[Remote] Staff AI Scientist - AI Products / Life Sciences

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Tempus AI is dedicated to redefining precision medicine through data-driven insights. As a Staff AI Scientist, you will lead the development of AI-intensive projects, design state-of-the-art models, and collaborate with life sciences companies to enhance therapeutic solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the development of AI-intensive projects from initial research to production-ready design
• 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
• 5+ 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
• Proficiency in Python and the modern deep learning stack (e.g. Pytorch)
• Strong product-level coding skills for model development are essential
• A solid understanding of industry-standard software engineering and development practices
• Experience in computer vision and multimodal modeling (pathology, multi-omics, etc.) is preferred
• Prior work in medical or healthcare AI is highly valued but not required
• A strong track record of peer-reviewed publications in leading machine learning or computer vision venues
• Publications in medical or healthcare AI venues are preferred

Benefits

• Incentive compensation
• Restricted stock units
• Medical and other benefits

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