Careers at Natera

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Workday Platform Engineer within the G&A IT Applications team to serve as the primary technical owner of the Workday platform across HCM, Payroll, Recruiting, Prism Analytics, Illuminate (AI/ML), integrations, security, and release management. This is a builder-first role. You will configure, develop, integrate, and operate within Workday while partnering closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, and IT stakeholders. You own the technical platform layer configuration, integrations, security architecture, governance, and release discipline, while HR and Payroll retain ownership of sensitive data and business policy logic. Key Responsibilities Platform Ownership & Delivery: Own technical execution across Workday HCM, Payroll, Recruiting, Prism Analytics, and Illuminate. Translate business requirements into phased technical delivery plans. Manage sandbox strategy, tenant lifecycle, and biannual release readiness. Hands-On Configuration & Development: Configure HCM and Recruiting modules.Build advanced reports (matrix, composite, BIRT), calculated fields, validations, and business process frameworks. Leverage Workday Extend to design and build lightweight custom applications that enhance core workflows. Maintain scalable security models and governance standards. Integrations & Architecture: Build and maintain integrations (EIB, Studio, REST/SOAP APIs, RaaS). Integrate with applications like ERP, identity providers, benefits carriers, and third-party systems. Ensure secure, reusable integration frameworks with monitoring and error-handling discipline. Analytics, AI & Automation: Implement and manage Workday Prism Analytics datasets and dashboards. Enable Workday Illuminate capabilities and intelligent workflows. Drive automation while maintaining audit and compliance standards. Security & Compliance: Own Workday security architecture and least-privilege access models. Implement enhanced logging and monitoring for sensitive data access, extracts, and downloads. Ensure encryption in transit and at rest across integrations and reporting. Enforce non-production data masking and scrubbing practices. Support SOX, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance requirements. Separation of Duties This role owns platform configuration, integrations, and technical governance. It does not include direct access to sensitive employee data or ownership of HR policy logic. Required Qualifications 8+ years of hands-on Workday technical experience. Workday Pro certifications (HCM, Integrations, Security, Prism). Strong experience building Workday integrations (EIB, Studio, APIs). Deep expertise in security configuration, business process framework design, and reporting. Experience with Prism Analytics. Exposure to Workday Extend. High documentation skills with solid understanding of ITGC controls & Change management policies and operational rigor. Platform ownership mindset with strong technical depth. Experience operating in regulated environments. Proven ability to deliver complex platform initiatives end-to-end. Strong stakeholder communication and governance mindset. Preferred Qualifications Exposure to Workday Illuminate / AI features. Experience with Workday ecosystem add-ons (e.g., Paradox, Sana, and other governance/reporting tools). Experience in biotech, healthcare, or other large-scale companies. Compensation & Total Rewards This range reflects a good-faith estimate of the base pay we reasonably expect to offer at the time of hire. Final compensation will vary based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity considerations. This position is also eligible for additional compensation and benefits through Natera’s robust Total Rewards program, including: Annual performance incentive bonus Long-term equity awards Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision) 401(k) with company match Generous paid time off and company holidays Additional wellness and work-life benefits Compensation Range $128,800 — $161,050 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/ Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @ natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes. For more information: - BBB announcement on job scams - FBI Cyber Crime resource page

POSITION SUMMARY: Natera is hiring a Machine Learning Scientist to join our AI and computational biology team. This role develops and deploys deep learning models across digital pathology, genomics, transcriptomics, and cell-free DNA (cfDNA) modalities. You will build multimodal AI systems that integrate imaging, molecular, and clinical data, leveraging proprietary genomic and clinical datasets. You will collaborate with scientists, pathologists, bioinformaticians, and software engineers to scale machine learning approaches that advance personalized oncology diagnostics and tumor-informed minimal residual disease (MRD) testing. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Design, implement, and evaluate deep learning models across biomedical data modalities, including histopathology imaging, genomic sequencing, transcriptomics, and cfDNA features Develop multimodal AI architectures that integrate H&E whole-slide imaging data with molecular and clinical data sources Build scalable, production-quality machine learning workflows and pipelines using cloud infrastructure (AWS) Apply modern machine learning techniques including convolutional neural networks (CNNs), vision transformers (ViTs), sequence transformers, representation learning, and foundation model fine-tuning Collaborate across technical and clinical teams to translate machine learning prototypes into validated tools Analyze model outputs to generate reproducible biological and clinical insights Document pipelines thoroughly and communicate data-driven findings clearly to cross-functional stakeholders QUALIFICATIONS: PhD in Computer Science, Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Bioinformatics, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline with a focus on machine learning or AI Core experience developing machine learning models for biomedical applications, specifically in medical imaging, computational pathology, genomics, transcriptomics, multi-omics, or molecular diagnostics Hands-on expertise with PyTorch and strong production-level programming skills in Python Practical application of deep learning architectures such as