Oncology Pathology Assistant

Summary

Join Natera, a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, as an Oncology Pathology Assistant (Histology Technologist) to support the Signatera team. You will be a subject matter expert for reviewing clinical pathology reports and assisting medical and customer service teams with acquiring optimal specimens for minimal residual disease (MRD) testing in oncology. Your responsibilities include interpreting oncology pathology reports, ensuring accurate data entry into the Signatera sample database, devising data retrieval strategies, maintaining proficiency with WHO guidelines, serving as a subject matter expert for various teams, identifying suboptimal samples, assisting with procuring additional samples, providing support for the Clinical Trial team, and performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or higher, with certification as a Histology Technologist by the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), or equivalent board, is required
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in anatomic pathology including extensive knowledge of solid tumor pathology
• Ability to accurately understand and convey information found in anatomic pathology reports to team members for a wide variety of solid tumors, including but not limited to lung, colon, and breast cancer
• Ability to identify potential diagnostic sample(s) that will ensure successful testing
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members and referring pathology laboratories
• Ability to build relationships with referring pathology laboratories
• Detail oriented. Ability to think broadly about the importance of clinical information and to work independently

Responsibilities

• Assist the medical and customer service teams with the interpretation of oncology pathology reports to identify optimal samples to request when initial FFPE blocks or slides are inadequate for testing
• Read and ensure accurate curation of clinical history, diagnosis, progress notes, and specimen information is entered into the Signatera sample database
• Assist with devising strategies to stratify data for retrieval from the Signatera sample database and other databases as necessary
• Maintain proficiency with and help organize diagnostic data according to pertinent WHO guidelines
• Serve as subject matter expert to the Laboratory Director, Genetic Counseling, Customer Experience, Sales, and Clinical Trial teams for pathology reports
• Assist in the identification and alert the Laboratory Director when samples may have been collected at suboptimal timepoints and/or fixative conditions
• Assist Genetic Counseling and Customer Experience teams in identification and procurement of optimal additional samples, as necessary
• Provide professional support for the Clinical Trial team through accurate  and organized data transfer
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• 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!