Senior Foundation Models Scientist — Precision Medicine

Tempus AI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 220,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Tempus AI in New York, NY seeks a Staff AI Scientist, Foundation Models to advance large-scale foundation models for precision medicine. You will lead design, training, and deployment of models across clinical and molecular data, bridging ML with life sciences and real-world impact.

The role emphasizes research leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and translating discoveries into regulatory-ready AI solutions for partners and internal programs.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in CS or related quantitative field.
• 3+ years in end-to-end ML model development.
• Expertise in large-scale deep learning and foundation models.
• Experience with pretraining, representation learning, multimodal modeling, or post-training.
• Publications in ML/NLP/Computer Vision preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and training of large-scale foundation models.
• Develop downstream clinical and life-sciences applications.
• Publish research and engage with the AI community.
• Align models with regulatory and product requirements.

Skills

Python

Deep learning

Multimodal learning

NLP

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PyTorch

Model deployment

Job description

Tempus AI in New York, NY seeks a Staff AI Scientist, Foundation Models to advance large-scale foundation models for precision medicine. You will lead design, training, and deployment of models across clinical and molecular data, bridging ML with life sciences and real-world impact.

The role emphasizes research leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and translating discoveries into regulatory-ready AI solutions for partners and internal programs.