Engineering Project Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

The Engineering Project Manager is responsible for leading complex software programs in support of launching new products and improving existing ones. They achieve this through the application of project management tools to drive high level collaboration and coordination with various functions within engineering team as well as other functions, track progress, and provide detailed status reports to management. Their function is essential to ensuring teams define and achieve the objectives and goals required to complete projects on time and budget.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide cross-functional project leadership of software development initiatives as part of a broader program.
• Drive collaboration and coordination between multiple engineering teams to facilitate the project planning process and creation of comprehensive timelines considering available resources, dependencies, priorities, risks and other constraints.
• Take ownership of delivering projects on time and within budget.
• Generate the necessary documentation and assist teams with creating project plans, protocols, reports, etc.
• Track project progress, risks, and provide detailed status reports.
• Interface with external partners to facilitate joint development efforts.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a comparable educational background or experience
• 2-3 years’ project management experience in software development, preferably in the biotech space.
• Certification or formal training in Project Management and experience using resource management tools is a nice-to-have.
• Experience compiling GANTT charts and project plans.
• Experience with applying Agile methodology to software development.
• Experience working in a regulated environment is a nice-to-have.
• Experience with using Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence) as well as Smartsheet is a nice-to-have.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Excellent interpersonal skills in addition to having the ability to effectively communicate within the project teams as well as to top level management.
• Excellent organization and time management/multi-tasking skills (comfortable in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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 part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.

WHAT WE OFFER

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!

For more information, visit www.natera.com.

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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