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The Senior Scientist, will plan, design, and execute laboratory research to advance Natera’s growing liquid biopsy-based early cancer detection product portfolio. For this role, we require a candidate with experience developing NGS assays, with the ideal candidate having a demonstrated track record of creatively applying multiomic approaches to oncology applications.\nPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nContributes intellectually and creatively to research and development planning and innovation\nAdvances novel nucleic acid based diagnostic tests including, planning, feasibility testing, protocol development, optimization, and transfer to Development\nResponsible for project-associated timeline and deliverable planning and management\nThoroughly comprehends the objectives and vision of the work\nIndependently develops generates and advances new ideas\nIndependently designs and executes high complexity experiments\nCoordinates the execution and analysis of experiments with statistics and bioinformatics teams\nActively interacts and communicates with interdepartmental teams such as Operations, Program Management, Bioinformatics, Data Science, Engineering, Translational Science, and Product\nDocuments research progress under a Quality Management System\nCommunicates progress directly with manager and colleagues.\nPerforms basic data analysis (e.g. R, JMP, Excel)\nMay manage research associates\nEmployee must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure \nCompliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire\nMust maintain a current status on Natera training requirements\nPerform other duties as assigned\nQUALIFICATIONS:\nPh.D. in molecular biology, genomics, biochemistry or a closely related field\nMinimum of 5 - 8 years of industry experience or 2+ years post-doctoral research and 3+ years of industry experience\nREQUIRED SKILLS:\nMust have extensive experience designing, executing, analyzing data and problem solving of next generation sequencing (NGS) and DNA molecular biology experiments\nTrack record of originating, developing and/or productizing novel nucleic acid and multiomic workflows and tests\nStrong research skills with a history of innovation and scientific accomplishment.\nMust have excellent communication, organizational, record-keeping, planning, time management and analytical skills\nDemonstrated success in applying independent scientific judgment in experimental design and analysis\nPREFERRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:\nCancer research experience is desired\nExperience with approaches such as: epigenetic/methylation analysis, target capture/enrichment, WGS, proteomics\ncfDNA experience is a significant plus\nExperience with automation is a preferred\nSkilled at writing clear plans, reports and SOPs\nCompensation & Total Rewards \nThis range reflects a good-faith estimate of the base pay we reasonably expect to offer at the time of hire. Final compensation will vary based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.\nThis position is also eligible for additional compensation and benefits through Natera’s robust Total Rewards program, including:\nAnnual performance incentive bonus\n\nLong-term equity awards\n\nComprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)\n\n401(k) with company match\n\nGenerous paid time off and company holidays\n\nAdditional wellness and work-life benefits\n\nCompensation Range\n$116,800—$146,000 USD\nOUR OPPORTUNITY\nNatera™ 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.\nThe 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.\nWHAT WE OFFER\nCompetitive 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!\nFor more information, visit www.natera.com.\nNatera 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.\nAll 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.\nIf you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents. \nLink: https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/\nPlease 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.\nFor more information:\n- BBB announcement on job scams \n- FBI Cyber Crime resource page","description_format":"text","description_chars":6571,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Equity"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Diagnostic Tests & IVD","Genomics & Genetic Testing","Precision Medicine"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-20T23:08:02Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 74 · green card filings: 31","filings_12m":74,"filings_prev_12m":77,"green_card_filings_12m":31,"median_offered_wage_usd":134690,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-29T16:27:21+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":10,"expected_fill_days":42,"reasons":["conf:3","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":146000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/natera-senior-scientist-rd-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/natera-senior-scientist-rd-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-31T20:07:42Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":31519,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3078},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3078"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnatera-senior-scientist-rd-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnatera-senior-scientist-rd-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnatera-senior-scientist-rd-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/natera-senior-scientist-rd-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnatera-senior-scientist-rd-2"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2962042}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"natera.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2962042},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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