Senior Data Scientist, RWD Analytics for Precision Medicine

Tempus; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive compensation

RSUs

Medical benefits

Job summary

Tempus seeks a Senior Data Scientist for Real-World Data (RWD) Analytics to design and validate clinical heuristics and profiling pipelines. You will collaborate with clinical SMEs, ML engineers, and data scientists to ensure data quality and robust evaluation of AI-driven concepts.

The role emphasizes longitudinal cohort design, data integrity, and effective communication of insights. Tempus offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Clinical Informatics, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in data science, clinical data analytics, or ML with real-world healthcare data (RWD).
• Proficiency in Python and advanced SQL with complex relational databases and ETL pipelines.
• Experience with data quality frameworks, automated checks, and data profiling tools.
• Familiarity with oncology data and EHR data structures is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and validate heuristic rules and algorithms for derived clinical concepts.
• Maintain Python-based profiling pipelines and expand data quality checks.
• Ensure robust schema and valueset adherence through quality checks.
• Design complex inclusion/exclusion funnels for longitudinal patient cohorts.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data profiling

ETL pipelines

NLP / AI models

Cross-functional collaboration

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Data Science/Statistics

Tools

Python

SQL

Tableau / Plotly

Job description

Tempus seeks a Senior Data Scientist for Real-World Data (RWD) Analytics to design and validate clinical heuristics and profiling pipelines. You will collaborate with clinical SMEs, ML engineers, and data scientists to ensure data quality and robust evaluation of AI-driven concepts.

The role emphasizes longitudinal cohort design, data integrity, and effective communication of insights. Tempus offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.