POSITION SUMMARY:
Natera is currently seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist to join our Bioinformatics Research & Development team with a focus on cancer early detection. Natera’s mission is to change the management of disease worldwide by using information gained from a simple blood draw to detect disease early and proactively inform treatment. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in algorithm development, genomics, sequencing data processing, and/or applied machine learning. The individual will develop novel algorithms to analyze large and complex genomics data sets and detect cancers earlier.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design, implement, and validate innovative algorithms and statistical methods to analyze large-scale data sets based on insights in cancer biology and genomics
- Collaborate with molecular biologists and clinical scientists to come up with creative research strategies that solve challenging problems in oncology
- Contribute to experimental design and quality control
- Work with our team of scientists to answer specific biological questions
QUALIFICATIONS:
- PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Statistics, or related field with a strong focus on cancer genomics
- Track-record of developing state-of-the-art computational methods or highly cited publications
- Highly experienced in developing algorithms, applying statistical learning methods, and analyzing sequencing data
- Familiar with public databases such as TCGA, COSMIC, or OncoKB
- Experience in Python
- Experience using Linux command-line tools and writing shell scripts
- Experience with relational databases
- Ability to perform hypothesis driven research, visualize findings and summarize results in oral and written form
- High scientific rigor and eager to teach and learn about new computational methods and biology