Lab Informatics Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY:

As part of our software engineering team, LabInformatics Specialists work with our internal business partners to provide value to the organization with software products including our LabVantage LIMS (laboratory information management system). We support a variety of different business units such as laboratory operations, R&D, and more.

Lab Informatics Specialists bring technical, business, and subject matter experience to our development teams. Informatics Specialists work with our Technical Product Manager (TPMs) and Development Leads to identify areas were they can help configure our systems, document business process, document functional and non-functional requirements, produce user training documentation, create master data, and provide system governance as needed on our development teams.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create Functional and Non-Functional requirements based on business need
• Act as a subject matter expert on our software products to provide guidance to stakeholders and create a shared understanding among business and technical teams.
• Produce deliverables that facilitate better understanding for feedback such as flow diagrams, data models, pros/cons, prototypes, wireframes and other illustrations.
• Develop strong hands-on technical knowledge of software products and be able to aid in tasks ranging from system configuration to testing and end-user support.
• Create and deliver user training materials include user guides and presentations.
• Evaluate whether pre-existing informatics solutions are available to support business needs.
• Incorporate a focus on lab user experience into product design, and work closely with development and software quality assurance teams on product and process improvements.
• Performs other duties as assigned

• BS or higher in related major or equivalent industry experience
• 5+ years of direct experience with software product management
• Experience in creating software product requirements
• Experience with implementing LabVantage
• Experience working with agile software teams

• Knowledge in following areas of software development:
  • Software product requirements
  • Software technical design
  • Software project management
  • Software QA
  • JIRA or similar issue tracking system
• Useful domain knowledge:
  • LIMS, LIS, LES, and/or ELN
  • Genetics and bioinformatics
  • Genomics data analysis
  • Laboratory processes and instrumentation
  • Laboratory software compliance requirements
• Comfortable contributing to and leading meetings with business partners in variety of positions and domain areas to receive product requests and guide decision-making
• Comfortable contributing to and leading meetings with developers to guide development choices
• Ability to understand and describe technical complexities in a simplified way appropriate to different audiences
• Excellent written communication skills to produce clear, concise and correct technical documentation
• Strong ability to comprehend complex problems and apply knowledge to propose potential solutions
• Be able to break down large projects into granular milestones and track progress.

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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