CNNs, transformers, attention mechanisms, and representation learning Experience managing datasets and training workflows within distributed or cloud computing environments (AWS) Proven ability to take ownership of research projects and translate prototypes into robust, deployment-ready workflows Experience adapting pre-trained foundation models for downstream biomedical applications PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience integrating imaging, molecular, and clinical data within unified multimodal machine learning frameworks Technical familiarity with DNA sequencing, RNA sequencing, methylation, and ctDNA assays Hands-on experience with digital pathology software and whole-slide imaging analysis Exposure to survival modeling, longitudinal prediction, or time-to-event modeling Experience applying self-supervised learning, weakly supervised learning, or multiple instance learning (MIL) to clinical data Domain knowledge in oncology, biomarker discovery, or clinical precision medicine Track record of peer-reviewed publications in machine learning or computational biology conferences and journals (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, MICCAI, Nature Biomedical Engineering) 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 $124,800 — $171,600 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/ Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @ natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes. For more information: - BBB announcement on job scams - FBI Cyber Crime resource page

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a DevOps team at Natera, a global leader in precision medicine and genomics testing. As a Senior Manager of the DevOps team inside our Data Science Production Engineering (DSPE) department, you will have the opportunity to work with Natera's diverse and ultra-large data sets (up to PB size), build upon the latest information and cloud technologies, create solutions for the most cutting-edge medical diagnostics and genomics applications, and make real impact by delivering reliable, efficient, high performance data/cloud/automation systems to support Natera's Lab Operations and Genetic Counselor/Lab Director teams, and ultimately impact patients' medical outcomes. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Leadership Lead a DevOps team, working closely with other DSPE teams, to develop, test, deploy, maintain, and update DSPE's data platforms, cloud platforms, automation systems, and analytics systems Manage the DevOps team, to achieve the timely and efficient delivery of software products and systems with correct and robust functionality. Train and coach team members on new technologies, procedures, and guidelines/best practices. Create and maintain operational visibility (e.g., workload, productivity, etc.) of the DSPE DevOps team. Technical Translate DSPE's business needs and project requirements into technical specifications and implementation plans. Working with DSPE leadership teams, create suitable system architecture and infrastructure design documents that can be efficiently implemented and maintained. Maintain and optimize infrastructure performance, monitoring key system metrics including network I/O, disk I/O, memory allocation, and compute resource utilization. Contribute to key development, testing, deployment, validation, maintenance, and update activities. Quality, Compliance, and Documentation Improve and enforce procedures for work efficiency, quality, and compliance. Lead and manage the technical documentation's creation and maintenance/update for all DSPE DevOps owned software tools and systems, for example, design specifications, software verification and validation (V&V) protocols and reports, deployment/update/maintenance records, user guides, etc. Create training materials, and contribute to training activities, on DSPE DevOps owned software tools and systems. Cross-Functional Engage proactively and directly with engineering and operational stakeholders to align infrastructure roadmaps, resolve technical dependencies, and report platform performance metrics. Represent the DSPE DevOps team in stakeholder meetings. QUALIFICATIONS: Minimal Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related field. Advanced degrees preferred. Minimal 10 years of relevant industry experience for candidates with only a Bachelor's Degree. Minimal 8 years of relevant industry experience for candidates with a Master's Degree. Minimal 4 years of relevant industry experience for candidates with a Doctorate degree. Minimal 3 years of working experience in a highly regulated environment, e.g., CLIA and/or FDA compliant settings. Minimal 3 years of management experience leading a DevOps team, or a software development team. Demonstrable experience in designing, delivering, and maintaining/updating custom-developed software tools or systems for production environments, preferable in high-throughput settings (e.g., heavy traffic and/or high computation load). Demonstrable experience in creating software design specification documents, verification and validation documents, and user manuals. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Excellent Python programming skills, with substantial cloud application and/or automation system development experience. Proficient with RDBMS systems such as PostgreSQL and/or MySQL, and substantial working experience in for-production database-based application development. Working knowledge in optimizing system architecture and individual components for performance, scalability, and/or reliability. Proficiency in tool/system performance evaluation methods, and in-depth understanding of key factors, such as RAM, Disk IO, Network IO's impact on system/tool's performance. Proficiency with AWS, and substantial working experience in developing for-production software tools/systems using AWS services. Proficiency in SDLC and software development and testing methodologies. Proficient Linux command line skills, and past Linux application development experience. Past experience and working knowledge in genomics and bioinformatics technologies. Good understanding and past working experience with genomics data, such as FASTQ, BAM, VCF files. Proficiency in Git workflow and version control systems like GitHub and/or GitLab. Past experience in developing automation solutions. Preferred but not required: IaC skills and experiences, such as CloudFormation, Terraform, and/or Ansible. Good documentation practices and coding style. