Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

Summary

Join Natera's Bioinformatics Research & Development team as a Sr. Bioinformatics Scientist, focusing on cancer recurrence monitoring. Develop novel algorithms and analyze large, complex genomics datasets. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to translate biological questions into research strategies. Contribute to experimental design and data quality control. Foster a culture of innovation and scientific excellence. The ideal candidate will have a strong bioinformatics and algorithm development background. Natera offers competitive benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans, free testing for employees and their families, fertility care benefits, and more.

Requirements

• PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Cancer Biology or similar field
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in the Bioinformatics field
• Track-record of leading and developing state-of-the-art and highly impactful bioinformatics methods
• Deep understanding of sequencing data and multiple sequencing technologies, WGS experience preferred
• Highly experienced in data analysis, statistical learning, and algorithm development
• Strong programming skills in a scientific programming language, Python strongly preferred
• Experience using Linux command-line tools and writing shell scripts
• Experience with AWS / cloud
• Ability to perform hypothesis driven research, visualize findings and summarize results in oral and written form
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented

Responsibilities

• Innovate, design, develop, validate, and benchmark new algorithms and statistical methods to analyze large-scale data sets based on insights in cancer biology and genomics
• Work closely with our multidisciplinary team to translate biological questions into research strategies that solve challenging problems in oncology
• Contribute to experimental design and ensure data integrity and quality control
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and scientific excellence

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
• A generous employee referral program