POSITION LOCATION:

This will be a hybrid role (onsite Thursdays, occasional Wednesdays) working out of our San Carlos, CA location.

POSITION SUMMARY: 

Natera is a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, supporting oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our goal in R&D operations data science is to support R&D activities at Natera through data analytics and development of tools to optimize workflows and processes. As a Data Scientist on the team, you will be instrumental in leading data-driven decisions. You will work closely with the R&D stakeholders to identify key needs and own projects from conception to deployment.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Work closely with R&D scientists to understand scientific and technical aspects of research project and deliver support to ensure product development timelines are met
• Collect, structure, and analyze data to develop insights about key business questions of material interest
• Own end-to-end development of reports and tools–from requirements gathering, to iterative development with stakeholders, to launch and maintenance of various pipelines, to communication of insights
• Present findings from data in a narrative that is clear and easily digestible by various stakeholders regardless of their background in data analysis (e.g. easy to understand metrics, strong presentation skills, ability to think on your feet to respond to questions)
• Collaborate with data engineers to implement process improvements derived from analytic insights
• Participate in conversations around and assist in creating data governance standards for R&D workflows
• Continuously work to maintain flow of data sources and increase data quality, integrity, and reliability from existing data sources

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• 2+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related field
• Strong programming skills in Python
• Domain knowledge in life sciences or a quantitative field such as operations research, applied math, and engineering
• Working knowledge of SQL
• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to produce readable, reproducible and documented code
• Demonstrated ability to complete the full predictive analytics lifecycle from project ideation, data collection and engineering, and insight generation
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in a narrative story format with a business mindset 

NICE TO HAVES:

• Masters’ or PhD in molecular biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, or related field
• Expertise with the Python data science ecosystem
• Strong data visualization skills
• Experience with Snowflake 
• Experience with dbt
• Proficiency in Linux environment
• Experience with version control practices and tools

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: 

• Drive for learning and problem-solving
• Demonstrated teamwork skills
• Excellent communication and organizational skills

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