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Strong integrity. Team player. Compensation & Total Rewards This range reflects a good-faith estimate of the base pay we reasonably expect to offer at the time of hire. Final compensation will vary based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity considerations. This position is also eligible for additional compensation and benefits through Natera’s robust Total Rewards program, including: Annual performance incentive bonus Long-term equity awards Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision) 401(k) with company match Generous paid time off and company holidays Additional wellness and work-life benefits Compensation Range $179,900 — $224,850 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/ Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @ natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes. For more information: - BBB announcement on job scams - FBI Cyber Crime resource page

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a DevOps team at Natera, a global leader in precision medicine and genomics testing. As a Senior Manager of the DevOps team inside our Data Science Production Engineering (DSPE) department, you will have the opportunity to work with Natera's diverse and ultra-large data sets (up to PB size), build upon the latest information and cloud technologies, create solutions for the most cutting-edge medical diagnostics and genomics applications, and make real impact by delivering reliable, efficient, high performance data/cloud/automation systems to support Natera's Lab Operations and Genetic Counselor/Lab Director teams, and ultimately impact patients' medical outcomes. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Leadership Lead a DevOps team, working closely with other DSPE teams, to develop, test, deploy, maintain, and update DSPE's data platforms, cloud platforms, automation systems, and analytics systems Manage the DevOps team, to achieve the timely and efficient delivery of software products and systems with correct and robust functionality. Train and coach team members on new technologies, procedures, and guidelines/best practices. Create and maintain operational visibility (e.g., workload, productivity, etc.) of the DSPE DevOps team. Technical Translate DSPE's business needs and project requirements into technical specifications and implementation plans. Working with DSPE leadership teams, create suitable system architecture and infrastructure design documents that can be efficiently implemented and maintained. Maintain and optimize infrastructure performance, monitoring key system metrics including network I/O, disk I/O, memory allocation, and compute resource utilization. Contribute to key development, testing, deployment, validation, maintenance, and update activities. Quality, Compliance, and Documentation Improve and enforce procedures for work efficiency, quality, and compliance. Lead and manage the technical documentation's creation and maintenance/update for all DSPE DevOps owned software tools and systems, for example, design specifications, software verification and validation (V&V) protocols and reports, deployment/update/maintenance records, user guides, etc. Create training materials, and contribute to training activities, on DSPE DevOps owned software tools and systems. Cross-Functional Engage proactively and directly with engineering and operational stakeholders to align infrastructure roadmaps, resolve technical dependencies, and report platform performance metrics. Represent the DSPE DevOps team in stakeholder meetings. QUALIFICATIONS: Minimal Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related field. Advanced degrees preferred. Minimal 10 years of relevant industry experience for candidates with only a Bachelor's Degree. Minimal 8 years of relevant industry experience for candidates with a Master's Degree. Minimal 4 years of relevant industry experience for candidates with a Doctorate degree. Minimal 3 years of working experience in a highly regulated environment, e.g., CLIA and/or FDA compliant settings. Minimal 3 years of management experience leading a DevOps team, or a software development team. Demonstrable experience in designing, delivering, and maintaining/updating custom-developed software tools or systems for production environments, preferable in high-throughput settings (e.g., heavy traffic and/or high computation load). Demonstrable experience in creating software design specification documents, verification and validation documents, and user manuals. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Excellent Python programming skills, with substantial cloud application and/or automation system development experience. Proficient with RDBMS systems such as PostgreSQL and/or MySQL, and substantial working experience in for-production database-based application development. Working knowledge in optimizing system architecture and individual components for performance, scalability, and/or reliability. Proficiency in tool/system performance evaluation methods, and in-depth understanding of key factors, such as RAM, Disk IO, Network IO's impact on system/tool's performance. Proficiency with AWS, and substantial working experience in developing for-production software tools/systems using AWS services. Proficiency in SDLC and software development and testing methodologies. Proficient Linux command line skills, and past Linux application development experience. Past experience and working knowledge in genomics and bioinformatics technologies. Good understanding and past working experience with genomics data, such as FASTQ, BAM, VCF files. Proficiency in Git workflow and version control systems like GitHub and/or GitLab. Past experience in developing automation solutions. Preferred but not required: IaC skills and experiences, such as CloudFormation, Terraform, and/or Ansible. Good documentation practices and coding style. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Strong integrity. Team player. 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 $151,000 — $188,700 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! 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/ Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @ natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes. For more information: - BBB announcement on job scams - FBI Cyber Crime resource page