Senior Manager, Business Analytics and Forecasting

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.

Tempus is seeking a highly qualified Senior Manager, Business Analytics and Forecasting to join our growing Sales Operations team. This role will be instrumental in leading the team that will be developing analytically informed strategies, sales forecasting, and business reporting to support strategic planning for our growing oncology and neuropsychiatry sales teams. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a movement to help improve patient care with data and artificial intelligence.

What you’ll do

• Lead people and data analytics projects to extract key insights from large data sets and guide sales team focus

• Act as a strategic partner to commercial leadership and collaborate with internal teams to incorporate a holistic perspective into assessments and plan execution

• Lead the team on:

• Forecasting Development and Maintenance:

  • Utilize advanced analytical techniques to develop and maintain short-term and long-term forecasts, ensuring accuracy and reliability

  • Automate forecasting processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort

  • Prepare and present regular reports and dashboards to communicate forecast results and insights to internal stakeholders

  • Monitor forecast accuracy and continuously refine models and methodologies to improve performance

• Business Reporting:

  • Use analytical techniques to interpret large data sets, proactively identify insights, and provide actionable steps to drive effective business growth

  • Identify and track KPIs and metrics to ensure accurate and reliable business reporting

  • Create and deliver executive-level presentations on key business metrics and opportunity assessments, addressing critical business questions, growth opportunities, and strategic/tactical recommendations

  • Leverage AI tools to deliver real-time, tailored, analytic insights for the commercial organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (Finance, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, etc.)

• 7+ years of experience in business analytics, forecasting, finance, management consulting, or commercial operations/strategy within the life sciences industry

• 3+ years of experience in direct people management

• Strong data and analytics skills, including fluency in Excel/Google Sheets, Powerpoint SQL, and BI/data visualization tools

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy

• Strategic thinker who is able to zoom out to the big picture of broader business objectives while also understanding the details of execution

• Demonstrated experience translating complex analyses into clear and succinct presentations to stakeholders up through the executive level

• Proven ability to influence without authority and develop and maintain strong relationships across departments (Sales, marketing, legal, business development, operations, product, etc.)

• Self-starter that thrives in a fast-moving environment and is capable of independently seeking information, gathering resources, and delivering results without waiting for direction

• Organized and able to effectively balance priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Commercial experience in oncology, with clinician-facing products, and/or within a life sciences organization

• Experience in large-scale life sciences data analysis and forecasting methodologies

• Experience with life sciences sales, marketing, and medical claims data sets (Definitive, IMS, Symphony, etc.)

• Experience with various statistical analysis techniques (e.g., regression, cluster analysis, significance testing, ANOVA)

• Salesforce.com experience