience, including significant experience as a strategic HRBP supporting business or tech organizations.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience required.

NYC: $165,000 - $220,000 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—to 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.