Job brief: Senior Director of AI Diagnostics

Natera · San Carlos, CA · facts as of 2026-11-11. Anyone can open this page; no account needed.

Is it still open? · Checked by JoRoute

Still listed. JoRoute saw it on Natera's own job board 1 hour ago; the employer first posted it on 2026-11-11.

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

  • Listed on Natera's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
  • First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-11 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-11.
  • The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Natera's board gives for this job.
  • No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
  • No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

  • Pay: $275,000 to $340,000 a year
  • Job type: Not stated
  • Where: San Carlos, CA · US
  • Posted: 2026-11-11

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Manager. The title says "Director".

Must have

  • Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Machine Learning, Biostatistics, or a related quantitative field. A Master’s degree with substantial additional experience will be …

Conditions

  • Generous paid time off and company holidays

Main duties

  • Build and lead the team: Grow the existing algorithm research team, hire key talent, and set a high bar for scientific rigor and execution.
  • Own the path from research to launch: Establish development milestones and evidence-based go/no-go criteria from feasibility through validation and launch, w…
  • Set strategy with Product: Partner with Product, Clinical, and Commercial leaders to prioritize clinical use cases, define intended use and success criteria,…
  • Push the technical frontier: Bring in foundation models and multimodal deep learning, and turn our data into products that set us apart from competitors.
  • Deliver with quality: Make sure every algorithm is built on clean data, validated rigorously, and monitored after launch, so it holds up for clinicians, pati…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

  • Typical listed pay for manager jobs in California: $170k a year (969 listings, 82 employers). This listing is 80% higher.
  • Across Natera's 215 open listings, 31% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Natera hires

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