Principal Technology Strategist, Data Analytical Systems

2 hours, 16 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Natera

Natera

Natera specializes in cell-free DNA testing, providing advanced genetic testing services for oncology, women's health, and organ health to help families diagnose and manage genetic diseases.

Pharmaceuticals
1K-5K
Founded 2004

Description

  • Define the enterprise strategy for production-grade bioinformatics pipelines that are robust, reproducible, version-controlled, and suitable for clinical use.
  • Architect high-performance computing and cloud-native orchestration layers that scale with laboratory volume.
  • Evaluate build-vs-buy options for workflow managers and secondary analysis acceleration technologies.
  • Establish standards for data provenance and freeze-down protocols to support regulatory traceability across pipeline versions.
  • Design tertiary analysis platforms that integrate variant calling with large-scale knowledge bases for annotation and classification.
  • Partner with R&D and Clinical Ops to automate variant classification workflows and reduce manual curator burden.
  • Architect the clinical reporting engine for complex multi-omic data, longitudinal results, and dynamic templates across global markets.
  • Ensure data architectures comply with HIPAA and GDPR while supporting high availability for clinical operations.
  • Coordinate seamless data handoff between wet lab LIMS systems and dry lab bioinformatics systems.
  • Lead continuous validation efforts and represent Data Analytical Systems in FDA and CAP/CLIA regulatory submissions and inspections.
  • Mentor engineering and bioinformatics teams and promote software engineering excellence within a scientific environment.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in software architecture or technical strategy, including at least 5 years in bioinformatics, genomics, or clinical data systems.
  • Deep expertise in NGS data processing from FastQ to VCF and the computational challenges of primary and secondary analysis.
  • Proven experience building or scaling tertiary analysis or interpretation systems, knowledgebases, and clinical report-writing workflows.
  • Strong ability to bridge communication and collaboration between geneticists and software engineers.
  • Experience with oncology diagnostics, especially MRD (Minimal Residual Disease) or CGP (Comprehensive Genomic Profiling), preferred.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML integration into clinical decision support systems, preferred.
  • Advanced degree such as a Master's or PhD in Genetics, Computational Biology, or Computer Science, preferred.
  • Experience with workflow managers such as WDL, Nextflow, or Snakemake, preferred.
  • Experience with secondary analysis acceleration technologies such as DRAGEN or GPU-based processing, preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay range of $182,900 to $228,600 USD for Remote USA.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage for eligible employees and dependents.
  • Free testing for employees and their immediate families.
  • Fertility care benefits.
  • Pregnancy and baby bonding leave.
  • 401(k) benefits.
  • Commuter benefits.
  • Generous employee referral program.

Interested in this position?

Apply directly on the company website

Apply Now

Similar Roles

AI Architect

Nimble Gravity 51-250 IT Services

Nimble Gravity is hiring an AI Architect to design and deliver Azure-based AI applications that combine software engineering, cloud architecture, and real-world AI integration.

Azure C# CI/CD FastAPI Material UI Python React TypeScript
1 minute ago

Sr. Staff Partner Engineer

Databricks 1K-5K IT Services

Databricks is seeking a Senior Staff Partner Engineer to lead the technical foundation of its Built-On partner program and help shape scalable, secure partner platforms and roadmap priorities.

Apache Spark AWS Azure CI/CD Databricks GCP MLflow OpenID Connect
31 minutes ago

Senior Partner Solutions Architect

Remote 251-1K Professional Services

Remote is hiring a Senior Partner Solutions Architect to lead partner integrations on its global HR platform, managing technical relationships from pre-sales through implementation and scaling.

Generative AI REST API Salesforce SOAP WebSockets
1 hour, 40 minutes ago

Solution Architect

Elastic 1K-5K Internet Software & Services

Elastic is hiring a Solution Architect to help customers and partners design, implement, and optimize Elastic Stack-based solutions for search, observability, and security use cases.

AWS Azure Elasticsearch GCP Java Kibana Logstash Python
1 hour, 59 minutes ago

You're on a roll! Sign up now to keep applying.

Sign Up

Already have an account? Log in

Used by 14,729+ remote workers