Lead AI Scientist, Foundation Models for Precision Medicine

Embedded Shishya; United States; Remote; USD 220,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Tempus is seeking a Staff AI Scientist, Foundation Models, to advance large‑scale foundation models for precision medicine. You will work at the intersection of ML, clinical science, and life sciences, developing models on vast clinical and molecular data and translating them into actionable applications.

This senior role blends research with deployment, guiding model pretraining, multimodal learning, and downstream clinical uses such as prognosis and biomarker discovery.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• 3+ years of industry experience in end-to-end ML model development.
• Expertise in large-scale deep learning and foundation models across modalities.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, research direction, and execution for foundation models.
• Train and advance models on multimodal clinical/molecular data.
• Develop downstream applications like prognosis and biomarker discovery.
• Publish impactful research and engage with the AI community.
• Ensure regulatory and quality alignment for healthcare products.

Skills

Deep learning

Foundation models

Python

PyTorch

NLP

Multimodal learning

Education

Ph.D. in CS or related field

Tools

Pytorch ecosystem

Job description

Tempus is seeking a Staff AI Scientist, Foundation Models, to advance large‑scale foundation models for precision medicine. You will work at the intersection of ML, clinical science, and life sciences, developing models on vast clinical and molecular data and translating them into actionable applications.

This senior role blends research with deployment, guiding model pretraining, multimodal learning, and downstream clinical uses such as prognosis and biomarker discovery.