# Equipment Associate

POSITION SUMMARY: The Equipment Associate is primarily responsible for the service and support of instruments utilized in the R&D laboratory based in Austin, TX. The scope of support includes installation, calibration, maintenance, repair, and documentation of activities for all equipment in the laboratory. The Equipment Associate will be the primary point of contact for R&D lab personnel regarding safe equipment operations and equipment services. The Equipment Associate is also responsible for assisting laboratory support personnel with critical tasks such as inventory management, supply ordering, laboratory safety checks and audits, corrective actions, and communication with various R&D teams as needed. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordinate and/or perform instrument installations and qualifications per equipment protocols Diagnose and troubleshoot any system concerns to minimize downtime Work with Quality Assurance to determine qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ), calibration and preventive maintenance (PM) requirements so as to comply with regulations Communicate with vendors to generate price quotes and schedule PMs, calibrations, instrument repairs, and other services. Maintain a progra

- **Id**: 777602
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/natera-equipment-associate>
- **Role**: Administrative
- **Role family**: Administrative
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Austin, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-11T21:40:54Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T22:30:33Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 57
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6697
- **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**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 43000
- **Max usd**: 94000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_country_seniority_unknown
- **Sample n**: 11684

## Technologies

- **Cell Culture** — Optional: yes
- **LIMS** — Optional: yes
- **Next-Generation Sequencing** — Optional: yes
- **PCR** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 57

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-11T23:34:53Z

## 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**: 18
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.419
- **P room**: 0.44
- **Age days**: 56
- **Expected fill days**: 40
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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