Natera is seeking a Senior Clinical Research Associate to oversee the complete operational execution of clinical studies from concept through completion. You will be responsible for ensuring trial timelines, costs, and quality metrics are achieved, while maintaining compliance with study protocols, SOPs, and regulatory requirements. Natera aims to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care.

What You'll Do

Provide high-level logistical support for clinical study operations, including startup, supplies, site qualification, initiation, management, monitoring, and closeout.
Develop study-related documents such as protocols, informed consent forms, training materials, monitoring plans, and ethics committee submissions.
Manage contracting, budgeting, invoicing, and payments for clinical trial vendors and investigative sites for small to medium studies.
Support the Clinical Data Management team in designing case report forms, completion guidelines, and testing electronic data capture systems.
Manage the preparation, filing, and archiving of all clinical documentation and reports according to SOPs.
Oversee clinical trial supplies related to biospecimen collection, processing, shipment, and storage, maintaining associated tracking.
Train CROs, vendors, investigators, and study coordinators on study requirements and provide guidance on site issues.
Monitor and track clinical trial progress, providing status updates to stakeholders.
Develop new study monitoring plans and monitor studies to identify protocol deviations or data discrepancies.
Perform study activities including consenting participants, ethics board submissions, and participant data tracking for studies where Natera functions as a research site.
Update Clinical Department SOPs.
Partner with other research and development groups at Natera to achieve deliverables.

What We're Looking For

BA/BS degree in life sciences, a related field, or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 4 years of experience working on clinical studies in academic, biopharma, diagnostics, or medical device fields.

Technical Stack

Clinical EDC systems

Team & Environment

You will work with guidance from Clinical Trial Managers, reporting directly to them. The team consists of professionals from world-class institutions, and employees are stretched and challenged in their roles.