Job brief: Staff Scientist R&D

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 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-05.
• 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: $157,300 to $196,600 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: South San Francisco · US - CA - South SF
• Posted: 2026-08-25 · over 60 days ago

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

Level: Lead / staff. The title says "Staff".

Must have

• Typically requires a university degree and a minimum of 10+ years of related experience or a MS degree and 8 years of related experience or a PhD and 6 years of related experience
• Must possess very strong interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Conditions

• Generous paid time off and company holidays

Main duties

• Lead technical projects and associated timelines and deliverables as a subject matter expert and represent the assay development group in cross-functional pr…
• Drive the planning, design, execution, and reporting of feasibility, development, verification and validation studies under the design control quality system.
• Collaborate closely with research scientists, automation engineers, biostatisticians and data scientists within a dynamic R&D team to develop new and innovat…
• Communicate and document experimental data, scientific findings, and recommendations to R&D and other functions including Lab Operations, Scientific Affairs,…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Across Natera's 221 open listings, 31% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Natera hires

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