Sr. Bioinformatician

Natera • Remote

Company

Natera

Location

Remote

Type

Full Time

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Natera is currently seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist to join our Bioinformatics Research & Development team with a focus on cancer early detection. Natera’s mission is to change the management of disease worldwide by using information gained from a simple blood draw to detect disease early and proactively inform treatment. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in algorithm development, genomics, sequencing data processing, and/or applied machine learning. The individual will develop novel algorithms to analyze large and complex genomics data sets and detect cancers earlier.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

  • Design, implement, and validate innovative algorithms and statistical methods to analyze large-scale data sets based on insights in cancer biology and genomics
  • Collaborate with molecular biologists and clinical scientists to come up with creative research strategies that solve challenging problems in oncology
  • Contribute to experimental design and quality control
  • Work with our team of scientists to answer specific biological questions

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • PhD or Master's with 3+ years experience in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Statistics, or related field
  • Track-record of developing state-of-the-art computational methods or highly cited publications
  • Highly experienced in developing algorithms, applying statistical learning methods, and analyzing sequencing data
  • Familiar with public databases such as TCGA, COSMIC, or OncoKB
  • Experience in Python
  • Experience using Linux command-line tools and writing shell scripts
  • Experience with relational databases
  • Ability to visualize findings and summarize results in oral and written form
  • Ability to simultaneously manage and execute multiple projects.
  • High scientific rigor and eager to teach and learn about new computational methods and biology
  • Hands-on experience using cloud computing and cloud services (AWS preferred – e.g., EC2, S3, ECR, Batch, HealthOmics) is a plus
  • Familiarity with pipeline building (WDL, NextFlow, Docker) is a plus.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • Self-motivated and detail-oriented

The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.

Remote USA

$117,400—$146,800 USD

OUR OPPORTUNITY

Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.

WHAT WE OFFER

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!

For more information, visit www.natera.com.

Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents. 

Link: https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/

Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.

For more information:
- BBB announcement on job scams 
- FBI Cyber Crime resource page 

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Date Posted

04/15/2024

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