Associate Director of Bioinformatics

Tempus is seeking an Associate Director of Bioinformatics, Diagnostics to lead a team of bioinformatics software engineers building the clinical pipelines and tooling that power Tempus's diagnostics platform. This is primarily a management role at the intersection of science and engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of 4-6 bioinformatics software engineers (workload planning, mentorship, career development)
• Run daily standups and sprint planning; write, refine, and prioritize tickets
• Lead software design and architecture discussions; author and review technical design documents
• Provide thorough PR reviews across the team's codebase
• Act as primary liaison between bioinformatics engineering and product, software engineering, and clinical science partners
• Oversee design, development, and maintenance of bioinformatics pipelines in clinical production environment
• Ensure validated software through rigorous testing and QA appropriate for regulated clinical setting

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in bioinformatics software engineering, including 2+ years in team lead or management
• Strong Python engineering skills (production-quality, not just scripting)
• Experience with next-generation sequencing data and clinical/research genomics pipelines
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical design and provide meaningful code review

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Nextflow or similar workflow orchestration
• Google Cloud Platform or other cloud environments
• Software development in GxP, CLIA, or regulated clinical settings
• Background in cancer genomics, molecular biology, or immunology

Salary: $150,000 - $220,000