Senior Lab Finance Analyst

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 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.

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