Staff AI Scientist, Foundation Models in Precision Medicine

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

Job summary

Tempus, based in New York, is seeking a Staff AI Scientist, Foundation Models, to advance large-scale models across clinical and molecular data. You will lead model design, training, and deployment, applying innovations to prognosis, treatment outcome prediction, and patient stratification. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.

The role emphasizes scientific leadership, publication impact, and regulatory-aligned development within Tempus’s healthcare AI platform.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• 3+ years of industry experience driving end-to-end ML model development.
• Expertise in large-scale deep learning and foundation model development.
• Experience with medical/healthcare AI is valued but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and shape model architecture and research directions.
• Design, train, and advance foundation models across multimodal clinical data.
• Develop downstream applications such as prognosis and patient stratification.
• Publish impactful research and engage with the AI research community.
• Ensure regulatory and product alignment for healthcare AI implementations.

Skills

Python

Deep learning

Multimodal modeling

NLP

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PyTorch

Job description

Tempus, based in New York, is seeking a Staff AI Scientist, Foundation Models, to advance large-scale models across clinical and molecular data. You will lead model design, training, and deployment, applying innovations to prognosis, treatment outcome prediction, and patient stratification. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.

The role emphasizes scientific leadership, publication impact, and regulatory-aligned development within Tempus’s healthcare AI platform.