Associate Scientist, R&d

7 days ago

Austin, United States Natera Full time

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The **Associate Scientist **within the Molecular Biology product development team will join a tight-knit and cross-functional team of scientists who are tasked with developing and advancing Natera's oncology product portfolio.

**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Design, develop, and validate automated high-throughput NGS assays that will be run in a commercial CLIA laboratory.
- Independently designs and executes moderate to high complexity experiments.
- Collaborate with assay development scientists on the specifications of assay, reagent, equipment and quality metrics for existing and future production assays.
- Work with Clinical Laboratory and Quality Assurance to ensure that developed methods meet Natera's rigorous quality standards.
- Coordinate across multiple internal groups (laboratory operations, bioinformatics, statistics, project and product management) and serve as point person to ensure the successful identification and timely execution of projects.
- Write documentation and SOPs, and train lab operations team operators on protocols.
- Participate in post-launch surveillance by troubleshooting production issues, performing root cause analysis on reagent, equipment and assay failures, and identifying areas for continuous improvement.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- MS with 3 years experience in assay development and automation for the life science industry.
- Demonstrated track record of development and validation of automated protocols for CLIA.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES**:

- Strong understanding of the chemistry underlying nucleic acid extraction, PCR, NGS library preparation, and hybrid capture technologies.
- Hands-on experience in reagent preparation and quality control for NGS-associated assays.
- Experience implementing, optimizing, and troubleshooting high-throughput automated assays utilizing liquid handler robots.
- Experience designing and executing studies including stability, guardbanding, reproducibility and repeatability, and validation.
- Experience working in a regulated laboratory environment CLIA/CAP and NYSDOH is a plus.
- Data analysis skills, coding proficiency (Python or R), and liquid handler programming experience are a plus.
- Excellent communication, organizational, record-keeping, planning, attention to detail and time management skills.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with other groups (CLIA, lab operations QA, Automation).

**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

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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