POSITION SUMMARY:
Natera is currently seeking an Associate Director to join our Women's Health Bioinformatics team. The individual will lead a team of Bioinformatics Scientists and will be responsible for the planning and execution of research projects related to Women’s Health. The ideal candidate should be an experienced team leader and have a strong background in algorithm and assay development, sequencing data processing, and experience with full life cycle of product development.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Envision, plan, and execute research strategies in collaboration with other cross-functional stakeholders
- Drive the development of innovative algorithms on ultra-deep sequencing data
- Lead a team of Bioinformatics Scientists and support their professional growth
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and scientific excellence
- Work closely with interdisciplinary teams including engineering, biostats, and molecular biology teams to support the development of new products
- Contribute to experimental design and ensure data integrity and quality control
- Communicate findings clearly across all levels and functions of the company and act as a subject matter expert
- Present results at conferences and publish in top-tier journals
- Develop and improve analysis pipelines for diagnostic tests, including variant detection and quality control.
- Deploy analysis pipelines on the cloud and optimize the resource utilization
- Lead assay development and optimization, and troubleshoot wetlab experiments through close collaboration with wetlab scientists
QUALIFICATIONS:
- PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Biostatistics, or related field
- Minimum of 6-8 years of working in the bioinformatics field and extensive managerial and cross-functional experience
- Track-record of leading and developing state-of-the-art and highly impactful computational methods
- Highly experienced in algorithm development, data analysis, and machine learning
- Experience with multiplex PCR and hybrid capture data
- Experience in Python
- Experience using Linux command-line tools and writing shell scripts
- Ability to visualize findings and summarize results in oral and written form for both technical and non-technical audiences
- High scientific rigor and eager to teach and learn about new computational methods and biology
