Natera
Senior Clinical Scientist, Oncology
United States
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POSITION SUMMARY: We are seeking a Senior Clinical Scientist, Oncology to drive clinical development strategy and trial execution for our molecular residual disease (MRD) monitoring portfolio. This ownership role applies oncology domain expertise to integrate our tumor-informed cfDNA platform into standard-of-care clinical protocols. As a clinical trial lead, you will design and execute MRD study protocols that outpace the competitive landscape by substituting clinical assumptions with empirical validation data. You will operate cross-functionally across medical, commercial, and biostatistics lines to eliminate operational latency and advance trial performance. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Study Concept and Protocol Development Author robust trial concepts, specifying clinical design parameters, schedules of assessments, objectives, endpoints, and patient eligibility criteria Synthesize protocol requirements from investigators, clinical partners, and regulatory bodies, resolving conflicting operational priorities by anchoring team alignment strictly in data Write complex study protocols and deliver technical documentation to resolve health authority queries precisely and rapidly Deliver technical protocol validation and design training modules for internal teams and contract research organizations (CROs) Operational Trial Alignment Partner with Clinical Operations to configure st...
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