Reports to:SVP, Laboratory Systems and Product EngineeringWork Model:Remote (with periodic travel to San Carlos, CA and Austin, TX)
The Vice President of Laboratory Software Engineering is an enterprise executive role responsible for the strategy, modernization, and delivery of informatics platforms that power sample accessioning, order and sample tracking, and end-to-end workflow orchestration across both wet and dry laboratories.
This role leads an organization of approximately 200 people and supports multiple business units, including Oncology Minimal Residual Disease (MRD), Oncology Comprehensive Genomic Profiling (CGP), Early Cancer Detection (ECD), Women’s Health (WH), and Organ Health (OH).
Operating in a CLIA- and CAP-certified clinical laboratory environment with FDA-regulated diagnostics, the VP will lead the transformation of a fully homegrown informatics ecosystem. This leader is accountable for defining enterprise platform strategy, driving large-scale modernization, and making critical build-vs-buy decisions to ensure scalability, reliability, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
In the first 90 days, the VP is expected to build strong relationships with laboratory, product, engineering, quality, and regulatory stakeholders; develop a deep understanding of existing informatics platforms and laboratory workflows; assess organizational strengths and gaps; and establish credibility with laboratory users through direct engagement, including onsite interaction. The leader should also identify near-term risks and opportunities while defining clear principles for platform modernization.
Within the first year, the VP is expected to define and begin executing a multi-year enterprise informatics roadmap, make key architectural and build-vs-buy decisions, align the organization around standardized platforms, and demonstrate measurable improvements in scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency. Success will be reflected in stronger partnership with laboratory operations, improved readiness for regulatory audits, and tangible progress toward a modern, enterprise-grade informatics ecosystem that supports current and future business growth.
Enterprise Informatics Strategy & Platform Modernization
Clinical Operations Enablement & Scalability
Leadership & Organization Development
Regulatory, Quality & Risk Management
Cross-Functional & Executive Partnership
Required
Preferred
This is a remote role. Due to the close partnership with laboratory operations and users, periodic travel to San Carlos, CA and Austin, TX is expected.
Competitive compensation package, including base salary, performance-based incentives, equity participation, and comprehensive benefits. Specific details will be based on experience and location.
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.
The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.
Remote USA
$239,800
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$299,700 USD
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!
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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.
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