Next Data & Operations Summer Analyst

Are you 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 is seeking a highly qualified undergraduate Next Data & Operations Summer Analyst to work with us for the summer of 2025. We are looking for people who can change the world.

Our goal is to provide you with a comprehensive overview of what it’s like to work at Tempus and the chance to have a true impact. We hope that at the end of your internship, you leave with a deeper understanding and appreciation for Tempus’ profound goals and mission;  to connect 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.

As a Summer Intern at Tempus, you will:

• Apply skills and knowledge learned in the classroom to on-the-job experiences
• Work on comprehensive, value-added project(s) that help enhance the fields of science and technology 
• Collaborate with teams/colleagues in a fast-paced environment 
• Gain professional development & build relationships with peers from across the country 

Anticipated Summer Project(s):

• Project #1: Support performance improvements for a developed product platform 
• Next Oncology’s care pathway intelligence platform utilizes AI to identify patient care gaps. As we expand into different cancer types and biomarkers; incremental improvements to the operational documentation, workflow, etc are needed. 
• Subprojects to this effort could consist of; identifying trends in false positives and solutioning improvements, discovery and development of provider insights into patient outcomes of care gaps. 
• A targeted multi-week subproject will be selected based on what is most interesting to the intern and what the current needs of the business are. 
• Project #2: Support in scaling/development of a novel proof of concept product 
• Next Oncology’s Next-ID program launched in late summer of 2024 as a proof-of-concept product. In 2025 this program will become more robust through expansion of both offerings and site network. Therefore we are looking for a qualified individual to improve and execute tasks related but not limited to; 
• Creation and improvement of provider and life science partner analytics to provide deeper insights into patient impact 
• Creation of a more sophisticated notification workflow for eligible patients 
• Scalability improvements of current and upcoming data operations
• Improvements to any of these operational tasks could result in an overarching multiweek project 

Qualifications:

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree (undergraduate completion in summer of 2024) in an analytical or healthcare-related field with a strong interest in oncology, cancer genomics, molecular biology, and/or improving patient outcomes
• Experience with SQL (intermediate), Excel (basic or intermediate), and Looker (basic or intermediate)
• Highly organized and systematic, superb attention to detail, and ability to complete tasks with a high degree of accuracy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a variety of settings and media.
• Strong computer skills, including advanced knowledge of Google Suite and Gmail, preferred.
• A self-starter with the ability to work independently as well as in collaboration with others in a fast-paced environment is critical. Be ready to fly the plane as you’re still building it!

Additional Details:

• You will spend 8 or 10 weeks working in our Chicago office. The internship will be a hybrid, onsite 3 days/week with the option to work remotely the remaining days.
• The program will start in early June and run through August.
• A competitive hourly wage will be provided for the summer employment and a relocation bonus to help offset some of the relocation costs and resources to help you find housing.

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