Associate Scientist RD
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$ 81700 - 102100
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POSITION SUMMARY:
The Natera R&D BioDev team is seeking a highly motivated Associate Scientist with experience in both assay development and automation to join our rapidly growing CLIA Lab support team. In this role you will work collaborate other scientists and laboratory technicians to plan and execute studies under design control in a regulated environment to help improve and expand Nateras nextgeneration sequencing assays and Womens Health product portfolio.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with crossfunctional team to provide CLIA lab daily support on existing and future production assays.
- Work cross functionally to design develop and validate highthroughput automated NGSrelated methods following general instructions.
- Work with Clinical Laboratory and Quality Assurance to ensure that developed methods meet Nateras rigorous quality standards.
- Moderate to high degree of independence for managing studies.
- Responsible for early stage data analysis and interpretation.
- Write documentation and SOPs and train CLIA lab team operators on protocols.
- Participate in postlaunch surveillance by troubleshooting production issues performing root cause analysis and identifying areas for continuous improvement.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- MS with 3 years of related experience OR a PhD with 12 years experience in nuclei assay development and automation in CLIA lab environment.
- Demonstrated track record of development and validation of automated protocols.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Strong understanding of the chemistry underlying nuclei acid extraction PCR NGS library preparation and hybrid capture technologies.
- Handson experience with nucleic acid techniques and next generation sequencing related assays.
- Experience working in a regulated CLIA laboratory environment.
- Experience implementing optimizing and troubleshooting highthroughput automated assays.
- Demonstrate ability to independently plan design and execute studies.
- Ability to troubleshoot and provide recommendations for RCA.
- Data analysis skills coding proficiency (Python or R) and liquid handler programming experience are a plus..
- Excellent communication organizational recordkeeping planning attention to detail and time management skills.
- Ability to collaborate crossfunctionally with other groups (CLIA QA Automation Reagent team and data science team).
Austin TX
$81700 $102100 USD
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.
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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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
