[Remote] Senior AI Scientist, AI Products / Life Sciences

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Tempus AI is a precision medicine company that uses real-world clinical and molecular data to deliver actionable healthcare insights. The Senior AI Scientist will research, design, and deploy multimodal AI models for clinical care and drug development, including applications in biomarker discovery, therapy outcome prediction, and companion diagnostics. The role also involves regulatory alignment, scientific publishing, and collaboration with life sciences companies.

Responsibilities

• This is a high-impact individual contributor role, while significant hands-on contribution is expected
• Design and train state-of-the-art models utilizing multi-modal data, including but not limited to pathology slides (WSI), genomic profiles (DNA/RNA), spatial omics, and longitudinal patient records
• Develop sophisticated AI solutions to support biomarker discovery, therapy outcome prediction, and the advancement of Companion Diagnostics (CDx)
• Ensure all AI products meet stringent regulatory guidelines and quality standards for healthcare applications
• Maintain Tempus’s position as a thought leader by publishing original research in high-impact venues and engaging with the global AI research community

Skills

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, or a related quantitative field
• 1+ years of industry experience leading end-to-end development of machine learning models, from research and experimentation to validation and production deployment
• Demonstrated expertise in large-scale deep learning and training production-grade models is required
• A strong track record of peer-reviewed publications in leading machine learning or computer vision venues
• Proficiency in Python and the modern deep learning stack (e.g. Pytorch)
• Strong product-level coding skills for model development are essential, along with a solid understanding of industry-standard software engineering and development practices
• Experience in computer vision and multimodal modeling (pathology, multi-omics, etc.)
• Publications in medical or healthcare AI venues are preferred

Benefits

• Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.

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