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.
Tempus is looking for a hardworking, ambitious Accounts Payable Specialist to support its growing operations in Chicago. Reporting to the AP Manager, this role will oversee the accounts payable process.
What you'll do:
- Sort, code and match invoices
- Post transactions to journals, ledgers and other records
- Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues
- Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries
- Assist with month-end closing (Duplicate invoices, overbilled PO's, verifying service periods for a subsection of vendor types, etc.)
- Provide supporting documentation for audits (when needed)
- Track Credits and resolve any associated issues
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and at least 3+ years of experience in Accounts Payable
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Ability to learn quickly and thrive in a rapidly-growing company
- Highly analytical and detail-oriented
- Results-oriented, highly energetic, dynamic individual with hands-on mentality
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CHI: $50,000-$72,000
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- At least 3 years of accounts payable experience
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Ability to learn quickly and thrive in a rapidly growing company
- Highly analytical and detail-oriented
- Results-oriented, energetic, dynamic, hands-on approach
What the Team is Saying
Tempus AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is often highlighted as broad and generally solid, with medical, dental, vision, mental-health resources, and wellness programs available. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful baseline value across roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays, sick days, bereavement leave, volunteer time, and PTO are part of the package. Feedback suggests flexible or unlimited PTO is available for some roles, reinforcing perceived time-off breadth.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave and family-support resources, including accommodations for nursing parents, are noted positively. Feedback suggests these benefits help family-focused and early-career employees view the package more favorably.
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What We Do
We bring together one of the world’s largest libraries of multimodal clinical and molecular data with a robust suite of AI tools to help physicians personalize care in real time, connect patients with therapies and clinical trials, and enable partners to accelerate discovery and development of new treatments. With ~8 million de-identified research records and 350+ petabytes of data, Tempus partners with more than half of U.S. oncologists and the majority of the top 20 global pharma companies. Our teams are pioneering work across oncology, neurology, psychiatry, cardiology, and beyond—transforming how care is delivered and therapies are developed. At Tempus, every role contributes to our mission: to help each patient benefit from the experiences of those who came before. For more information, visit tempus.com.
Why Work With Us
We’re looking for people who can change the world. People who question the status quo and refuse to shy away from tough problems. For builders who are never done building, and the learners who are never done learning. Passionate individuals with undying curiosity who want to take on one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced—head on.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Most of the team follows a hybrid policy, with some roles allowing for a fully remote arrangement and some roles being onsite only.
