POSITION SUMMARY:
At Natera, our goal is to make personalized genomics and medicine a reality at scale. Clinical genomics focuses on the relationship between genes, and their variants, to clinical outcomes. As an R&D Clinical Genomics Program Manager, you will be part of a small, focused team that is using science in order to build, support, and maintain a portfolio of germline and somatic genetic testing offerings, from panel concept to patient report. We shape Natera’s genomic tests via gene-disease curation, creating and automating scalable variant interpretation workflows, and providing expertise on a wide range of projects and products.We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about clinical genomics, relentless about optimizing product quality, and most of all is excited about accelerating the Clinical Genomics R&D team’s efforts and outcomes for use in the clinical care of millions of patients.The Senior Clinical Genomics Program Manager, R&D accelerates product development activities for variant and gene curation, reporting processes, and product development by way of applying tailored project management practices.
They are tasked with implementing and applying agile and/or other project management methodologies across development efforts and problems, and can work well in an exciting, fast-paced environment.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Implement and lead project management practices across Clinical Genomics R&D programs, projects, and products, tailored to the specific needs of the team.
- Support Clinical Genomics R&D projects related to variant curation, reporting, and product development activities in a multidisciplinary team including laboratory directors, bioinformaticians, software engineers, and managers.
- Maintain accurate and well-organized backlogs, remove impediments, and facilitate agile processes, such as standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
- Align timelines and deliverables with project managers across departments, such as engineering.
- Perform duties with minimal to moderate supervision; perform other tasks as specified by the manager/director.
- Develop plans, generate and advance new ideas; execute high complexity projects.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree in molecular biology, tissue or cellular biology, genetics, or closely related field; PhD or genetic counselor preferred.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience as a project manager in a clinical genomics diagnostic laboratory setting.
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) preferred.
- Experience in a product development setting preferred.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Must Have:
- Advanced Jira experience and knowledge of Agile practices.
- Experience in Kanban, Jira, Agile, and Confluence.
- Familiarity with genetic variant curation and/or interpretation of clinical relevance based on the AMP/ACMG guidelines.
- Excellent written communication skills to produce clear, concise and correct technical documentation.
- Ability and desire to communicate in cross-functional teams with members from varying backgrounds.
- Team player, self-motivated and detail-oriented.
- Duties may require working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends) at times.
- This position can be home office based - 100% remote.
The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.Remote USA$106,200—$132,700 USD
OUR OPPORTUNITY
Natera™ 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.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 - 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!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.If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents. Link: https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/Please 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.
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