Tempus AI · 17 hours ago
Molecular Lab Supervisor - NGS
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$60K/yr - $80K/yr
4+ years expTempus AI is a company focused on precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry. They are seeking a Molecular Lab Supervisor to oversee a molecular workflow, ensuring high-quality next-generation sequencing data and compliance with laboratory standards.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareMachine LearningMedicalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Provide daily oversight of a cutting-edge molecular workflow to provide high-quality next-generation sequencing data with rapid turnaround times
Monitor laboratory processes to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained, to include review of quality control, instrument and equipment maintenance, and other quality assurance activities
Assure all remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications
Perform quality review for samples within the sequencing workflow from extraction to sequencing
Maintain CLIA/ CAP/ NYSDOH compliance
Schedule training and competency assessments for personnel
Mentor team of clinical molecular technologists and extraction technologists
Maintain safety within the laboratory and ensure all safety protocols are followed
Utilize automation and robotics to standardize the discovery pipeline from sample acquisition to sequencing output
Schedule training and onboarding for new hires
Qualification
Required
One of the following educational requirements: MD + 1 year clinical lab experience, PhD (physical, chemical, or biological science) + 1 years clinical lab experience, MS (physical, chemical, or biological science) + 2 years pertinent clinical lab experience, BS (physical, chemical, or biological science) + 4 years of pertinent clinical lab experience
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
Preferred
Experience with next-generation sequencing
Experience supervising others
Work in a CLIA/CAP high-complexity laboratory
Experience with robotics and automated liquid handling systems
Knowledge of LIMS platforms and various computer systems
Benefits
Incentive compensation
Restricted stock units
Medical and other benefits depending on the position
Company
Tempus AI
Tempus is making precision medicine a reality by applying AI in healthcare, deriving insights from our expansive library of clinical data and molecular data.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.29BKey Investors
Ares ManagementGoogleBaillie Gifford
2025-06-30Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2025-02-19Post Ipo Debt· $300M
2024-06-14IPO
Leadership Team
Eric Lefkofsky
Founder and CEO
Shane Colley
CTO
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