Senior Recruiter, R&D

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.

 We’re looking for a Senior Recruiter to join our growing People Operations team. While your primary focus will be hiring top-tier talent across our Research & Development (R&D) teams—such as Bioinformatics and other PhD-level Scientific roles—you’ll also serve as a generalist, supporting hiring for departments ranging from Marketing, Product Design, Business Intelligence, and more. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in building high-performing teams across both scientific and business domains.

What You'll Do:

• Own full-cycle recruiting across both technical/scientific (PhD-level) teams from role kickoff to offer negotiation.
   

• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, develop strategies, and drive effective and efficient hiring processes.
   

• Create targeted sourcing strategies using a mix of platforms (such as Workday and LinkedIn Recruiter) to identify and engage top talent.

• Maintain accurate records of candidate interactions and statuses in our Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
   

• Serve as a trusted talent advisor to internal stakeholders offering guidance on market insights, interview best practices, and hiring decisions.
   

• Champion the candidate experience, ensuring consistent communication, efficiency, and empathy from first contact through offer.
   

• Collaborate with peers on team-wide process improvements, recruiting programs, and DEI hiring initiatives.
   

• Track key recruiting metrics and deliver data-driven insights to hiring managers and leadership.
   

• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally with a mix of in-house and/or agency background.

• Prior experience recruiting in healthcare, biotech, or life sciences strongly preferred.
   

• Comfortable hiring for a variety of roles from PhD-level scientists to creative and analytical functions like Marketing.
   

• Highly collaborative, organized, adaptable, and ability to thrive in fast-paced environments that require solving complex hiring challenges.
   

• Proven track record managing multiple roles at once while delivering a top-notch candidate experience.
   

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; you’re confident navigating conversations across all levels of an organization.
   

• Proficient in ATS and sourcing tools such as Workday and LinkedIn Recruiter.
   

At Tempus, our People Operations Team is a small, autonomous, and cross functional group that collaborates with department managers on a regular basis and proactively identifies hiring needs. Our team ensures that the company attracts and retains top talent by sourcing, screening, and recruiting candidates. We assess an applicant's relevant knowledge, skills, and aptitude and take care of the candidate experience from reach-out to onboarding. We are the point of contact for internal people-related needs and enjoy having the opportunity to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. 

Illinois Pay Range: $70,000–$90,000 USD

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.