Kara Werner, VP & GM at Tempus AI, joins Kellogg MBA student Ashley Lemon to discuss how Tempus makes patient data meaningful - enabling earlier cancer diagnoses and accessible precision medicine. They also discuss Kara's career journey at the healthtech startup and advice for MBAs looking to break into the space.LinkedInTimestamps:(1:47) Kara's why: from Kellogg to Tempus AI(4:17) Fixing what's broken: structuring and operationalizing multimodal patient data(10:08) Tempus's edge: RNA & DNA, AI-enabled diagnostics platform & strategic partnerships (14:58) AI in action: how Tempus One, Lens & Next connect patients to trials and testing to close care gaps(18:27) Standing up pharma biz: building and adapting for a new client(26:02) What Kara's excited about: tissue-sparing RNA for identifying ADC candidates(28:55) MBA advice: taking Medvec's Negotiations, welcoming challenge, pivoting with purpose(36:24) Wildest & craziest dream: travel experience curator!Visit our podcast page for more episodes on trends and innovation in healthcare and follow our socials so you never miss an update.

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