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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director, Data Solutions - **Company:** Tempus Inc - **Location:** Boston, MA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Health Informatics, Computational Biology, Computer Simulation, Data Systems, Value Engineering - **Published:** October 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/director-data-solutions-boston-ma--301712f4-b770-4541-b3c2-03581540626d ## About the Role Medicine, Healthcare, Ecosystems, Clinical Medicine, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Disease, Biology, Leadership, Drug Development, Analysis Skills, * PhD, MD, or equivalent advanced degree combining quantitative or computational training (e.g. Computational Biology, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics) with biological or medical knowledge (e.g. Cancer Biology, Genetics/Genomics, Immunology, Molecular Biology) * Deep expertise in oncology and in Real World Evidence, Translational Research / Computational Biology, or Drug Discovery methodologies, with working knowledge of the others * Hands-on proficiency in R, including statistical and visualization tooling * Experience with clinical trial design, real-world evidence study design, and integrative methods for multimodal clinical and omics data * A track record of scientific output, such as publications, regulatory or HTA submissions, or partner-facing study results * Proven ability to build deep, trusted relationships with pharmaceutical scientists and executives based on scientific credibility * A leader who fosters a collaborative and inclusive environment that promotes creativity, innovation, and scientific excellence * Proactive mindset that bridges ideas to implementable solutions; comfortable in agile environments with quick iterations Preferred Experience * 10+ years of post-graduate experience, including 7+ years as a hands-on-keyboard scientist in one of the disciplines above * 5+ years working at or with life sciences companies in R&D and/or real-world data * 3+ years leading or mentoring scientific teams, with direct people management preferred * Familiarity with AI/agentic tools in the current and continually expanding computational landscape * Experience in a client-facing scientific role with revenue or quota responsibility ## Description We built Tempus to collect, structure, and organize data from disparate sources to power innovation and discovery. We're now looking for a Director, Data Solutions - RWE & Insights to join our rapidly growing Life Sciences team. This is a scientist-first leadership role. You'll set the scientific strategy for Tempus' partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, working directly with their R&D, translational, and clinical development teams. You'll take on their hardest research questions and design analyses and study concepts that answer them with Tempus' multimodal real-world data. You will be directly responsible for coding and generating insights for clients as an individual contributor, while leading a team of scientists doing the same across the portfolio. In this role, commercial success comes from scientific credibility. Role overview * Approximately 75% of this role is scientific work: designing analyses, scoping studies, reviewing methods, performing proof-of-value analysis and presenting results to our external and internal partners. The remainder is team leadership, product development and partnership growth. * You will stay hands-on-keyboard, exploring Tempus data and performing proof-of-value analyses for priority opportunities. Responsibilities Scientific Leadership * Serve as the senior scientific advisor to biopharma partners, translating their pipeline, biomarker, and clinical development questions into feasible, well-designed analyses using Tempus clinical, molecular, and imaging data * Personally design and execute proof-of-value analyses and cohort feasibility assessments for high-priority or complex opportunities * Define the scientific approach for real-world evidence and translational projects, including study design, endpoint selection, cohort definition, and statistical and computational methods * Review and sign off on the scientific content of scopes, SOWs, and deliverables produced by the team, ensuring methodological rigor and accurate representation of the data * Present findings to partner R&D and clinical teams, and contribute to publications, posters, and conference presentations where appropriate * Stay current on oncology drug development, real-world data methodology, regulatory use of RWE, and AI and multimodal modeling * Partner with Tempus product, data science, and abstraction teams to identify data gaps surfaced by partner needs and shape the roadmap for new data products Team Leadership * Mentor and develop more junior Data Solutions scientists, growing their domain knowledge as well as their client-facing skills * Assign and flex team members across pharma, biotech, and innovation-economy accounts based on expertise and opportunity value * Build standardized, scalable scientific workflows (feasibility templates, analysis frameworks, data POVs) so the team can rapidly support more partners without lowering quality * Act as the first point of escalation for complex or non-standard scientific requests, and involve senior leadership early on enterprise-level opportunities Partnerships and Revenue Growth * Meet or exceed team revenue goals for the Data Solutions portfolio while delivering on strategic objectives for key client accounts * Build deep relationships with R&D, translational, and commercial executives at partner organizations based on shared scientific understanding, identifying new value-creation opportunities * Identify and shape multi-year collaborations that position Tempus data as the foundational layer for broader partnerships across Tempus products * Track progress against strategic objectives and revenue goals; review progress and setbacks regularly with the broader Account Team and Tempus Leadership Cross-functional Collaboration * Partner with the Account Team (Key Account Directors, Alliance Management, Operations) to qualify opportunities and ensure success against the pipeline * Communicate scientific and technical plans and outcomes to cross-functional internal and external stakeholders, from bench scientists to executives * Contribute to the development of the Life Sciences portfolio by sharing partner feedback with Leadership; maintain a solution-oriented mindset * Travel approximately 20% of working time, domestically and internationally * Other duties as assigned