Natera
Bioinformatics Scientist
San Carlos, CA · Mid
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Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $120,349 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Biological Scientists, All Other" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- Natera is seeking a Bioinformatics Scientist to join our Bioinformatics Research & Development team with a focus on cancer recurrence monitoring.
- This individual will analyze large and complex high-throughput cancer genomics datasets.
- PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Analyze high-throughput DNA sequencing datasets utilizing understanding of cancer biology and genomics.
Responsibilities
- Analyze high-throughput DNA sequencing datasets utilizing understanding of cancer biology and genomics. Help implement and validate novel algorithms and statistical methods.
- Collaborate with molecular biologists and other bioinformatics scientists to answer biological questions
- Contribute to experimental design and quality control
- Help develop tools and end-to-end bioinformatics pipelines
- Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience doing high-throughput genomic sequencing analysis
- Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, engineering, molecular biology, or a related field; Master's degree preferred
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, engineering, molecular biology, or a related field
- Master's degree preferred
Skills
- Experience doing NGS data analysis (e.g. mapping, variant calling, etc.)
- Strong programming skills in a scientific programming language, Python strongly preferred
- Knowledge of genomics, with a preference for familiarity with cancer biology
- Familiarity with public databases such as TCGA, COSMIC, or OncoKB
- Experience with Linux command-line tools and shell scripting
- Ability to conduct hypothesis-driven research, visualize data, and effectively communicate results
- Ability to collaborate effectively, self-motivated, and detail-oriented
- Background in ML and statistics
- Experience with human WGS
- Annual performance incentive bonus
- Long-term equity awards
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
Compensation
- $106,600 - $133,300 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.
This listing is sourced directly from Natera's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.