Lab Quality and Operations Associate

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Chicago, IL
Hybrid
50K-65K Annually
Entry level
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
Assist with daily lab operations, including inventory organization, specimen documentation, equipment maintenance, compliance, and maintaining cleanliness.
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.

We're on a mission to connect an entire ecosystem to redefine how genomic data is used in clinical settings. We're looking to build a laboratory operations team where people are passionate about supporting a state-of-the-art research laboratory. 

What you’ll do: 

● Work in a cutting-edge research laboratory supporting daily operations ● Open deliveries, label supplies/reagents and store them accordingly 

● Assist with inventory tracking and organization 

● Receive and enter biorepository specimen manifests into our central database ● Assist with documentation of operational tasks and other quality steps throughout the life cycle of biorepository biospecimens. 

● Assist with equipment maintenance and documentation 

● Send packages to Biological Modeling lab customers/collaborators 

● Organize and deliver samples from the Biological Modeling lab to the NGS lab for sequencing 

● Coordinate with the Pathology lab sample processing, storage, and quality reviews ● Make sure lab complies with safety requirements and stores and disposes of hazardous and biohazardous materials properly 

● Maintain lab cleanliness and tidiness 

Qualifications: 

● Associate's or bachelor’s degree required 

● Excellent communication skills 

● Impeccable attention to detail 

● Thrives in a fast-paced environment 

● Ability to work well with others

CHI: $50,000-$65,000 USD

The expected salary range above is applicable if the role is performed from Illinois and may vary for other locations (California, Colorado, 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.

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. 

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Biorepository Specimen Manifests
Inventory Tracking Systems
Safety Protocols

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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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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.

Typical time on-site: 3 days a week
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