Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

Position is available as a hybrid position in San Carlos, Bay Area, California as well as a remote position (within US).

Natera is seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist to join our Bioinformatics Research Team with a focus on cancer recurrence monitoring. Natera’s mission is to change the management of disease worldwide with a focus on reproductive health, cancer, and organ transplantation.

The ideal candidate should have experience in sequencing algorithm development, genomics, sequencing data processing, and/or applied machine learning.. This individual will analyze large and complex high-throughput cancer genomics datasets and develop novel computational methods.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, implement, and validate innovative algorithms and statistical methods to analyze large-scale data sets based on insights in cancer biology and genomics

• Collaborate with molecular biologists and other bioinformatics scientists to answer biological questions

• Contribute to experimental design and quality control

• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and scientific excellence

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, statistics, molecular biology, or a related field with a focus on cancer genomics preferred

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience doing high-throughput genomic sequencing analysis

• Strong programming skills in a scientific programming language, Python strongly preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Track-record of developing state-of-the-art computational methods or highly cited publications

• Highly experienced in algorithm development, data analysis, and/or machine learning

• Strong domain expertise in genomics, with a preference for familiarity with cancer biology

• Deep understanding of sequencing data

• Experience with Linux command-line tools and shell scripting

• Ability to conduct hypothesis-driven research, visualize data, and effectively communicate results

• Excellent collaborative skills, self-motivation, and attention to detail

• Background in machine learning and statistics preferred

The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.San Carlos, CA $129,100—$161,450 USD

OUR OPPORTUNITY

Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!

For more information, visit www.natera.com.

Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.

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