Medical Dir, Transplant

 

Medical Director, Renal Genetics 

Location: Remote role based in United States

The Medical Director, Renal Genetics is a part of the Organ Health Medical Affairs business unit and is in
a critical leadership role to drive Natera’s success with integrating renal genetics into the routine
medical care of patients with kidney disease including those who are kidney transplant candidates and
recipients.

Major responsibilities

• Educate general nephrologists and transplant nephrologists regarding renal genetics, renasight
  and the Natera’s transplant and kidney health products.
•  Develop and nurture guideline and other top tier key opinion leader relationships
• Foster relationship with KOLS at meetings and in office settings regarding the utility of
  renasight/ renal genetics
• Develop materials/ slides for (inter)national symposia, webinars etc. regarding renal
  genetics
• Speak at (inter)national symposia regarding renal genetics
• Organize/ drive content for renal genetics scientific advisory board
• Drive the scientific road map for renal genetics at Natera for product adoption and inclusion into
  guidelines
• Drive publication of key manuscripts/ abstracts
• Draft manuscript/ abstracts with the cross functional team (Sci Comm, Translational
  research, Clin ops)
• Facilitate quality Investigator initiated trials
• Recruit industry-leading PIs and clinical sites to participate in clinical studies, meeting
  budget and timeline requirements in collaboration with Clinical Trial Operations dept
  and Senior Director of Kidney Health.
• Provide clinical expertise in clinical study design and other areas of innovation for R&D
• Partner with commercial / marketing to drive the commercialization strategy for renal genetics
  in the nephrology and transplant community
• Work with cross functional team to determineClinical operations for renasight: clinical
  interpretation of test results, customer support for physicians, advise on pre-and post-
  test counseling for patients.
• Drive medical education efforts to support growth of our kidney health product
  portfolio by teaching the community how to use the tests.
• Advise on product development for our testing portfolio: identify clinical unmet needs, new
  product opportunities, critical product features, product intended use, design and content of
  test reports, minimum validation studies
• Partner with BD regarding pharma partnerships
• This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and have access to various
  technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job.
• 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.
  Employee must pass post-offer criminal background check.

Position Requirements and Experience

• MD or foreign equivalent required.
• Minimum of 4 years practice experience required. Transplant physician, surgeon, or director experience
  preferred.
• Fellowship trained in Nephrology or Transplant surgery, board certification preferred.
• Duties are typically performed in an office setting.
• This position requires the ability to use a computer keyboard, communicate over the telephone and
  read printed material.
• Duties may require working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends) at times.
• Job location: Remote. 60% travel.

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$221,600—$277,000 USD

OUR OPPORTUNITY

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