Contract Recruiter - 6 Month Contract

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Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
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Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Healthtech • Machine Learning • Analytics • Biotech • Generative AI
Tempus is a technology company leading the adoption of AI to advance precision medicine and patient care.
The Role
Contract Recruiter responsible for full-cycle recruiting for Sales and Customer Success teams. Duties include partnering with hiring managers, sourcing and screening candidates, coordinating interviews, maintaining ATS records, supporting offers, tracking recruiting metrics, and contributing to employer branding. Requires 2+ years of internal recruiting experience, strong communication and organizational skills, sourcing expertise, and familiarity with healthcare or life sciences recruiting. Hybrid Chicago attendance three days weekly is strongly preferred.
Summary Generated by Built In

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 currently looking for an experienced Contract Recruiter to join our fast growing People Operations team for a 6 month contract. This recruiter will focus on supporting our Sales and Customer Success teams and will contribute to our overall recruiting success by assisting in all stages of the hiring process. Ideal candidates will have a can-do attitude, great interpersonal communication and killer organizational skills.

Responsibilities:

  • Communicate regularly to hiring teams and recruiting leads around interview process and updates

  • Collaborate with hiring managers to define role requirements and create compelling job descriptions

  • Source and attract candidates through various channels, including job boards, social media, referrals, and direct outreach

  • Screen resumes and conduct initial phone or video interviews to evaluate candidates’ qualifications and cultural fit

  • Coordinate and schedule interviews with internal teams, ensuring a seamless process for candidates and stakeholders

  • Maintain accurate records of candidate interactions and statuses in our Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

  • Provide an exceptional candidate experience by communicating clearly and promptly throughout the hiring process

  • Partner with HR and hiring managers to extend offers and assist in the negotiation process

  • Track and report on key recruiting metrics, such as time-to-fill and source of hire

  • Contribute to employer branding initiatives by promoting the company’s culture, values, and employee value proposition

  • Stay up to date on labor laws, hiring best practices, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies

Requirements:

  • Bachelors degree

  • 2+ years of full cycle, internal recruiting experience 

    • Sales recruitment experience preferred

    • Healthcare recruitment experience preferred

    • Experience with Workday ATS preferred

  • Strong track record of sourcing and recruiting in the Healthcare/ Life Sciences market

  • Outstanding organizational skills, with keen attention to detail and diligent task follow-through

  • Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast - paced, dynamic environment

  • Strong communicator and ability to manage up

  • Highly collaborative, with a strong team orientation

  • Proven experience using sourcing tools and systems including ATSs (Workday), social media recruitment tools, and job databases

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal): friendly, tactful, good negotiator, ability to influence others 

  • Ability to come into our Chicago office on a Hybrid schedule (3 days per week - T, W, TH) strongly preferred

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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
  • 2+ years of full-cycle internal recruiting experience
  • Strong track record of sourcing and recruiting in the healthcare or life sciences market
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong communication skills and ability to manage up
  • Collaborative, team-oriented approach
  • Experience using sourcing tools, applicant tracking systems, social media recruitment tools, and job databases
  • Excellent written and verbal interpersonal communication skills
  • Sales recruitment experience
  • Healthcare recruitment experience
  • Experience with Workday ATS
  • Ability to work in the Chicago office on a hybrid schedule three days per week

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Tempus AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
3,775 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

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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