Director, Pathology Services - Remote Eligible

Director, Pathology Services

As the Director of Pathology, you have clinical oversight of Natera's laboratory pathology 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. You will also be responsible for the proper maintenance of the histology lab for FFPE tissue block processing, slide staining/coverslipping/scanning, and performance evaluation of other pathologists in your report.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Review patient specimens prior to testing in collaboration with other applicable stakeholders.
• Review clinical notes (e.g., chief complaint and treatment history) and pathology reports for tumor information (primary location, histologic type and sample location [primary vs metastatic]) and perform tumor circling on H&E slides for molecular testing; and help to identify an alternative optimal FFPE block(s) and/or tumor specimen if the current sample is inadequate.
• Review, and sign out of Immunohistochemistry reports.
• Provide clinical and technical support for genetic counselors and other laboratory personnel.
• Set standards for laboratory testing and acceptable levels of analytic performance and ensure these are maintained.
• Analyze lab data, contribute to or write publications for high-quality scientific journals.
• May serve as Clinical Consultant.
• May serve as Technical Supervisor.
• Manage a team.
• Review and approve assigned work; mentor and develop personnel, including dedicated succession planning and contingency management.
• The employee must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire.
• Must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements.

Qualifications include:

• MD/DO degree and ABP board-certified/eligible in AP/CP and Molecular Genetic Pathology preferred.
• Qualified for unrestricted Medical License to practice in the state of CA (current California Medical License holder preferred)
• Qualified or Current Certificate of Qualification in Genetic Testing from the NYS CLEP required.
• Five or more years of experience in a CLIA-certified clinical laboratory setting analyzing, interpreting and reporting clinical genetic/genomic data (fresh MGP fellowship graduates will be considered as well).
• Knowledge of CAP, CLIA, California, and New York state regulations.
• Management experience required.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• 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.
• Understanding of statistical measures utilized in genetic testing and screening.

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

$197,500 - $246,900 USD

Our opportunity at 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 includes 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!

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.

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