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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Scientist II, Data Solutions - **Company:** Tempus Inc - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $96,000.0 - $125,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Bioinformatics, Health Informatics, Biometrics, Computational Biology, Data Systems, R (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Statistics Packages - **Published:** August 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usd287ed31d19d22885acaa7717b865c77/eaa ## About the Role * Education to Masters or PhD level combining: * Quantitative and/or computational skills e.g. Computational Biology, Biostatistics/Statistical Genetics, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics, Biometrics, Data Science for Health or similar * biological or medical knowledge e.g. Cancer Biology, Human Disease, Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology or Immunology And / Or * 2+ years of post-grad experience in data science, bioinformatics, biostatistics, epidemiology, immunology, public health, or related fields. * Computational skills using SQL, Python and R, especially relevant statistical tools and visualization packages * Experience with Clinical Trial Design and/or Real World Evidence datasets * Experience with integrative methods to model multi-modal clinical and/or omics data * Proactive mindset that bridges ideas to implementable solutions, and can help move both internal and external stakeholders to quickly solve problems * Proven ability to build deep relationships with pharmaceutical stakeholders based on common scientific understanding * Deep knowledge of Drug Discovery, Translational Research / Computational Biology or Real World Evidence methodologies, specifically in Oncology, with passable knowledge of the other discipline * Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment, promoting creativity, innovation, and scientific excellence * Wins followers with a positive and energetic approach to work and life; gains energy from solving difficult problems * Experience in agile environments and comfort with quick iterations * Exceptional account management, articulation of issues and an ability to navigate a wide range of stakeholders to solve problems ## Description We built Tempus to collect, structure, and organize data from disparate sources to power innovation and discovery. And now we are looking for a Senior Scientist II, Data Solutions - Sales to join our rapidly growing Life Sciences team. This role will focus on establishing and expanding partnerships with pharmaceutical companies while driving revenue for Tempus product line. Senior Scientist II, Data Solutions - Sales - RWE & Insights is responsible for cultivating and growing Tempus partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients to support them in advancing their research, clinical and/or commercial programs. The Data Solutions professional works deeply with customers to understand their key research aims and develop targeted solutions with Tempus colleagues that leverage our products / services in data. Responsibilities * Meet/exceed revenue goals for set product line while delivering on established strategic objectives for specific client accounts * Build relationships with R&D and commercial executives at partner organizations, enabling identification, development of and support for additional value-creation opportunities * Develop deep scientific understanding of customer pipelines and commercial objectives * Deploy consultative approach to understand where Tempus products/services can meaningfully impact performance against clients' R&D and/or commercial objectives; drive impetus for adoption of Tempus products / services * Proactively develop and implement scientific strategies and reports to drive and progress customer engagement and become a trusted scientific advisor * Communicate the scientific and technical plans and outcomes to a cross-functional group of stakeholders, both internal and external * Partner with Account Team (Key Account Directors, Alliance Management, Operations) to ensure success against opportunity pipeline * Collaborate with Alliance Management and Operations to manage existing business and identify new opportunities for account growth * Track progress against defined strategic objectives and revenue goals; review progress/setbacks frequently with broader Account Team and Tempus Leadership * Contribute to the development of the Life Sciences portfolio by providing feedback to Leadership regarding client responses and suggestions; maintain a solution-oriented mindset * Stay informed on pharmaceutical industry, regulatory environment, emerging policy developments and client priorities * Travel approximately 30% of working time, domestically and internationally * Other duties as assigned ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Geometric deep learning for drug discovery](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/264-geometric-deep-learning-for-drug-discovery) - [Biometric Phone Chargers, $40m Domain Names & AI Movies Winning Awards - Peter Kröner](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1810-biometric-phone-chargers-40m-domain-names-ai-movies-winning-awards-peter-kroner) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Beyond Gut Feelings: The Rise of Data-Driven HR](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1326-beyond-gut-feelings-the-rise-of-data-driven-hr) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Data Analyst Salary in Switzerland](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/276-data-analyst-salary-in-switzerland) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)