Data Engineer I

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.

What You’ll Do

• Build, maintain and scale data pipelines and models that power analytics, reporting, and self-service exploration.

• Collaborate with BI engineers, product managers, and engineering teams to translate business needs into reliable data solutions.

• Support data governance, including data quality monitoring and audits.

• Contribute to the evolution of the BI data platform by applying best practices in data modeling, orchestration, and governance.

• Investigate and resolve complex data issues in partnership with cross-function teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or related field.

• 2+ years of experience developing and maintaining data pipelines in cloud environments.

• Strong SQL and Python skills for large-scale data analysis and engineering.

• Experience working with business stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver end-to-end solutions.

• Good communication and organization skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with GCP, including BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Datastream, and Pub/Sub

• Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow) and data modeling tools (dbt).

• Familiarity with BI/visualization platforms (Looker) and APIs/SaaS integrations

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines or automated testing for data workflows

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CHI: $70,000-90,000

The expected salary range above is applicable if the role is performed from Illinois and may vary for other locations (California, Colorado, New York). 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.