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What this posting asks for

Level: Manager — The title says "Director".

Main responsibilities

  • Review, approve, and sign-out reports for a variety of clinical molecular/cytogenetic and/or oncologic results, including NIPT, carrier screening, PGD/PGS, p…
  • Analyze lab data, contribute to or write publications for high-quality scientific journals.
  • Manage a team: review and approve assigned work;
  • mentor and develop personnel, including dedicated succession planning and contingency management.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Leadership and mentoring Core
    In the posting: “May serve as Technical Supervisor.” · “The Technical Supervisor is responsible for ensuring: appropriate test method selection;” · “Manage a team: review and approve assigned work;”
    Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
  • Customer focus Core
    In the posting: “You are responsible for ensuring that the laboratory implements testing while consistently providing accurate and reliable patient test results.” · “Oversee the review of genetic and CNV variant data: interpret NGS and microarray results in the context of medical literature, online variant databases and o…” · “remedial actions are taken and documented when significant deviations from the laboratory’s established performance characteristics are identified, and patie…”
    Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
  • Data and analysis Core
    In the posting: “Review, approve, and sign-out reports for a variety of clinical molecular/cytogenetic and/or oncologic results, including NIPT, carrier screening, PGD/PGS, p…” · “Oversee the review of genetic and CNV variant data: interpret NGS and microarray results in the context of medical literature, online variant databases and o…” · “Analyze lab data, contribute to or write publications for high-quality scientific journals.”
    Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
  • Attention to detail and quality Core
    In the posting: “As the Associate/Laboratory Director, you have clinical oversight of Natera’s laboratory testing.” · “You ensure that testing is properly performed, and applicable regulatory standards are met.” · “You are responsible for ensuring that the laboratory implements testing while consistently providing accurate and reliable patient test results.”
    Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
  • Communication Core
    In the posting: “Excellent written and oral communication skills.” · “Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent.”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
  • Teamwork and collaboration Core
    In the posting: “Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.” · “Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.”
    Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
  • Technical skill Supporting
    In the posting: “The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many …”
    Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
  • Problem solving Supporting
    In the posting: “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 intervent…”
    Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
  • Planning and organisation Supporting
    In the posting: “mentor and develop personnel, including dedicated succession planning and contingency management.”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.

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Practice questions

  1. Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
  2. If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
  3. Built from this posting (8):
  4. Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
  5. Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
  6. Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
  7. Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
  8. How have you used training in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
  9. Tell me about a problem you solved using compliance. From this posting
  10. Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
  11. Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
  12. This posting reads as Healthcare: its questions come first.
  13. How do you protect patient privacy in your daily work? Healthcare
  14. Tell me about a time you cared for a patient or family member who was upset or afraid. Healthcare
  15. You notice a medication or chart detail that does not look right. What do you do? Healthcare
  16. Describe a time you worked with doctors, nurses or other staff to solve a problem for a patient. Healthcare
  17. Your shift is short-staffed and several patients need you at once. How do you prioritise? Healthcare
  18. Tell me about a time a procedure or system changed and you had to adapt quickly. Healthcare
  19. Describe a time you explained a care instruction to a patient so they could follow it at home. Healthcare
  20. A patient's family member is angry and blames you for a delay. What do you do? Healthcare
  21. Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
  22. Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
  23. Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
  24. Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
  25. Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
  26. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
  27. Describe a process you improved.
  28. Do you have any questions for us?
  29. Why do you want to work here?
  30. Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
  31. Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
  32. Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
  33. What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
  34. What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
  35. You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
  36. Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
  37. A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
  38. How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
  39. Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
  40. You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
  41. Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
  42. How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
  43. Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
  44. How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
  45. Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
  46. Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
  47. A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
  48. How do you keep your pipeline organised?
  49. Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
  50. You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
  51. Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.