As a Senior Data Scientist, you will play a key role in ensuring the seamless operation, optimization, and performance of data-driven solutions across various Natera’s products. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including lab operations, product, engineering, and other data scientists, to analyze, interpret, and enhance the performance of critical product workflows and drive process improvements. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on real-world data challenges, improve efficiency through automation, and develop scalable data solutions that support business objectives. We invite you to join our team if you enjoy solving complex data problems, optimizing processes, and collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to make impactful decisions in healthcare.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate and interface with Lab Operations and Product teams to identify process issues, assist with thorough root cause analysis, and provide product support
- Provide data-backed analysis quickly to Lab Operations to unblock production issues and improve patient results turnaround times
- Develop and implement anomaly detection models to monitor key process metrics and identify deviations in product performance
- Apply statistical techniques to analyze complex datasets, supporting predictive analytics and process optimization
- Perform exploratory data analysis, identify trends, and work with stakeholders to interpret results for continuous improvement
- Document analytical processes, best practices, and insights to ensure consistency and knowledge transfer across teams
- Provide training and guidance on SQL, data analysis, and statistical methods to empower internal teams
QUALIFICATIONS
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience in data analysis and statistical modeling
- At least 3 years of experience using Python and SQL
- Strong understanding of statistical concepts such as hypothesis testing, time series analysis, anomaly detection, and regression modeling
- Familiarity with machine learning techniques and their practical applications in real-world datasets
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Proven experience in project management, including managing stakeholders, priorities, timelines, and cross-functional collaboration
Desirable but Not Required
- Experience with AWS or other cloud infrastructure for data storage, processing, or model deployment
- Interest in learning about human genetics and sequencing technologies
- Familiarity with the data science product lifecycle, including model development, validation, deployment, and monitoring
- Experience using version control systems such as GitHub or GitLab for managing code and collaboration
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$106,000—$132,500 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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