junior operations Logistics Coordinator ic · Posted May 19, 2026
Skills
Agile

About this role

Tempus is hiring a junior-level Logistics Coordinator in the operations function based in Chicago, IL. The posting calls out experience with Agile.

Role
Logistics Coordinator
Function
operations
Level
junior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Chicago, IL
Posted
May 19, 2026

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Job description

from Tempus careers

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.

What you’ll do:

  • Act as first point of contact for Tempus deliveries

  • Receive shipments and sign paperwork upon receipt

  • Scan and enter packing lists into ERP database

  • Notify end-users of packages addressed to them

  • Receives, unpacks, and delivers goods; re-stocks items as necessary within labs

  • Assist in development and maintaining of kanban inventory system

  • Unload shipments and packages from incoming trucks

  • Inspect cartons and contents to ensure they are undamaged

  • Verify received quantities matching the physical count, packing lists & purchase orders

  • Immediately contact purchasing (or supplier or shipper) if a discrepancy is identified (wrong product, damaged, wrong quantity, etc)

  • Collaborate with lab end users to modify inventory locations as necessary

  • Work with suppliers as necessary to maintain certificates of insurance for dock

  • Collect Certificates of Quality from suppliers as necessary

  • Responsible for shipment of outgoing supplies, including returns

  • Proper disposal of cardboard, dry ice and other shipment packing materials

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