Dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Natera’s cell-free DNA tests help protect health and inform more personalized decisions about care. Backed by Lightspeed and Sequoia.
About the role
Join Natera’s Oncology Research Use Only (RUO) team as a Supervisor for the Signatera Plasma Team. You will direct laboratory staff executing cell-free DNA (cfDNA) extraction, library preparation, and Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) workflows to advance our personalized Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) assays. Every sample represents a real person, and you will ensure that all lab processes operate with the pace and precision required to support our clinical pipeline. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- BS/BA in a biological science or equivalent
- 3 to 4 years of related laboratory experience
- Prior team management experience is highly preferred
- Must pass a post-offer criminal background check
- Direct hands-on experience with nucleic acid techniques, including isolation, purification, quantification, amplification, and hybridization capture
- Extensive familiarity with rigorous pipetting practices using single- and multi-channel micropipettes and serological pipettes
More about this role
Join Natera’s Oncology Research Use Only (RUO) team as a Supervisor for the Signatera Plasma Team. You will direct laboratory staff executing cell-free DNA (cfDNA) extraction, library preparation, and Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) workflows to advance our personalized Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) assays. Every sample represents a real person, and you will ensure that all lab processes operate with the pace and precision required to support our clinical pipeline.
- Oversee the daily scheduling of employees executing DNA extractions, library preparation, Nucleic Acid Quality Control (QC), and NGS workflows
- Conduct regular 1:1 meetings to deliver unvarnished, data-backed performance evaluations and guide career development
- Take ownership of daily lab operations by directly executing sample processing alongside the team to maintain throughput
- Serve as the primary technical point of contact, using data to guide team members on data interpretation, next steps, and troubleshooting
- Execute process development and method/instrument testing to increase operational precision and scale
- Use data to identify lab process deviations, root-cause the underlying issues, and document...
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