Data Analyst

Position Summary

Natera is a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, supporting oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our goal in R&D operations data science is to support R&D activities at Natera through data analytics and development of tools to optimize workflows and processes. As a data analyst on the team, you will generate data insights and reports to provide actionable insights that drive continuous improvement in our R&D processes. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders to fulfill requests, implement measures to ensure the integrity and quality of the data, and automate reports and dashboards for performance tracking.

Responsibilities

• Extract, clean, transform, and analyze complex data to support R&D Operations and improve R&D processes, productivity, and outcomes. 

• Work closely with R&D stakeholders and R&D Operations teams to understand data needs and fulfill requests

• Automate key performance indicator (KPI) reports and develop interactive dashboards to track performance, milestones, and results

• Develop and optimize SQL queries for efficient data retrieval, analysis, and reporting, ensuring timely and accurate results

• Implement and monitor measures to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and quality of data

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in data analysis

• Expertise in SQL

• Proficiency in Python for data analysis

• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as AWS Quicksight or similar platforms

• Ability to produce readable, reproducible, and documented code

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Experience managing multiple priorities and meet deadlines

Nice to Have

• Experience with version control practices and tools

• Domain knowledge in molecular biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, operations research or related field

• Expertise with the Python data science ecosystem

• Strong data visualization skills

• Experience with Snowflake

• Experience with dbt

• Proficiency in Linux environment

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 $75,500—$94,000 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.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents. 

Link: https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/

Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.

For more information:
- BBB announcement on job scams 
- FBI Cyber Crime resource page