About Natera Therapeutics & Innovations
Natera’s Therapeutics & Innovations group is at the forefront of applying AI, genomics, and multimodal data to transform precision medicine. From building genomic foundation models to developing predictive AI platforms, our mission is to accelerate biomarker discovery, improve clinical trial design, and enable novel personalized therapeutics.
We are seeking a highly adaptable Associate Director/Senior Manager of Strategy & Operations to serve as a central support function across the Therapeutics & Innovations team. This individual will act as a force multiplier, helping drive alignment, execution, and visibility across a diverse set of initiatives spanning partnerships, strategy, market intelligence, and cross-functional programs.
This is a generalist role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, can operate across multiple workstreams, and is comfortable stepping in wherever support is needed to keep the organization moving forward.
Key Responsibilities
Cross-Functional Program Support: Support leadership in coordinating across R&D, Product, Medical Affairs, and Commercial by tracking key initiatives, maintaining alignment, and ensuring follow-through across workstreams.
Market & Competitive Intelligence: Monitor industry trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging opportunities in AI, genomics, and therapeutics to inform internal decision-making.
Business Operations: Establish and maintain operating rhythms, including tracking priorities, managing deliverables, and providing visibility into progress across the team.
Strategic Support: Support the development and execution of strategic initiatives, including internal planning, external opportunities, and leadership-driven special projects.
External Engagement Support: Support conference and stakeholder engagements through material development, coordination, and follow-up, while capturing key insights to inform internal strategy.
Partnership Support: Support partnership efforts through coordination, materials preparation, internal alignment, and tracking of next steps across stakeholders.
Ad Hoc Problem Solving: Step into high-priority or ambiguous problems and provide structured thinking, analysis, and execution support as needed.
Communication & Coordination: Ensure clear communication, alignment, and follow-through across teams by connecting stakeholders and tracking key actions.
Qualifications
4–7+ years of experience in strategy, business operations, consulting, business development, or related roles within life sciences, healthcare, or technology.
Experience supporting partnership, strategy, or cross-functional initiatives, with exposure to external collaborations, or strategic planning.
Scientific understanding of oncology, immunology, or related therapeutic areas.
Familiarity with AI/ML in life sciences and its application to discovery and clinical development.
Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and drive follow-through across stakeholders.
Strong analytical and structured thinking capabilities, with attention to detail and the ability to break down ambiguous problems.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MS, PhD, or equivalent) preferred; strong scientific literacy required.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to contribute to high-impact work at the intersection of AI, genomics, and therapeutic development, while supporting the execution of key initiatives across strategy, partnerships, and cross-functional teams. You’ll be part of a fast-moving team working on some of the most important challenges in precision medicine.
OUR OPPORTUNITY
Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.
The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.
WHAT WE OFFER
Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!
For more information, visit www.natera.com.
Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.
If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents.
Link: https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/
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Natera San Carlos, California, USA Office
201 Industrial Road, San Carlos, CA, United States, 94070
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