Bioinformatician

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Bioinformatician analyzing NGS data and improving workflows for Natera’s cell-free DNA cancer diagnostics. Supporting molecular biology experiments and liquid biopsy validation.

Responsibilities:

  • Analyze sequencing data to deliver clinical diagnostic results to internal and external stakeholders
  • Maintain and improve existing workflows
  • Develop new workflows to automate growing company needs
  • Work directly with operations, science and engineering organizations
  • Process Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data using existing workflows
  • Provide analytical and computational support to molecular biologists for experiments and development
  • Triage failure modes in NGS processing
  • Improve reliability and efficiency of shared codebases
  • Assist in validation and verification studies of liquid biopsy products

Requirements:

  • BA/BS or MS degree in Biology, Computer Science or a related field
  • Passion for molecular biology or bioinformatics
  • Strong programming ability in Python
  • Knowledge of software version control (git, github)
  • Experience with data analysis and visualization
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills for both scientific and general audiences
  • Experience with processing Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data, cloud computing (AWS, GCP, Azure) and/or scientific computing (HPC), and software testing practices are bonus qualifications

Benefits:

  • Annual performance incentive bonus
  • Long-term equity awards
  • Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Generous paid time off and company holidays
  • Additional wellness and work-life benefits
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents
  • Free testing for employees and their immediate families
  • Fertility care benefits
  • Pregnancy and baby bonding leave
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee referral program