Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?
Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus’ proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.
The Manager or Senior Financial Analyst will serve as a strategic partner to the Clinical and Research Labs teams, providing financial oversight, actionable insights, and decision support. This role requires a deep understanding of financial processes, financial modeling expertise, along with the ability to work collaboratively with scientific and operational leaders to drive Tempus’ mission forward.
This is a Chicago, IL based role with Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday in-office attendance required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Planning & Analysis:
• Partner with Clinical and Research Labs leadership and Supply Chain to develop and manage costs, forecasts, and long-term financial plans.
• Conduct detailed variance analysis to monitor financial performance and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Prepare and present financial performance reports, including key performance indicators (KPIs), to senior leadership. Robust excel modeling experience necessary.
• Ensure accurate reporting of lab-related expenses and capital expenditures.
• Operational Support:
• Collaborate with lab operations, both clinical and R&D, to analyze cost structures, resource allocation, and efficiency metrics.
• Develop financial models to evaluate new initiatives, capacity planning, and capital investment opportunities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Work closely with Accounting, Operations, and R&D teams to align financial goals with operational strategies. Be the go to finance partner for operational changes, headcount changes, vendor changes, etc.
• Provide business and operational insights to Supply Chain to support pricing, procurement, and vendor negotiations.
• Work with FP&A revenue partner to provide pricing and margin guidance to business units for contract negotiations, running volume scenario analysis for different pricing structures.
• Process Improvement:
• Identify and implement improvements in financial processes to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Drive automation and optimization of financial reporting and analysis tools.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 4+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis, preferably within healthcare, biotech, or a research-driven environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, expertise in financial modeling and data analysis is a must.
• Proficiency in financial systems and tools such as Excel, Google Sheets, ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP); experience with BI tools (e.g., Looker, Power BI).
• Experience supporting lab operations or R&D functions is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex financial data to non-finance stakeholders.
• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Illinois Pay Range - $70,000 - $120,000 USD
The expected salary range above is applicable if the role is performed from Illinois and may vary for other locations (California, Colorado, New York). 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.
About Us
Tempus was founded in August of 2015 by Eric Lefkofsky, after his wife was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Shortly after he founded the company in an effort to bring the power of technology and artificial intelligence to cancer care, he convinced Ryan Fukushima to join as the company’s first employee. Ryan and Eric began assembling a world class team, focused on building the first version of a platform capable of ingesting real time healthcare data in an effort to personalize diagnostics.
We built the platform for oncology and have expanded it to neuropsychiatry, cardiology, infectious disease (through COVID), and radiology. Despite our rapid growth, our mission remains the same—to help make sure patients are on the right drug at the right time, so they can live longer and healthier lives.
Why Work Here?
We’re looking for people who can change the world.
Who question the status quo and don’t shy away from tough problems. For the builders who are never done building and the learners who are never done learning. We’re looking for passionate people with undying curiosity. Those who want to attack one of the most challenging problems mankind has ever faced. Head on.

• Financial Planning & Analysis:
• Partner with Clinical and Research Labs leadership and Supply Chain to develop and manage costs, forecasts, and long-term financial plans.
• Conduct detailed variance analysis to monitor financial performance and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Prepare and present financial performance reports, including key performance indicators (KPIs), to senior leadership. Robust excel modeling experience necessary.
• Ensure accurate reporting of lab-related expenses and capital expenditures.
• Operational Support:
• Collaborate with lab operations, both clinical and R&D, to analyze cost structures, resource allocation, and efficiency metrics.
• Develop financial models to evaluate new initiatives, capacity planning, and capital investment opportunities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Work closely with Accounting, Operations, and R&D teams to align financial goals with operational strategies. Be the go to finance partner for operational changes, headcount changes, vendor changes, etc.
• Provide business and operational insights to Supply Chain to support pricing, procurement, and vendor negotiations.
• Work with FP&A revenue partner to provide pricing and margin guidance to business units for contract negotiations, running volume scenario analysis for different pricing structures.
• Process Improvement:
• Identify and implement improvements in financial processes to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Drive automation and optimization of financial reporting and analysis tools