The opportunity
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.
What you'll do
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 findings via nonconformance reports to drive corrective action
What they're looking for
- Draft, generate, and rigorously review Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and work instructions
- Maintain precise records of lab work using Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel,: and internal Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
- Ensure accurate, ethical, and appropriate management of samples in strict: compliance with all applicable federal regulations
- Think team by partnering directly with Oncology RUO peer groups to eliminate: bottlenecks and optimize sample processing without needing translation layers
