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US Company is hiring: Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Oncology foundation Model

US Company, Chicago, IL, United States


Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Oncology foundation Model page is loaded## Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Oncology foundation Modellocations: Chicago: New York City: Remote - Illinois: Redwood Citytime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 30+ Days Agojob requisition id: JR202500372Recent 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 are seeking an experienced and highly skilled **Staff Machine Learning Engineer** with deep expertise in **large-scale multimodal model systems engineering** to join our dynamic AI team. You will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and optimizing the foundational data infrastructure that powers Tempus's most advanced generative AI models. Your work will directly enable the training and deployment of robust, production-ready multimodal systems that analyze complex data types (like **genomics, pathology images, radiology scans, and clinical notes**) to improve patient care, optimize clinical workflows, and accelerate life-saving medical research. This is a critical, high-impact position for driving the practical application of cutting-edge AI to revolutionize healthcare.****Focus:****Your primary focus will be to **a****rchitect, build, and maintain the critical data infrastructure** supporting our large multimodal generative models. This includes managing the entire lifecycle of vast datasets – from ingestion and processing of diverse training data to the integration and retrieval of extensive knowledge sources used to augment model capabilities. You will be building the data backbone that enables our AI to learn from Tempus's rich real-world evidence.****Key Responsibilities:****As a technical leader in this space, you will be:* Architect and build sophisticated data processing workflows responsible for ingesting, processing, and preparing multimodal training data that seamlessly integrate with large-scale distributed ML training frameworks and infrastructure (GPU clusters).* Develop strategies for efficient, compliant data ingestion from diverse sources, including internal databases, third-party APIs, public biomedical datasets, and Tempus's proprietary data ecosystem.* Utilize, optimize, and contribute to frameworks specialized for large-scale ML data loading and streaming (e.g., MosaicML Streaming, Ray Data, HF Datasets).* Collaborate closely with infrastructure and platform teams to leverage and optimize cloud-native services (primarily GCP) for performance, cost-efficiency, and security.* Engineer efficient connectors and data loaders for accessing and processing information from diverse knowledge sources, such as knowledge graphs, internal structured databases, biomedical literature repositories (e.g., PubMed), and curated ontologies.* Optimize data storage for efficient large scale training training and knowledge access.* Orchestrate, monitor, and troubleshoot complex data workflows using tools like Airflow, Kubeflow Pipelines..* Establish robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems for data pipeline health, data drift detection, and data quality assurance, providing feedback loops for continuous improvement.* Analyze and optimize data I/O performance bottlenecks considering storage systems, network bandwidth and compute resources.* Actively manage and seek optimizations for the costs associated with storing and processing massive datasets in the cloud.****Required Skills and Experience:***** Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or a related field. A strong academic background with a focus on AI data engineering.* Proven track record (8+ years of industry experience) in designing, building, and operating large-scale data pipelines and infrastructure in a production environment.* Strong experience working with massive, heterogeneous datasets (TBs+) and modern distributed data processing tools and frameworks such as Apache Spark, Ray, or Dask.* Strong, hands-on experience with tools and libraries specifically designed for large-scale ML data handling, such as Hugging Face Datasets, MosaicML Streaming, or similar frameworks (e.g., WebDataset, Petastorm). Experience with MLOps tools and platforms (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker Pipelines).* Understanding of the data challenges specific to training large models (Foundation Models, LLMs, Multimodal Models).* Proficiency in programming languages like Python and experience with modern distributed data processing tools and frameworks.* Leadership and collaboration: + Proven ability to bring thought leadership to the product and engineering teams, influencing technical direction and data strategy. + Experience mentoring junior engineers and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams (Research Scientists, ML Engineers, Platform Engineers, Product Managers, Clinicians). + Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. + Strong bias-to-action and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic research and development environment. + A pragmatic approach focused on delivering rapid, iterative, and measurable progress towards impactful goals.****Preferred Qualifications:***** Advanced degree (PhD) in Computer Science, Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related field.* Contributions to relevant open-source projects.* Direct experience working with clinical or biological data (EHR, genomics, medical imaging).#LI-SH1New York Pay Range - $190,000 - $230,000 USDCalifornia Pay Range - $190,000 - $230,000 USDIllinois Pay Range - $170,000 - $210,000 USDRemote - USA Range - $170,000 - $210,000 USDThe expected salary range above is applicable if the role is performed from California and may vary for other locations (Colorado, Illinois, 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.Additionally, ***for remote roles open to individuals in unincorporated Los Angeles** – including remote roles-*Tempus reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: engaging positively with customers and other employees; accessing confidential information, including intellectual property, trade secrets, and protected health information; and appropriately handling such information in accordance with legal and ethical standards. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.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.We’re looking for people who can change the world.Who question the status quo and don’t shy away from tough problems. For the builders who are never done building and the learners who are never done learning. We’re looking for passionate people with undying curiosity. Those who want to attack one of the most challenging problems mankind has ever faced. Head on.
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In Summary: Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Oncology foundation Model page is loaded . 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 .

