Natera
Senior Director of Biostatistics
Job Summary
The role involves leading a team of statisticians focused on advancing Natera’s oncology diagnostic tests through clinical research. Responsibilities include designing and analyzing complex clinical trials, ensuring regulatory compliance, and collaborating across functions with medical, clinical, and regulatory teams. The candidate should have extensive experience in biostatistics within oncology, proven leadership skills, and expertise in study methodologies and statistical reporting. This senior position emphasizes strategic direction, team development, and high-quality scientific communication in a fast-paced, regulatory-driven environment.
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Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity to independently lead a team of statisticians advancing Natera’s oncology portfolio of cutting-edge molecular diagnostic tests. As a Senior Director of Biostatistics, you will leverage your clinical statistics expertise to oversee the strategic design, analysis, and reporting for multiple practice-changing oncology clinical trials. The ideal candidate brings exceptional leadership and communication skills, a trusted and scientifically grounded perspective, and a comprehensive understanding of clinical biostatistics in an oncology setting.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and direct a high-performing clinical biostatistics team. Foster collaboration, and oversee both the technical and professional development of team members.
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Study Design and Analysis: Lead the strategic planning, statistical analysis, and interpretation of interventional clinical studies.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with medical, clinical, translational, and regulatory teams to apply statistical expertise in study planning, development, and execution. Identify risks, proactively communicate concerns, and champion solutions to interdisciplinary teams and executive leaders.
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Documentation and Reporting: Author and review high-quality statistical deliverables, including protocols, statistical analysis plans (SAPs), and reports (TLFs, CSRs, publications) for cross-functional collaborators and stakeholders.
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Regulatory Compliance: Ensure statistical methodologies and analyses adhere to applicable regulator standards set by regulatory agencies such as the FDA.
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Innovation and Improvement: Provide strategic direction on the use of both established and emerging statistical methodologies, adapting approaches to match study complexity and regulatory context.
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Strategic Leadership: Drive continuous improvement in team efficiency and analytical rigor. Promote departmental standards for statistical analysis and ensure alignment with broader organizational and regulatory objectives.
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Minimum 13 years relevant clinical experience, with a focus in oncology in pharmaceutical or related biotech industries. At least 8 years leading a team.
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Ph.D. or Master's degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
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Proven track record of hiring, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams of statisticians
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Expert-level ability to independently design clinical studies, grounded in deep domain knowledge and a nuanced understanding of complex, oncology-specific challenges
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Extensive experience with interventional, multi-faceted clinical study designs, sample size determination, and advanced analytical methods
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Demonstrated ability and enthusiasm for working in fast-paced, cross-functional environments with collaborators from diverse technical backgrounds
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Skilled in producing high quality written documentation tailored to a range of audiences
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Exceptional problem-solving skills, strategic innovation, and attention to detail
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Outstanding communication, influencing, and analytical skills across all levels of an organization
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/
Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.
For more information:
- BBB announcement on job scams
- FBI Cyber Crime resource page
Natera
Dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Natera’s cell-free DNA tests help protect health and inform more personalized decisions about care.
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