Strategy & Operations Associate

Overview

Tempus is seeking a highly motivated Strategy & Operations Associate to join our Clinical Data Abstraction team. The role will support operational execution and process improvement for a large‑scale team that transforms unstructured clinical information into high‑quality structured data, while helping the team transition to AI‑enabled abstraction.

• Support strategic initiatives across the Clinical Data Abstraction team, focusing on workflow efficiency, reporting, and process consistency.
• Assist with testing, validation, and rollout support for new tools, workflows, and AI‑enabled abstraction processes.
• Build understanding of the team’s abstraction workflows, outputs, and downstream use cases to support operational improvements and effective cross‑functional coordination.
• Identify practical opportunities to use AI and workflow changes to improve quality, scalability, efficiency, and team effectiveness.
• Execute recurring operational workflows and ensure key deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual planning activities by preparing inputs, tracking action items, and monitoring progress against team priorities.
• Maintain trackers, documentation, and reporting tools that improve visibility into team performance and execution progress.
• Gather, analyze, and summarize operational data to support KPI tracking, business reviews, and team planning.
• Prepare standard reports and initial analyses to identify trends, surface issues, and support decision‑making.
• Partner with stakeholders across operations, product, engineering, data, and business teams to support implementation of workflow improvements and operational tools.
• Develop presentations, summaries, and supporting materials for internal stakeholders and leadership updates.

• 2+ years of relevant professional experience in operations, consulting, analytics, healthcare, life sciences, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver with high attention to detail.
• Experience with project management and building operational playbooks.
• Experience working with data to generate business insights or support project implementation (SQL queries preferred).
• Experience using AI tools, automation, or workflow technologies to improve processes, or a strong interest in applying these tools to operational challenges.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate cross‑functionally across multiple levels of an organization.

• Learn the Clinical Data Abstraction team’s core workflows, reporting cadences, and key stakeholders.
• Build familiarity with current abstraction operations, including daily project ingestion and launches.
• Get up to speed on team priorities related to AI‑enabled abstraction.
• Begin supporting recurring workflows, trackers, and reporting processes.

• Independently manage core recurring processes and planning support tasks.
• Contribute analyses and reporting that support team decision‑making and performance visibility.
• Support cross‑functional work tied to workflow improvements, tool updates, or AI‑enabled abstraction efforts.
• Identify initial opportunities to improve documentation, tracking, or process consistency.

• Reliably own day‑to‑day operational workflows within your scope.
• Contribute meaningfully to planning, reporting, and execution across team priorities.
• Help support implementation of workflow or tooling improvements tied to AI‑enabled abstraction.
• Surface issues, recommend practical improvements, and collaborate effectively across stakeholders.

$65,000 - $85,000 (Illinois). The salary range may vary for other locations. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.

Tempus is 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.