Natera is looking for a candidate to develop and launch high-quality clinical assays for patients, ensuring the highest standards are met in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- Must have hands-on experience with molecular biology techniques, including nucleic acid extraction and quantitation, PCR/qPCR, library fabrication, sample quality control, hybrid capture, and sequencing.
- Proficiency working with FFPE tissue and RNA specifically is highly desired.
- Must be able to handle manual work/pipetting involving high throughput sample testing.
- Experience in optimizing laboratory methodologies and addressing complex problems that are unique when working with FFPE tissue.
- Demonstrated success in applying independent scientific judgment in experimental design and analysis.
- Experience in writing clear experimental designs, reports, and operating protocols.
- Experience developing or executing assays using automated liquid handlers is preferred.
- Experience in data analysis using Excel and/or other data analysis tools; proficiency in programming languages such as python is a plus
Responsibilities
- Design experimental plans and execute complex end-to-end laboratory experiments including nucleic acid extraction from FFPE tissue, NGS library preparation, hybrid capture and sequencing.
- Collaborate with assay development team to design, develop, and validate assays for commercial launch.
- Communicate and discuss results with a multidisciplinary group of bioinformaticians, statisticians, automation engineers, and reagents/quality control scientists.
- Write protocols, document results, make data driven decisions, and present findings at scientific meetings.
- Creatively contribute to development activities and advance the assay through design control processes to meet product requirements and project milestones.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in molecular biology, biochemistry, or closely related field with 3-4 years experience in assay development for the life science industry
- Must have excellent communication, organizational, record-keeping, planning, attention to detail, and time management skills.