En Español: Personal Machine Learning Engineer, Fundación Oncología Página de modelo está cargada##Plataforma propietaria de Tempus Conecta todo un ecosistema de evidencia del mundo real para entregar información en tiempo real y actionable a los médicos, proporcionando información crítica sobre el papel adecuado de tratamiento para los pacientes correctos, en el momento correcto.Estamos buscando un ingeniero de aprendizaje automático experimentado y altamente calificado con una profunda experiencia en la generación de datos a gran escala para unirnos directamente a nuestros sistemas avanzados de diseño de modelos clínicos que desarrollan y mejoran las capacidades de producción de imágenes, análisis de datos e inteligencia artificial (AI). Esta es una posición crítica y de alto impacto para impulsar la aplicación práctica de IA de vanguardia para revolucionar la atención médica.****Focus:****Tu enfoque principal será diseñar, construir y mantener la infraestructura de datos críticos que soporte nuestros grandes modelos generativos multimodal. Esto incluye gestionar todo el ciclo de vida de vastos conjuntos de datos desde la ingestión y procesamiento de diversos datos de capacitación hasta la integración y recuperación de amplias fuentes de conocimiento utilizadas para aumentar las capacidades del modelo. Estarás construyendo la columna vertebral de datos que permite a nuestra IA aprender de las ricas evidencias del mundo real de Tempus.**** Responsabilidades clave:****Como líder técnico en este espacio, serás:* Arquitecto y construirá flujos de trabajo sofisticados de procesamiento de datos responsables de ingerir, procesar y preparar datos de capacitación multimodal que se integren perfectamente con los marcos e infraestructuras de entrenamiento distribuidos de ML a gran escala (clusters GPU).* Desarrollar estrategias para la ingestión eficiente de datos compatibles desde diversas fuentes, incluidas bases de datos internas, terceros APIs, datos biomédicos públicos y el ecosistema de datos Tempus. Una sólida experiencia académica con un enfoque en la ingeniería de datos AI.* Un historial probado (más de 8 años de experiencia industrial) en el diseño, construcción y operación de tuberías e infraestructuras de datos a gran escala en un entorno productivo. Experiencia fuerte trabajando con conjuntos masivos y heterogéneos de datos (TBs+) y modernas herramientas y marcos de procesamiento de datos distribuidos como Apache Spark, Ray o Dask. * Conocimiento de los desafíos específicos para entrenar grandes modelos de base de datos. Un enfoque pragmático centrado en lograr progresos rápidos, iterativos y mensurables hacia objetivos impactantes.****Cualificaciones preferidas:***** Licenciatura avanzada (PhD) en Ciencias de la Computación, Ingeniería, Bioinformática o un campo relacionado. * Contribuciones a proyectos de código abierto relevantes.* Experiencia directa trabajando con datos clínicos o biológicos (EHR, genómica, imágenes médicas).#LI-SH1Nueva York Pay Range - $190,000 - $230,000 USDCalifornia - $19,000 - $2,300,000 USDIllinois pay range - $170,000 - $21,000 USDRemote - USA Range - $17,000 - $210,000 USDEl rango salarial superior se desempeña si el papel está realizado y puede variar según las expectativas para otras ubicaciones (Colorado, Nueva York y Califórnia). Tempus ofrece una gama completa de beneficios, que pueden incluir compensación de incentivos, unidades de acciones restringidas, beneficios médicos y otros dependiendo de la posición.Además, *** para roles remotos abiertos a individuos en Los Ángeles no incorporada** incluyendo roles remotos-*Tempus cree razonablemente que el historial penal puede tener una relación directa, adversa y negativa sobre los siguientes deberes laborales, lo que podría resultar en la retirada de la oferta condicional de empleo: involucrarse positivamente con clientes y otros empleados; acceder a información confidencial, incluida propiedad intelectual, secretos comerciales e información médica protegida; y manejar adecuadamente dicha información de acuerdo con las detenciones legales y éticas. Se considerará a los solicitantes calificados con un estatuto sexual o antecedentes de condena para el empleo de conformidad con las normas aplicables, incluyendo la Ordenanza Justa del Condado de Los Angeles para Empleadores y el Acta de Cancelarización. Quienes quieran atacar uno de los problemas más difíciles que la humanidad ha enfrentado.