# Associate Director, Strategic Program Management

Associate Director, Strategic Program Management, CDx/IVD Position Overview Natera is seeking an Associate Director of Strategic Program Management to lead IVD and companion diagnostic (CDx) programs from development planning through PMA submission. This leader will shape the development strategy with functional experts and own the integrated execution plan across assay development, software and bioinformatics, analytical and clinical validation, laboratory operations, Quality, and Regulatory Affairs. The Associate Director will bring clarity to complex programs, connect decisions across workstreams, and drive teams toward critical development and submission milestones. This is a highly visible role requiring the ability to lead without direct authority, resolve competing priorities, and present clear recommendations to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). The role focuses on internal CDx development and execution; dedicated partnership leaders own external pharmaceutical partner management. Primary Responsibilities Lead IVD/CDx program execution Lead complex IVD/CDx programs through development, design transfer, validation, and PMA submission. Build and maintain an integrated prog

- **Id**: 3644317
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/natera-associate-director-strategic-program-management>
- **Role**: MedTech
- **Role family**: MedTech
- **Seniority**: head
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: posting_text
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Hiring countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T17:47:33Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T03:19:02Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8175
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Diagnostic Tests & IVD, Genomics & Genetic Testing, Precision Medicine

## Company

- **Id**: 3078
- **Name**: Natera
- **Domain**: natera.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/natera>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 39
- **Ghost share**: 0.077
- **Stale share**: 0.59
- **Repost share**: 0.154
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 40
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 150300
- **Max**: 195150
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 195150

## Technologies

- **Design Controls** — Optional: no
- **Next-Generation Sequencing** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T22:16:57Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 74 · green card filings: 31; Filings 12m: 74

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 40
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 195150
- **Is top pay**: yes

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