Sr. Business Intelligence Engineer

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Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
95K-135K Annually
Senior 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
Owns the full lifecycle of business intelligence solutions, including requirements gathering, dashboard and report development, data modeling, visualization, governance, and production delivery. Partners with business, laboratory, engineering, and product stakeholders to perform root-cause analyses, develop datasets, support self-service analytics, and guide system changes. Requires advanced SQL, BI tool expertise, stakeholder management, and experience with agentic workflows.
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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.

What You'll Do:

  • Own the design, development and administration of advanced analytics dashboards and reporting and business intelligence tools.  Beginning with requirements gathering across cross-functional teams, to the delivery of analytic solutions into production.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders, providing guidance, data and analytical support for developing new datasets, analyses and tools in support of strategic initiatives.

  • Perform deep-dive root cause and problem-solving analyses for and with laboratory, business operations and engineering teams.

  • Design and build data views to support advanced analytical reporting, self-service data analysis and exploration, utilizing multiple data and visualization technologies.

  • Work closely with technical and product teams to identify and align changes to internal systems in support of future data analysis needs and requirements.

  • Develop and facilitate data governance initiatives to assure data integrity across distributed systems.

  • Solve new and interesting problems.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Marketing or similar

  • 5+ years of experience developing data sets for analysis use-cases

  • 5+ years of experience with direct stakeholder management and ownership of full lifecycle of analytics/data projects and presenting analysis results to stakeholders

  • 5+ years report-development and data visualization experience with BI tools (Looker, Tableau, etc.)

  • 1+ year of experience leveraging Agentic workflows (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf).

  • Ability to deliver both high-level explanations of complex problems while also able to deep dive into complex problems

  • Advanced SQL skills for querying and analysis of large, complex datasets

  • Must work well in a team environment and be able to partner with both business and technical team members and translate technical language to the non-technical need

  • Creative problem solver, ability to handle multiple projects, and strong work ethic needed

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Highly organized and systematic, superb attention to detail

  • Able to complete tasks with a high degree of accuracy and an eye towards process improvement

  • Persistent and resilient person who thrives in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment

Bonus points for:

  • Advanced analytics experience - classification/predictive modeling, optimization models, forecasting

  • Experience with Python for data engineering or advanced data analysis projects/use-cases

  • Healthcare domain knowledge and experience

  • Expert knowledge of database/data modeling concepts, SQL skills, proficiency in query performance tuning, and desire to share knowledge with others

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CHI: $95,000 - $135,000


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 in Information Systems, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Marketing, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience developing datasets for analytical use cases
  • 5+ years of experience managing stakeholders and owning the full lifecycle of analytics or data projects
  • 5+ years of report development and data visualization experience with BI tools such as Looker or Tableau
  • 1+ year of experience leveraging agentic workflows, such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf
  • Advanced SQL skills for querying and analyzing large, complex datasets
  • Ability to explain complex problems at both high and detailed levels
  • Ability to collaborate with business and technical teams and translate technical concepts for nontechnical audiences
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organization, attention to detail, accuracy, resilience, and problem-solving ability
  • Advanced analytics experience in classification, predictive modeling, optimization, or forecasting
  • Python experience for data engineering or advanced data analysis
  • Healthcare domain knowledge and experience
  • Expert knowledge of database and data modeling concepts, query performance tuning, and knowledge sharing

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Tempus AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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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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