Senior Bioinformatician / Computational Biologist

About the Role

Natera is seeking an experienced Senior Bioinformatician / Computational Biologist to join our innovative team. In this role, you'll leverage your expertise in NGS, quantitative biology, and methods development to advance our high-volume clinical diagnostic sequencing initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the development of novel NGS assays for clinical diagnostic applications as part of a dynamic, cross-disciplinary team of molecular and computational biologists
• Design and implement robust analysis tools and pipelines for processing diagnostic assays across tumor, germline, and cell-free DNA samples
• Collaborate closely with wet lab scientists to build, troubleshoot, and optimize complex, high-throughput NGS workflows involving diverse sample types and analytical targets
• Partner with clinical staff to validate and successfully deploy assays into production environments
• Contribute expertise throughout the entire process flow—from initial sequencing through validation and production implementation

Required Qualifications

What Sets You Apart

Join Natera and be part of a team that's transforming healthcare through cutting-edge genomic analysis.

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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$116,200—$145,300 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!