Transforming healthcare with data-driven insights
Tempus, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a technology company that has developed the largest library of clinical and molecular data, focusing on oncology. With over 1,000 employees, Tempus partners with leading healthcare institutions to provide data-driven insights and personalized treatment ...
Tempus offers competitive salaries, equity options, generous PTO, flexible remote work policies, and comprehensive health benefits, including parental...
Tempus fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration, emphasizing data-driven decision-making and a commitment to improving patient outcomes throu...
Tempus • Chicago, IL
Position Overview:
We are seeking a passionate and experienced leader to oversee the daily operations of our high-volume pathology team operations in Chicago. This role will focus on managing the pre-analytical workflows including the Path Lab Coordinators and Histology, ensuring the delivery of high-quality next-generation sequencing data with rapid turnaround times. The ideal candidate will collaborate with product, research, and business development teams to develop the most advanced sequencing platform in cancer care.
Key Responsibilities:
Coordinate the operational activities of a cutting-edge clinical laboratory to support a molecular workflow with rapid turnaround times.
Deliver regular updates to the Senior Pathology Manager and Laboratory Operations Director, summarizing laboratory performance, turnaround times, productivity, and other performance metrics.
Oversee histology, pathology abstraction and review support, and ancillary support for the lab operations associates and Lab Logistics Manager, and participate in the completion of daily activities as necessary.
Provide solutions to highly complex problems and apply a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and innovation.
Maintain regulatory compliance within the lab, including CAP, CLIA, OSHA, etc.
Keep standard operating procedures up to date and monitor deviations.
Develop and implement workflows for new assays.
Provide technical direction, mentoring, and professional guidance to laboratory employees.
Evaluate the competency of all testing personnel on an ongoing basis.
Oversee safety within the laboratory and ensure all safety protocols are followed.
Review quality incidents and deviations and perform continuous improvement.
Responsible for workflow KPIs.
Preferred Qualifications:
One of the following educational requirements:
M.S. (physical, chemical, or biological science) + at least 4 years pertinent clinical lab experience (at least 2 of which are in the designated specialty).
B.S. in clinical laboratory science, chemical, physical, or biological sciences and at least 7 years of pertinent clinical lab experience.
Experience supervising others in a CLIA/CAP high-complexity laboratory.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to delegate tasks to others.
Thrives in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work with others to plan and carry out scientific programs.
Self-driven and works well in an interdisciplinary team with minimal direction.
Strong desire to build products that will save lives and change the course of cancer.
Impeccable attention to detail.
The expected salary range below is applicable if the role is performed from [Illinois] and 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.
Additionally, for remote roles open to individuals in unincorporated Los Angeles – including remote roles- Tempus reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: engaging positively with customers and other employees; accessing confidential information, including intellectual property, trade secrets, and protected health information; and appropriately handling such information in accordance with legal and ethical standards. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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