Scientist - Emerging Technology and Cancer Biology
Position: Scientist - Emerging Technology and Cancer Biology
Location: San Carlos, CA
Job Id: 3823
# of Openings: 1
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Scientist - Emerging Technology and Cancer Biology partners with clinicians, product managers, and key opinion leaders to transform oncology products. Initiates directs and executes pre-clinical scientific research.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work with scientists, product managers, and key opinion leaders to transform product requirements into technical specifications for future oncology products using circulating tumor DNA
- Collaborate with molecular biologists, computational biologists, and statisticians to build research strategies that solve challenging problems in oncology
- Assist in the execution of data and statistical analysis to explore biological, scientific, and clinical questions in oncology and translating results to impact patient care
- Communicate results and findings of analyses to cross-functional teams, academic researchers and collaborate to publish findings in high impact journals
- This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and has access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job.
- An employee must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire
- Must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements.
- The employee must pass post-offer criminal background check.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- B.S/M.S in Molecular Biology, Genomics, Genetics, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics or Cancer Biology.
- Minimum of 0-3 years of relevant experience.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Working knowledge of data mining and statistical analysis tools (R, STATA, SAS, etc.)
- Knowledge of cancer biology
- Knowledge of SQL query language (preferred not required)
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Able to manage competing priorities
- Ability to proactively identify risks and address with a solutions-oriented approach
- Excellent attention to detail; produces work of exceptional quality and accuracy
- Ability to manage collaborative and individual projects
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to apply independent scientific judgment in experimental design and analysis
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills will be needed in our fast-paced team
PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- This position primarily works in an office environment. It requires frequent sitting, standing and walking. Daily use of a computer is required. May stand for extended periods when facilitating meetings or walking in the facilities.
- The physical demands of the position described herein are essential functions of the job and employees must be able to successfully perform these tasks for extended periods. Reasonable accommodations may be made for those individuals with real or perceived disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job described.
OUR OPPORTUNITY
Driven by the passion for elevating the science and utility of genetic testing, Natera is committed to helping families identify and manage genetic diseases. Natera is a rapidly-growing diagnostics company with proprietary bioinformatics and molecular technology for analyzing DNA. Our complex technology has been proven clinically and commercially in the prenatal testing space and we are actively researching its applications in the liquid biopsy space for developing products with oncology applications.
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. Healthy catered lunches, Premium snacks and beverages, Onsite gym with cardio and weight-training equipment, Game room with satellite TV, Onsite dry cleaning and alteration service with pick-up and delivery, Employee-organized sport leagues, Happy hours and BBQs, 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.