Bioinformatics Scientist

Natera is seeking a Bioinformatics Scientist to join our Bioinformatics Research & Development team with a focus on cancer recurrence monitoring. Natera’s mission is to change the management of disease worldwide with a focus on reproductive health, cancer, and organ transplantation.

The ideal candidate should have experience in sequencing data analysis, genomics, and/or algorithm development. This individual will analyze large and complex high-throughput cancer genomics datasets. They will also assist in developing novel computational methods, and integrating frameworks developed by our R&D team.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze high-throughput DNA sequencing datasets utilizing understanding of cancer biology and genomics. Help implement and validate novel algorithms and statistical methods.
• Collaborate with molecular biologists and other bioinformatics scientists to answer biological questions
• Contribute to experimental design and quality control
• Help develop tools and end-to-end bioinformatics pipelines

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, engineering, molecular biology, or a related field; Master's degree preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience doing high-throughput genomic sequencing analysis

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Experience doing NGS data analysis (e.g. mapping, variant calling, etc.)
• Strong programming skills in a scientific programming language, Python strongly preferred
• Knowledge of genomics, with a preference for familiarity with cancer biology
• Familiarity with public databases such as TCGA, COSMIC, or OncoKB
• Experience with Linux command-line tools and shell scripting
• Ability to conduct hypothesis-driven research, visualize data, and effectively communicate results
• Ability to collaborate effectively, self-motivated, and detail-oriented

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Background in ML and statistics
• Experience with WGS