Natera Assistant Laboratory Director at Natera responsible for clinical oversight of laboratory testing ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance. This role reviews clinical molecular and oncologic test results and supports laboratory personnel.
Responsibilities
Review, approve, and sign-out clinical molecular/cytogenetic and oncologic test reports
Oversee review of genetic and CNV variant data
Provide clinical and technical support for genetic counselors and laboratory personnel
Set standards for laboratory testing and analytic performance
Analyze lab data and contribute to scientific publications
Serve as Clinical Consultant ensuring test report quality and availability for consultation
Serve as Technical Supervisor ensuring appropriate test methods and proficiency testing compliance
Establish and maintain quality assessment and control programs
Ensure personnel training and competency
Establish policies for monitoring personnel competency and remedial training
Qualification
Knowledge of CAPManagement experience requiredKNOWLEDGE
Required
MD/DO and/or PhD in genetics or related field required.
ABMGG board-certified in Clinical Cytogenetics and/or Molecular Genetics, ABP board-certified in Molecular Genetic Pathology, or equivalent doctoral-level board required.
Current California laboratory director license as a Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist or Clinical Cytogeneticist required.
Current Certificate of Qualification in Genetic Testing from the NYS CLEP required.
5 or more years of experience in a CLIA-certified clinical laboratory setting analyzing, interpreting and reporting clinical genetic/genomic data.
Knowledge of CAP, CLIA, California, and New York state regulations.
Management experience required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Experience leading a laboratory offering prenatal screening and oncology testing and evaluating, interpreting, and reporting out NGS and microarray data.
Familiarity with next-generation sequencing, and/or knowledge of advanced methods of copy number detection.
Strong background in human and medical genetics, and oncology with a familiarity of online human genomics.
