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.
Project Manager, Diagnostic Operations
Business Unit: Diagnostics
Reports To: Abby Pavlik, Sr. Manager, Operational Excellence (OX)
Location: Hybrid - Chicago or New York
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 is a technology company at the forefront of precision medicine, advancing healthcare through AI-driven diagnostics and real-world evidence. Our diagnostics business sits at the intersection of clinical operations, commercial outcomes, and data, serving physicians and health systems across oncology and genomics. We are building the operational infrastructure that will define how Tempus scales its diagnostic operations.
We're looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Operational Excellence team to support internal processes and initiatives that keep the diagnostics business unit running efficiently. This is a broad, cross-functional role: the Associate Project Manager will take on projects across a range of teams and workflows, partnering closely with stakeholders throughout the diagnostics organization to improve how work gets done. They will serve as a subject matter expert for the operating systems that support diagnostics operations, lead process improvements, and own operational reporting that leadership can rely on as a source of truth. Additionally, the Associate Project Manager will support operational communications and other projects as identified.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with cross-functional teams across the diagnostics business unit to execute operational initiatives and workflow improvements, spanning a range of teams, systems, and processes
- Serve as a subject matter expert for the operating systems and tools that support diagnostics operations, helping to ensure data integrity, security, and efficient performance across workflows
- Autonomously own ad hoc process improvements and new initiatives to ensure operational excellence is maintained as the business scales
- Implement and maintain tracking systems for operational initiatives and project status
- Build and maintain reports and dashboards that give leadership a clear, accurate view of workflow performance and key metrics; partner with Business Intelligence to identify KPIs, validate data accuracy, and iterate as business needs evolve
- Perform hands-on data work as needed, including pulling and combining operational data across source systems to support reporting and process decisions
- Support operational communications across the diagnostics network and stakeholder teams
- Partner cross-functionally with Business Intelligence, Commercial Systems/SFDC, Product, and Internal Operations teams to identify gaps, align on decisions, and keep initiatives moving
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Life Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Business, or a related analytical field
- 2-4 years of relevant experience in operations, project management, healthcare/diagnostics, or data and analytics
- Must be a self-starter who can work independently with minimal supervision
- Persistent and resilient person who thrives in a fast-paced, highly iterative environment
- Is highly organized and systematic, with superb attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and complete tasks with a high degree of accuracy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate operational detail into a clear story for leadership
- Comfort working with data: familiarity with SQL and data visualization tools (Looker preferred; Tableau acceptable), or a strong willingness to build these skills
- Proficiency with CRM and operating systems (Salesforce/SFDC) and general database management
- Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, Slides)
Nice to Haves:
- Experience in healthcare diagnostics, oncology, or life sciences
- Familiarity with clinical and lab data systems (LIMS, EMR)
- Experience building dashboards or operational reporting
CHI: $65,000-$80,000
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, preferably in Life Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Business, or a related analytical field
- 2-4 years of relevant experience in operations, project management, healthcare or diagnostics, or data and analytics
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Strong organization, systematic work habits, attention to detail, prioritization, and task completion accuracy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including translating operational details for leadership
- Comfort working with data; familiarity with SQL and data visualization tools, or willingness to build these skills
- Proficiency with CRM and operating systems, including Salesforce/SFDC, and general database management
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Suite
- Experience in healthcare diagnostics, oncology, or life sciences
- Familiarity with clinical and laboratory data systems, including LIMS and EMR
- Experience building dashboards or operational reporting
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Tempus AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, plus mental‑health resources and HSA/FSA options, with core items employer‑verified in mid‑2026.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off and parental leave are consistently part of the package, with parental leave commonly cited around three months and related pages noted as recently employer‑verified.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Everyday perks such as commuter benefits, on‑site meals and coffee programs, gym discounts, charitable matching, ERGs, pet insurance, and team events are widely highlighted, with some amenities available in select offices.
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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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