Solutions Director, Sequencing & CDx

Summary

Join Tempus' rapidly growing Life Sciences Research team as a Solutions Director, Sequencing & CDx. This role focuses on building partnerships with pharmaceutical companies and driving revenue. You will proactively identify opportunities, collaborate with internal teams, and build tailored proposals. The position requires strategic direction, technical/scientific support, and up to 30% travel. A Masters or higher degree in a science discipline and 5+ years of oncology pharmaceutical/biotech experience are required. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, including incentive compensation, restricted stock units, and medical benefits.

Requirements

• Fundamental understanding of the field of molecular oncology, NGS, CDx, and diagnostic algorithms
• Extensive working knowledge of phase I-IV oncology drug development programs and processes
• Public speaking skills and ability to effectively communicate relevant scientific topics and concepts
• Exceptional interpersonal communication skills, strong inter- and intradepartmental management skills, ability to educate and train
• Strong business acumen with the ability to define strategies and manage operational plans to achieve strategic business objectives
• Self-starter with an ownership mindset able to work and deliver on tight timelines
• Must reside within the US with the ability to travel up to 20-30%
• Masters or higher degree (PhD or Healthcare certification) in a Science discipline
• Understanding of oncology and molecular diagnostic testing
• 5+ years of oncology pharmaceutical/biotech company experience in medical affairs, clinical development, or translational science and/or Experience in a selling role
• Account management and strategic selling skills, articulation of issues, and an ability to navigate a wide range of stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Proactively find and define opportunities for pharma customer engagements based on anticipated CDx (NGS or IHC) and diagnostic testing needs for all oncology clinical trials
• Collaborate with the Life Sciences Commercial Team to provide strategic and tactical scientific support and education with the objectives of incorporating Tempus’ suite of oncology tissue NGS (including CDx), liquid biopsy (ctDNA), and IHC test offerings into pharmaceutical drug trials
• Partner with data and trial matching teams to build a cohesive and custom story of the Tempus value proposition to customers based on their needs and asset timelines
• Build tailored proposals for life sciences partners to cover Tempus CDx, sequencing, IHC and other solutions utilizing Tempus generated scientific data
• Network with key pharmaceutical clinical development, translational science, diagnostic strategy, medical affairs, and business development professionals working on oncology pipeline/development strategies
• Accountable for business performance metrics across key Life Sciences accounts for sequencing services (i.e. bookings, revenue, etc.)
• 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 the 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
• Support profiling and analyses of pharmaceutical company pipelines along with key scientific trends in molecular diagnostics influencing drug development programs
• Provide clinical and scientific perspectives in pharmaceutical client engagement meetings, providing technical and professional presentations when needed in support of Tempus tests
• Provide pre-deal support in meetings with pharmaceutical companies and academic researchers
• Collaborate with R&D and scientific teams to stay up to date on the latest technologies and capabilities Tempus can offer
• Identify opportunities to close education gaps within internal KAD and account management teams

Benefits

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