Senior Director, Marketing - Germline Portfolio

Tempus AI, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Tempus AI, Inc. in Chicago, with presence in New York and Redwood City, seeks a Senior Director of Marketing for the germline portfolio.

Lead the strategic direction, brand development, and commercial success of hereditary cancer testing, translating complex NGS science into compelling market narratives. You will own downstream strategy, GTM, physician marketing, and digital clinician tools while ensuring cross-functional alignment with R&D, Medical Affairs, and Lab Operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences required; MBA/MS in Genetic Counseling/PhD preferred to bridge science and business strategy.
• 10+ years of direct marketing experience in healthcare or life sciences; 5+ years in senior leadership focused on oncology or diagnostics.
• Deep understanding of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) workflows and hereditary cancer testing.
• Practical familiarity with AI-driven workflows to enhance customer experience and marketing efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive commercial roadmap for the germline portfolio, focusing on hereditary cancer and rare disease testing at the point-of-care.
• Drive product positioning, messaging, and GTM strategies; lead physician marketing, patient advocacy engagement, and digital clinician portals.
• Partner with Sales and L&D to provide high-impact materials and messaging for clinical adoption.
• Bridge R&D, Medical Affairs, and Laboratory Operations to keep marketing scientifically accurate and compliant with FDA/CLIA/CAP.

Skills

10+ years marketing experience

Senior leadership in oncology

NGS workflows knowledge

AI-First mindset

Digital marketing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences

MBA

MS in Genetic Counseling

PhD

Tools

NGS tools

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. The Senior Director, Marketing - Germline Portfolio, is a visionary leader responsible for the strategic direction, brand development, and commercial success of the company’s hereditary cancer testing (HCT) and germline portfolio. This role oversees the commercial lifecycle of hereditary screening tools, ensuring they deliver medically actionable insights that empower patients and clinicians to manage cancer risk proactively. You will bridge the gap between technical NGS development and high-impact commercial execution, leading the innovation of market-facing narratives for high-penetrance genes and expanded panels.

Location: Chicago, New York, Redwood City. Hybrid-Remote (Tues, Wed, Thurs).

Responsibilities

• Differentiated Positioning & Narrative Execution: Develop and execute a comprehensive commercial roadmap for the germline portfolio, with a particular emphasis on hereditary cancer and rare disease testing at the point-of-care (in-clinic use cases). Own the overarching narrative to ensure the market understands our unique value proposition in VUS resolution and family-member testing programs.
• Downstream Commercial Strategy: Drive product positioning, messaging, and go-to-market (GTM) strategies. Lead the development of physician marketing, patient-advocacy engagement, and digital clinician portals to streamline genetic counseling workflows.
• Sales Enablement & Training: Partner deeply with Sales and Learning & Development (L&D) to equip the field organization with high-impact materials and aligned messaging to maximize clinical adoption.
• Cross-Functional Synergy: Act as a bridge between R&D, Medical Affairs, and Laboratory Operations to ensure marketing strategies remain scientifically accurate and comply with regulatory requirements (FDA, CLIA, CAP).
• Followership Over Mandate: You possess the organic authority and humility to listen deeply, collaborate cross-functionally, and rally multiple departments behind a unified marketing vision.
• Low Ego, High Impact: You view marketing as a team sport, working seamlessly with technical, medical, and sales peers to turn growth strategy into commercial success without needing to own the entire upstream architecture.

Required Education & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences required; MBA, MS in Genetic Counseling, or PhD preferred to bridge the gap between complex science and business strategy.
• Experience: 10+ years of direct marketing experience in healthcare or life sciences, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role focused on oncology, advanced diagnostics, or germline genetics.
• Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) workflows, cancer genomics, and the evolving landscape of hereditary cancer testing.
• AI-First Mindset: Practical familiarity with utilizing or operationalizing digital tools and modern AI-driven workflows to enhance the customer experience and marketing efficiency.

Salary

U.S. Pay Range: $190,000 -$260,000 The expected salary range may vary for other locations. Actual salary may vary based on qualifications and experience.

Benefits

Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.

Equal Opportunity

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.

Company Background

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.