Lead Biostatistician

Summary

Join Natera as a Lead Biostatistician and lead the biostatistics efforts supporting its cutting-edge molecular diagnostic tests. You will oversee the design, conduct, and analysis of clinical trials and regulatory submissions for the oncology portfolio. Leverage your applied statistics background to perform statistical analyses, design methodologies, and produce high-quality documentation. Effectively communicate statistical concepts to internal and external stakeholders, promote best practices, and provide technical supervision. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and the statistical programming team. Natera offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in biostatistics, statistics, or equivalent with 5+ years of relevant experience, or PhD in biostatistics, statistics, or equivalent with 3+ years of relevant experience
• At least 2 years practical experience designing and executing statistical analyses in a regulated environment and clinical trials for regulatory submissions such as FDA
• Minimum of 4 years practical experience with statistical analysis software such as R (preferred), SAS, or Python
• Expert knowledge of probability theory and statistics including the ability to produce novel methods based on first principles understanding
• Demonstrated ability and enthusiasm for working on cross-functional teams with members of diverse technical backgrounds
• Familiarity with typical approaches, best practices, and regulatory standards in clinical trial design
• Ability to produce high quality written documentation for varying audiences
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple objectives and timelines
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment with potential for high impact in a small team
• Familiarity with Regulatory submissions

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in the design and execution of all phases of clinical trials
• Perform relevant statistical analyses (e.g., sample size, power, survival, sensitivity, specificity)
• Design and review statistical methodology in statistical analysis plans and protocols
• Execute statistical analyses according to plans and protocols, as well as exploratory or ad-hoc analyses
• Produce high quality written documentation including study protocols, statistical analysis plans and reports, and regulatory submissions
• Effectively convey statistical concepts and results to cross-functional internal and external collaborators and stakeholders
• Promote statistical best practices
• Act as an internal statistical consultant to other functional groups or their members by providing expert advice on statistical methodology
• Provide technical supervision of junior team members
• Partner with statistical programming team to create analysis outputs
• Perform other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Previous diagnostic experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents
• Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits
• Pregnancy and baby bonding leave
• 401k benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Generous employee referral program