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.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the world of cancer genomics?
At Tempus, biological samples are processed in our in-house lab and turned into valuable genomic data. This data flows from on-site to an extensive cloud-based infrastructure and set of workflows that produce impactful insights. SaaS products are developed in-house by cross functional teams to share those insights with our clients.
Tempus’ approach to information security allows us to react to threats to any of the environments and workflows described above and identify and close gaps quickly. Our effective security operations engrained with comprehensive monitoring, testing, and risk management allow us to protect Tempus without reducing the speed at which we do business. You and your team set the security goals and design and deploy the products, controls, and workflows to ensure Tempus will continue to make a lasting impact in the field of cancer research and treatment.
As an IAM Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in fulfilling the mission of Tempus by helping ensure we provide secure and private precision medicine methodologies for our clients and their patients.
Responsibilities:
- Practical experience with authentication and authorization protocols.
- Proven experience in the design, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive IAM solutions across various domains, including OKTA and OKTA Workflows.
- Strong skills in identifying, assessing, and mitigating IAM-related security risks, proactively addressing potential threats and vulnerabilities.
- Understanding of best practices surrounding authentication and authorization in a data rich environment.
- Proven ability to collaborate with IT and other business units to promote IAM awareness and integrate IAM best practices into operational processes.
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in IT Security and at least 2 years of experience with IAM Engineering
- Must possess extensive experience with OKTA and OKTA Workflows.
- Exceptional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively translate complex technical security concepts into clear and concise language.
- Excellent project management skills to oversee and drive IAM initiatives.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills particularly focused on authentication and authorization issues.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform and GitHub.
- Strong understanding of IAM principles, frameworks, and technologies, including SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, LDAP, SOAP, REST, and SCIM.
- Knowledge of information security risk management frameworks and compliance practices, including ISO 27001, SOC2 Type 2, and NIST 800-30.
About Tempus:
Passionate about making a difference in the world of cancer genomics?
We're on a mission to connect an entire ecosystem to redefine how genomic data is used in clinical settings. We're looking for software engineers who are passionate about changing the status quo and bringing cancer care into the 21st century.
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
$100,000 - $145,000
The expected salary range above is applicable if the role is performed from California and may vary for other locations (Colorado, Illinois, New York). 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.
Additionally, for remote roles open to individuals in unincorporated Los Angeles – including remote roles- Tempus reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: engaging positively with customers and other employees; accessing confidential information, including intellectual property, trade secrets, and protected health information; and appropriately handling such information in accordance with legal and ethical standards. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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
- 3+ years of experience in IT Security
- At least 2 years of experience in IAM Engineering
- Extensive experience with Okta and Okta Workflows
- Exceptional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to translate complex technical security concepts into clear and concise language
- Excellent project management skills to oversee and drive IAM initiatives
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills focused on authentication and authorization issues
- Hands-on experience with Terraform and GitHub
- Strong understanding of IAM principles, frameworks, and technologies
- Knowledge of SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, LDAP, SOAP, REST, and SCIM
- Knowledge of information security risk management frameworks and compliance practices, including ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, and NIST 800-30
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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Hybrid Workspace
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.
