Science Strategy Leader

Strategic Leadership & Partner Engagement:

Cross-Functional Alignment:

Innovation in Clinical Development:

Scientific Growth & Value Creation:

Qualifications:

• 10+ years in pharma/biotech with demonstrated experience in research, clinical development, and commercial strategy.
• Proven cross-functional leadership in a matrix environment, ideally with global and multi-asset portfolio oversight.
• Demonstrated expertise in data-driven clinical innovation, including familiarity with core scientific modalities (e.g., genomics, proteomics, digital pathology, imaging) and their integration into multimodal strategies.
• Track record of success in executive partner engagement, including governance structures (e.g., JSCs) and joint portfolio planning.
• Ability to translate complex scientific and data insights into actionable strategies for diverse stakeholders, including C-suite and external partners.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with experience managing high-value, high-impact relationships.
• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, or equivalent) required; MBA or business leadership training a plus.
• Speed to value realization post-contract signing.
• Account expansion and renewals attributable to strategic oversight.
• Cross-account adoption of shared scientific insights and use cases.
• Partner satisfaction and engagement scores.
• Tangible impact on partner clinical development innovation.
• At Tempus AI, we believe the future of drug development lies at the intersection of science, data, and strategic partnership. In this role, you will shape how breakthrough science translates into patient impact—working alongside some of the brightest minds in precision medicine, data science, and biopharma.
• $178,000 - $264,000
• The expected salary range may vary for other locations. Actual salary may vary based on qualifications and experience. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.
• We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Key Success Metrics:

Why Join Us:

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, or equivalent) required; MBA or business leadership training a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the executive scientific lead for strategic Pharma/Biotech partnerships, shaping account-level and portfolio-wide strategies in alignment with corporate priorities.
• Lead Joint Steering Committees (JSCs), ensuring data-driven decision-making and alignment between partner needs and our capabilities.
• Champion the integration of novel scientific insights—including real-world, clinical, genomic, and multimodal data—into ongoing collaborations to accelerate innovation.
• Lead development and positioning of emerging offerings (e.g., LOOP)
• Create structured pathways for knowledge sharing between Account VPs, KADs, Translational Research, Pharma R&D, RWD, and SOS teams to ensure strategic continuity from pre- to post-contract.
• Guide teams in identifying strategic opportunities, anticipating partner needs, and translating scientific advances into new collaborations with our partner biotechs/pharma companies.
• Strengthen and scale programs like ‘Sparks’, enabling KADs/SSLs to communicate high-impact scientific narratives tailored to partner priorities.
• Partner with R&D leaders to ensure that insights from translational science inform ongoing and future clinical programs.
• Promote best practices in leveraging real-world and multimodal evidence to enhance development timelines and success rates.
• Develop and champion new data-driven use cases for multimodal data integration into trial design, patient stratification, and regulatory engagement.
• Identify expansion opportunities within accounts by linking emerging science to unmet partner needs.
• Ensure strategic alignment across multiple accounts to leverage cross-account insights for scalable growth.
• Drive measurable improvement in partner satisfaction, time to value realization, and account renewal/expansion rates.