Senior Translational Medical Scientist

Summary

Join Natera, a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, as a Sr. Translational Medical Scientist in the Oncology department. This role focuses on developing products for early cancer detection and optimizing ctDNA testing. You will collaborate extensively with internal and external stakeholders, including clinicians, product managers, and key opinion leaders (KOLs). Responsibilities include identifying specimen biobanks, applying genomic knowledge, building research strategies, performing genomic analysis, leading knowledge management efforts, and collaborating with external partners. The position requires a Ph.D. in a relevant field and 5+ years of experience. Natera offers competitive benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans, as well as free testing for employees and their families.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Genomics, Cancer Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, or equivalent required
• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience
• Deep scientific understanding or education background in oncology
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills will be needed in our cross functional team
• Employee must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire
• Must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements

Responsibilities

• Work with R&D, clinicians, product managers, and KOLs to identify specimen biobanks to support early cancer detection assay development
• Apply knowledge of genomics, molecular biology, and cancer biology to evaluate commercial and research opportunities in early cancer detection
• Collaborate with molecular biologists, computational biologists, and statisticians to build research strategies that solve challenging problems
• Perform genomic analysis to explore biological, scientific, and clinical questions in oncology and translating results to impact patient care
• Lead internal efforts on oncology knowledge management and curation
• Collaborate with external partners, including academic KOLs, biotechnology companies, and pharmaceutical companies
• Communicate results and findings of analyses to academic researchers and collaborate to publish findings in high impact journals
• Oversee and train scientists and research associates
• Support regulatory affairs team by assisting with responses to regulatory agency questions (CLIA, CAP, FDA) regarding product design and validations
• Performs other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Specific experience with circulating nucleic acids and early cancer detection methods such as methylation, SNV/indel panels, and fragmentation preferred
• Knowledgeable and experienced in the use and optimization of novel technologies and awareness of the competitive landscape
• Working knowledge of basic bioinformatics and genomics sequencing analysis techniques
• Knowledge of data mining and statistical analysis tools such as R, SQL, or Stata is a plus

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
• Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more
• We also offer a generous employee referral program!