Tempus AI reviews

3.0

45% would recommend to a friend

(607 total reviews)
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Eric Lefkofsky

44% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Tempus AI has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 607 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Tempus AI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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607 reviews
1.0
Aug 18, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Growing company, strong mission. Free food.

Cons

beware of the Junior Data Analyst position. That team is led by a group of sociopaths that don't understand how to nurture and grow a team of fresh out of school grads. Though many of the obstacles facing the job role are the fault of management, nobody wants to take responsibility and all delays are blamed upon the JDAs for their "inadequate intelligence and lack of care for solving cancer"! They aren't concerned about the high turnover and are more worried about looks than results when it comes to their jobs. The work is monotonous, depressing, and on top of that, full of unwarranted pressure.

2.0
Aug 5, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really smart people working towards an innovative mission of providing personalized health care to cancer. The overall work is challenging, but also very rewarding (based on my observations of other teams) when you look at the big picture and realize how far this company has gone since its inception 3 years ago.

Cons

I can only speak for the Jr. Data Analyst (JDA) position. If you are thinking about applying for this position, I would think really hard and careful before actually going through with the process. For one, the responsibilities of the job are incredibly monotonous. You will essentially be spending 40+ hours a week reviewing thousands of clinical documents electronically. Hardly exciting nor rewarding. In addition, the organization and structural operations of the team are in constant disarray; you will be told one thing one week, then told something completely different the next week. Management will then proceed to criticize you for following the previous weeks rules, even though they had never notified you of any changes beforehand. Management will also constantly talk down on you (as a JDA), wondering how you could be so inadequate, given how "smart you guys look on paper". The unfortunate actions of the JDA management have negatively impacted the JDA team as a whole, fostering an environment with almost zero camaraderie and career progression. I'll end with this: If you are a recent undergrad looking to apply to medical school/PhD, this will be a great position for you. If you can block out the incapabilities of management to provide a stimulating environment, and make the best out of the position, you will be set up will when it comes to leveraging your experiences at an innovative healthcare tech company during interviews. However.... If you are NOT looking to go to medical school/ PhD and are instead looking to build a career in analytics and/or business, STAY AWAY FROM THIS POSITION. There is absolutely no career progression, it's very difficult to transfer teams, and you will end up stuck reviewing clinical records during your whole time at Tempus. It's just not worth it given the job itself, and the constant belittling from management. Fortunately, I was able to leverage my "data analyst skills" into getting an offer for a position more aligned to my interests in early/mid 2018, and have been away from the turmoil since. I sure hope that things have changed for JDAs since then, but given my previous experiences there, I wouldn't be surprised if nothing has improved.

1.0
Jul 23, 2018

Toxic Environment Tremendous Oversights

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

+ Big data cancer genomics is the future of healthcare + Possible opportunity for growth

Cons

- Unconcerned with quality control of laboratory data. - Growth path is unclear and not based on employee output or hours worked. - No overtime and expectations to not take vacation despite being offered 'unlimited paid time off.' - Poor training, standards, and protocols - Critical oversights in experimental design that may prove detrimental to patient care - Unprofessional work culture (Operations and management teams drinking while later shift employees are working, cell phone use within the laboratory, development of cliques) - Questionable and biased work evaluation that does not follow a protocol; likely borders on illegal practice as evidenced by high turnover and distribution of gag-orders

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