Automation Engineer

The Clinical Lab Supervisor is a leader in Natera's lab operations whose role is to oversee employees' performance and serve as a liaison between employees and senior management to meet company goals and quality objectives. The supervisor is responsible for daily supervision of lab staff performing duties such as laboratory testing and data review. Duties include but are not limited to coaching, motivating, staffing, evaluating, and training staff. The supervisor works closely with the manager to ensure company and team goals are met while adhering to good manufacturing practices and CLIA/CAP guidelines.

The Automation Engineer within the Process Engineering Group contributes to the development and implementation of automation systems and workflows to support the processing of samples in a clinical diagnostics laboratory environment.  This individual collaborates with a team of scientists and engineers on projects to conceptualize, design, develop, and implement solutions designed to optimize the performance and increase the efficiencies of the laboratory processes.

• →Program liquid handling robots
• →Build rapport with end-users, and coordinate with cross-functional teams
• →Develop and integrate the automation systems and related software tools, preparing the documentation for equipment validation and operating procedures to ensure successful implementation in the labs
• →Prepare User Requirement and Testing Procedure, Standard Operating Procedures, and related documentations
• →Oversee the functional and validation testing, IQ/OQ/PQ 
• →Additional responsibilities include user training, troubleshooting, optimizing the workflows, and on-going support for the end-users

• BS degree in Biomedical engineering, closely related scientific field, or equivalent; MS degree preferred
• 2+ years of laboratory automation engineering experience required
• Technical proficiency and experience in automation and systems development and integration for the life science industry; especially with robotics and liquid handling systems. 
• Experience in computer programing is required.

• Strong project management skills, organizational skills, and written and verbal communication skills are required. 
• Flexibility and self-initiative required to support several simultaneous automation projects.  
• Biotech, pharmaceutical, Lab automation providers, or clinical-laboratory experience is highly desirable

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.