(Sr) Associate, Strategy & Operations

Tempus AI; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Tempus is seeking an (Sr)Associate - Sequencing Strategy & Operations to drive BD opportunities and commercial logistics for Life Science Sequencing/CDx initiatives. You will draft client proposals, coordinate cross-functional GTM activities, and analyze markets to sharpen messaging.

The role requires 2+ years in pharma/biotech or consulting, with strong writing and client-facing experience, and a collaborative, fast-paced mindset.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of pharma, biotech, or consulting experience with a track record of strong execution.
• Customer-facing experience, preferably in BD, client services, or consulting.
• Strong written communication skills, with experience drafting client-facing materials or proposals.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Support BD team in developing partnership opportunities with biopharma and academic accounts.
• Draft and refine client-facing proposals, contracts, and communications.
• Execute commercial marketing activities including campaigns, events, and collateral.
• Source biotech and research targets through systematic research.
• Conduct strategic and market analysis to identify differentiators for marketing materials.
• Collaborate across commercial, medical, product, regulatory, and lab teams on GTM strategies.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer engagement and KPI tracking.
• Coordinate with Operations, Account Management, Product & Engineering on data for product enhancements.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholder organizations and track milestones for projects.

Skills

Pharma/biotech experience

BD / client facing

Proposal drafting

Strategic market analysis

Education

Life sciences BS/MS

Tools

Office suite

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 (Sr)Associate - Sequencing Strategy & Operations role provides critical operational, analytical, and tactical support to advance Tempus’ precision medicine and Life Science Sequencing/CDx initiatives. The position is responsible for conducting market and competitive intelligence research, executing commercial marketing logistics, and helping draft client proposals alongside the business development team. Additionally, the role coordinates commercial operations across internal teams to improve daily processes and successfully bring new offerings to market.

Location: Hybrid in Chicago or NY

Key Responsibilities

• Support Tempus' business development (BD) team in developing partnership opportunities with key biopharma and academic research accounts to advance client conversations.
• Draft and refine client-facing proposals, contracts, and written communications for the Life Science Sequencing/CDx business, working closely with the BD team to align materials with customer needs.
• Execute commercial marketing activities for the team, including organizing nurture campaigns, managing conference/webinar planning logistics, developing collateral, and maintaining website content.
• Source biotech and research customer targets by systematically researching companies, institutions, contacts, assets, and pipeline areas of interest.
• Conduct strategic and market analysis using pharma and competitive intelligence to support the identification of key differentiators and the refinement of marketing materials.
• Work collaboratively across commercial, medical, product, regulatory, and laboratory teams to help implement go-to-market strategies.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational processes for customer engagement, outreach, retention tactics, and track team KPI fulfillment.
• Partner with Operations, Account Management, Product & Engineering to report daily operational challenges, gather data for product enhancements, and assist in testing new features.
• Coordinate and maintain positive working relationships with operational stakeholders across partner organizations.
• Manage the tracking, documentation, and cross-functional execution of operational milestones for key strategic projects to help bring new offerings to market successfully.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of pharma, biotech, or consulting experience with a track record of strong execution.
• Customer-facing experience, preferably in BD, client services, or consulting.
• Strong written communication skills, with experience drafting client-facing materials or proposals.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, managing shifting priorities and incomplete information across multiple concurrent projects.

Preferred

• Exposure to oncology, diagnostics, CDx, NGS, or multi-omics a plus, but not required.
• B.S./M.S. in a life sciences field a plus, not required.

Associate level in CHI: $70,000 - $85,000

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.