Sr Scientist RNA Assay Development

LOCATION:

This will be an OnSite role working out of our South San Francisco CA office

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Platform team is seeking a Scientist or Senior Scientist for development of clinical RNA sequencing assays. The Scientist will join a tightknit and crossfunctional team of scientists and engineers who are tasked with developing a scalable and robust platform upon which the next generation of Natera clinical assays will be based. We are looking for a meticulous and dedicated molecular biologist with proven success in developing RNA sequencing assays that can work effectively in a crossfunctional and fastpaced environment.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Join a team to research build and validate highthroughput RNAsequencing assays.
• Explore the feasibility of emerging technologies in the RNAsequencing field.
• Independently design and execute complex studies analyze and interpret data and communicate findings to both scientists and broad audiences.
• Collaborate with assay development scientists automation engineers and computational biologists to develop all aspects of a productiongrade clinical assay including extraction library preparation quality control and analytical pipeline.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctorate in molecular biology biochemistry or closely related field with a minimum of 2 years experience in assay development for the life science industry.
• Masters degree in molecular biology biochemistry or closely related field with a minimum of 6 years experience in assay development for the life science industry.
• Bachelors degree in molecular biology biochemistry or closely related field with a minimum of 8 years experience in assay development for the life science industry.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Proven track record of launching RNAsequencingbased clinical assays or reagent kits (bulk RNAseq smRNAseq scRNAseq etc).
• Demonstrated success with crossfunctional collaborations.
• Familiarity with laboratory automation and building assays with scale and automation in mind.
• Must be capable of independently planning and executing complex studies interpreting results and making datadriven decisions.
• Must have experience in optimizing laboratory processes identifying risks and troubleshooting issues.
• Must have good organization and time management skills.
• Must have experience performing statistical analyses in Excel or similar software. Coding proficiency is a plus.
• Must be familiar with bioinformatics software commonly used in RNAsequencing analysis (STAR samtools DESeq2 etc..
• Must have experience working in a regulated laboratory environment.

OUR OPPORTUNITY

Natera is a global leader in cellfree DNA (cfDNA) testing dedicated to oncology womens 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 worldclass institutions who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera youll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry youll 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!

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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.

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