Natera
Supervisor, RUO Plasma Processing
San Carlos, CA · Mid
Sponsorship not specified$82k-$103kDetected 3 days ago
ComplianceExcelHIPAANGSResearchCommunicationCollaborationMicrosoft Office
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About the role
- Join Natera's Oncology Research Use Only (RUO) team as a Supervisor for the Signatera Plasma Team.
- You will direct laboratory staff executing cell-free DNA (cfDNA) extraction, library preparation, and Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) workflows to advance our personalized Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) assays.
- Oversee the daily scheduling of employees executing DNA extractions, library preparation, Nucleic Acid Quality Control (QC), and NGS workflows
Responsibilities
- Conduct regular 1:1 meetings to deliver unvarnished, data-backed performance evaluations and guide career development
- Take ownership of daily lab operations by directly executing sample processing alongside the team to maintain throughput
- Use data to identify lab process deviations, root-cause the underlying issues, and document findings via nonconformance reports to drive corrective action
- Maintain precise records of lab work using Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, and internal Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
- Think team by partnering directly with Oncology RUO peer groups to eliminate bottlenecks and optimize sample processing without needing translation layers
- Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.
Requirements
- 3 to 4 years of related laboratory experience
- Direct hands-on experience with nucleic acid techniques, including isolation, purification, quantification, amplification, and hybridization capture
- Complete required HIPAA/PHI privacy and security training within the first 30 days of hire and maintain current status on all training
- BS/BA in a biological science or equivalent
- Must pass a post-offer criminal background check
Nice to have
- Prior team management experience is highly preferred
Skills
- Extensive familiarity with rigorous pipetting practices using single- and multi-channel micropipettes and serological pipettes
- Hands-on experience operating Laboratory Automation platforms (e.g., Hamilton, Tecan, Biomek, QIAsymphony)
- Hands-on experience with library preparation and NGS platforms
- Proficiency with LIMS and database software
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace applications
- Ability to think analytically, testing assumptions with data to troubleshoot and solve complex problems
- Clear, direct oral and written communication skills to present data and identify operational improvements
- Duties are typically performed in an office and laboratory setting on a daily basis
- Requires the ability to use a computer keyboard and read printed material
Compensation
- $82,300 - $102,850 USD
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.
- Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.
Company info
- 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.
- We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
- 401(k) with company match
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
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