Sr Program Manager

LOCATION: There is a big preference for this individual to live in either the Bay Area, CA or Austin, TX with the ability to come in the office once a week, but we are open to USA Remote as well. 

POSITION SUMMARY:

We have an exciting Senior Program Manager opportunity to join the Program Management team in Research & Development. The Senior Program Manager provides cross-functional program leadership to launch new products or improve existing ones. They achieve this through the application of project management tools to drive high level collaboration and coordination with various business functions, track progress, and provide detailed status reports to management. Their function is essential to ensuring teams define and achieve the objectives and goals required to complete projects on time and budget.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Leads cross-functional program leadership to launch new products or improve existing ones with a focus on Design Control and New Product Introduction in a technical setting.

• Drive high level collaboration and coordination with various business functions to facilitate the planning process, setting project goals & milestones, and creation of comprehensive timelines taking into account available resources, dependencies, budget, priorities and other constraints.

• Hands-on ownership of tracking overall team progress, provide detailed status reports and present regular updates to senior management.

• Oversight of all phases of the product development life-cycle process from Concept to Commercialization.

• Understand Design Control principles and managing gate reviews, design freezes, technical reviews, design reviews, change control, deliverable approval, etc.

• Organize regular team meetings to drive decisions, track & mitigate risks, resolve or escalate issues, and  monitor progress.

• Guide Research and Development teams with creating plans, experimental designs, protocols, data analysis, reports etc.

• Lead trade-off assessments to balance product performance and effort, trouble-shoot technical issues and adapt to changing business conditions.

• Challenge teams to continuously optimize activities to meet business objectives.

• Keep senior leadership informed of program risks and issues and escalate appropriately

• Proactively lead the project team to complete deliverables in a timely manner - overcome technical challenges, conflict and misalignment

• Ability to handle and navigate multiple levels of activity at the same time, adjust to dynamic priorities and anticipate & resolve significant project challenges 

• Interface with external partners and facilitate joint development efforts.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, or similar Science or Engineering technical focused degree required. MS or PhD is highly preferred.

• Minimum of 5 years of program management experience in biotech or similar technical focused industry required.

• Has worked in research, assay development, systems engineering lab operations, or software development previously.

• Detailed understanding of Next-Gen Sequencing platforms and their applications in molecular diagnostics.

• Familiarity with lab informatics systems and processes (e.g., pipelines, LIMS, order & reporting, accessioning)

• Certification or formal training in Program or Project Management is nice to have.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Must Have:

• Advanced experience compiling GANTT charts and project plans.

• Advanced experience with project management tools such as MS Project or other.

• Understanding of product development under design control. IVD experience a major plus.

• Candidates should have prior experience with FDA/PMA submissions and/or a background in NGS-based technologies to be successful in this role

• Excellent interpersonal skills in addition to having the ability to effectively communicate within the project teams as well as to top level management.

• Excellent organization and time management/multi-tasking skills (comfortable in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment, operating at both strategic and tactical levels).

• Ability to work independently and as part of team

 

 

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.San Carlos, CA $150,000—$185,000 USDThe 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.Austin, TX$140,400—$175,450 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!

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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