Director of Data Science, Bioinformatics

🕒 August 12

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $178.2k - $222.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Natera

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2004

🏥 Healthcare

🧬 Biotechnology

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Healthcare • Biotechnology • Healthcare Insurance

Natera is a global leader in cell-free DNA testing technology, specializing in non-invasive genetic testing and diagnostics. The company's innovative solutions focus on areas such as prenatal screening, cancer detection, and organ transplant monitoring. By using advanced bioinformatics and DNA analysis, Natera provides healthcare professionals and patients with critical information to make more informed medical decisions.

📋 Description

• Build and define the Bioinformatics function within the Data Science development team, identify technical tooling gaps, and execute a roadmap for genomics-based algorithm development • Establish and enforce pipeline and algorithm quality standards, including review processes, validation frameworks, and documentation practices • Own and architect scalable AWS-based data science and bioinformatics infrastructure • Ensure quality, reproducibility, and reliable deployment of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) algorithms • Implement MLOps tooling and automated validation frameworks for reliable algorithm deployment into clinical production • Partner with Research, Product Development, Laboratory Operations, Engineering, and Quality teams to implement stable, scalable pipelines and support productization • Lead, mentor, and hire a high-performing team of bioinformaticians and data scientists • Establish technical quality standards and clear operational ownership • Build technical depth within the team to support expanding Women's Health and Organ Health product roadmaps

🎯 Requirements

• Master of Science or Ph.D. in a quantitative technical discipline (Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or equivalent) • Minimum of 10 years of experience in Data Science or Bioinformatics • At least 5 years of direct people management experience leading technical teams • Hands-on experience architecting AWS cloud infrastructure for data-intensive bioinformatics workloads and NGS pipeline execution • Ability to identify capability gaps independently, build scalable infrastructure, and drive execution without waiting for formal structure • Strong communication skills for building cross-functional alignment across Research, Engineering, and Quality teams • Track record of developing bioinformatics talent and delivering computational pipelines supporting commercial product development • Preferred: experience developing software and pipelines within regulated environments (CLIA, FDA, or ISO framework) • Preferred: experience with MLOps frameworks and pipeline tools (MLflow, Nextflow, WDL, Docker) • Preferred: advanced knowledge of statistical inference, machine learning, and genomic data processing

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents • Free testing for Natera employees and their immediate families • Fertility care benefits • Pregnancy and baby bonding leave • 401k benefits • Commuter benefits • Employee referral program