Natera
Staff Scientist R&D
San Carlos, CA · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$157k-$197kDetected 18 hours ago
StatisticsProject ManagementBioinformaticsMolecular BiologyNGSResearchExperimental DesignLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingTime Management
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61Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation
Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 24 green-card filings in this occupation, 96% were for a worker who already held the job.
Green-card follow-through: 88%
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About the role
- Natera is looking for a highly motivated and creative Staff Scientist to be a key member of our Molecular Biology Research Team.
- As a successful candidate, you will work on initiating, directing and driving to completion pre-product scientific research to expand Natera's state-of-the-art product portfolio in early cancer detection.
- Contribute to the overall success of projects
Responsibilities
- Independently lead projects to create and develop novel nucleic acid based diagnostic tests; including planning, feasibility testing, protocol development, and optimization
- Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of industry experience or 2+ years of post-doctoral research and 6+ years of industry experience
- Must have extensive experience designing, executing, analyzing data and problem solving of next generation sequencing (NGS) and molecular biology experiments
- Ph.D. in molecular biology or closely related field
Skills
- Experience leading complex research projects to completion
- Must have excellent communication, organizational, record-keeping, planning, time management and analytical skills
- Cancer research experience is desired
- cfDNA experience is a significant plus
- Experience with automation is a plus
- Experience managing and providing basic leadership to research associates and junior scientists
- Skilled at writing clear plans, reports and SOPs
- Annual performance incentive bonus
- Long-term equity awards
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- 401(k) with company match
- Experience with approaches including: epigenetic/methylation analysis, target capture/enrichment, WGS, proteomics
Compensation
- $157,300 - $196,600 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.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
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