natera · San Carlos, CA
Skills: Python
Natera is hiring a Senior Director to lead the research, development and clinical translation of AI and computational algorithms for oncology diagnostics, from research prioritization through validation, deployment, and ongoing performance monitoring. Natera’s longitudinal oncology data resources span tumor genomics, ctDNA, transcriptomics, pathology images, and clinical outcomes, creating opportunities to develop and validate models across molecular, imaging, and clinical data. This role turns that data into multimodal AI products that change how oncologists treat patients. We are looking for a scientific leader with a compelling vision for how foundation models can advance oncology diagnostics. You will shape our foundation model strategy - identifying the highest-value opportunities in longitudinal molecular, imaging, and clinical data, defining the capabilities we need to build, and guiding their translation into clinically useful products. This requires both the imagination to pursue new possibilities and the judgment to establish where these approaches deliver meaningful advantages. You will lead an established algorithm team, develop its technical and leadership capabilities, and recruit talent aligned with the product roadmap. With Product and other partners, you will set strategy and decide which opportunities move toward clinical deployment. Key Responsibilities: Build and lead the team: Grow the existing algorithm research team, hire key talent, and set a high bar for scientific rigor and execution. Own the path from research to launch: Establish development milestones and evidence-based go/no-go criteria from feasibility through validation and launch, with clear ownership, reproducible analyses, and documented decisions. Set strategy with Product: Partner with Product, Clinical, and Commercial leaders to prioritize clinical use cases, define intended use and success criteria, and make investment, continuation, and stop decisions based on evidence, feasib…
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