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May 14, 2025

Tempus AI Gears Up Sales + Hiring Trends – May 12

Last week, 2,365 jobs were posted in the US. Here are a few key trends to keep an eye on:

Last Week's Key Findings

Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, and Takeda were the top three job posters last week, posting 375, 295, and 285 postings, respectively.

HHMI Administrative Hiring

Plot of the top five largest deviations from 8-week hiring pattern averages. HHMI leads with new jobs while Sarepta pulled back the most

As for the most significant deviations, HHMI jumped from an average of 3 jobs per week to 13-- a 300%+ increase. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD, is a major nonprofit research institute and funder of science.

The jobs driving this spike at HHMI are different than the typical scientist and postdoc roles, and primarily focus on business and administrative roles at their headquarters. This hiring push includes social media, marketing, communications, and other outreach and admin roles.

Tempus AI Staffs up for Sales

In our April 28th newsletter, we highlighted a Tempus AI hiring push for AI/ML research roles. A few weeks later, it looks like they’re staffing up to sell!

Tempus AI focused on commercial roles last week

Tempus AI posted 27 new positions last week compared to their 8-week average of 13. Over 70% of their active listings are now in sales and business development. Many roles are regional clinical account executive (associate level) and experienced regional sales manager positions.

Tempus beat earnings estimates last week, reporting strong growth and highlighting a partnership with AstraZeneca and Pathos to develop a new oncology foundation model. They appear to be executing on this strategy and ramping up sales for Q2.

High Management Salaries

We also noticed some high-paying management roles posted by DNAnexus last week. In Boston, they’re hiring a VP of Enterprise Communications ($275,000–$300,000), a National Account Director, Biopharmaceutical Industry ($280,000–$300,000), and a Product Marketing Director, Diagnostics & Health Systems ($195,000–$205,000).

That’s all for this week — but stay tuned! We have some exciting reports and new data tools launching later this month.


Data from PharmaPayWatch.com | US jobs only | Questions, comments, or tips? Reach out to nick@pharmapaywatch.com

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