Manager of Bioinformatics (Women's Health and Organ Health)

Qualifications: M.S. or Ph.D. in a technical discipline such as Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Data Science, or a related field. Equivalent depth built through work counts fully. 5+ years working with genomic or sequencing data, including 2+ years leading people. We count relevant experience from the point your work became substantially independent, however you got there. Demonstrated ownership of a support, escalation, or on-call function with commitments attached, in a setting where being wrong had consequences. Demonstrated experience leading an investigation to resolution across more than one system boundary, including deciding when to stop. Demonstrated ability to reach agreement across organizational lines without authority: a standard another group adopted, a competing set of priorities brought to a decision, or a position you moved by making the case for it. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: What we are screening for Enough sequencing and bioinformatics fluency to tell a real pipeline failure from an expected one, and to push back when a result looks plausible but is not. The ability to reconstruct what happened from logs, intermediate files, and pipeline outputs, working directly in the data yourself. Python and SQL used for investigation: pulling records, comparing runs, and building the small tools that keep an answer from having to be derived twice. Experience working inside change control, including validation and documentation practice that holds up to review after the fact. Experience defining a support process rather than inheriting one: setting a commitment, getting the groups that depend on it to agree, and staffing to hold it. People leadership that shows up in specifics: someone whose scope grew under you, someone you hired who worked out, someone you managed out of the wrong job into a better one. Enough understanding of the laboratory side to recognize when a data problem started upstream of anything you own. Cross-functional relationships as part of the work: enough standing credit with engineering, product, and the laboratory that a technical or operational escalation starts as a conversation instead of a ticket. Communication, negotiation, and persuasion at a senior level: the same finding explained to an engineer, to a laboratory director, and to an executive, and a group under pressure given a decision instead of an analysis. Strong candidates may also have Machine learning or statistical analysis experience applied to genomic data. This is genuinely useful here and it is not a gate. Experience with cell-free DNA, prenatal, or carrier screening applications. Experience in an accredited or high-complexity laboratory setting, or with the practices and standards that apply to a regulated diagnostic. Familiarity with workflow systems such as WDL, Nextflow, Snakemake, or Cromwell. Experience building observability or alerting that caught a problem before a customer did. 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. Remote USA $140,000 — $175,000 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 . 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