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.
Responsabilidades
: 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.
Calificaciones
: 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,
Habilidades
, 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 The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on...