Senior Software Engineer, Bioinformatics Pipelines

Summary

Join Natera's Bioinformatics Pipelines Engineering team as a software/bioinformatics engineer to develop and refine bioinformatics pipelines. You will collaborate with a global team, translating statistical models and prototypes into production algorithms and data analysis tools. This role involves leading projects from requirements to deployment, processing large datasets, troubleshooting defects, and improving processes. You will work closely with R&D and stakeholders to define product requirements and ensure compliance with regulations. Natera offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as fertility care benefits, paid leave, and a 401k.

Requirements

• BS Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Information Systems, etc. MS preferred
• Data Structures / Algorithms Coursework
• Extensive analytic troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, especially for problem solving under pressure
• Strong technical documentation skills
• Eagerness to acquire new skills in genetics
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks independently

Responsibilities

• Implement new and enhance existing functionality in our portfolio of pipelines supporting Natera’s business
• Lead the end to end delivery of functionality, from requirements to deployment
• Process large numerical datasets efficiently
• Support and extend our next generation sequencing framework
• Troubleshoot and resolve defects, craft reliable unit tests, perform code reviews and root cause analysis
• Continue improving processes and procedures and evangelizing best practices
• Understand and be compliant with regulatory, security and data privacy requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Containerization: Docker
• Orchestration: DNAnexus
• Orchestration Language: WDL
• Programming Language: Java
• Source control: GitLab
• High performance computing on a local cluster
• Bioinformatics Tools: GATK, SAMtools, bedtools, bwa, primer3, etc
• Security / Privacy: HIPAA, GDPR
• Biology: Next-generation sequencing, Sanger sequencing, MLPA, PCR, Southern Blot
• Data science: Machine learning, deep neural networks

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