Position Title: Business Operations Manager, Therapeutics & Innovations
Overview: We’re looking for a detail-oriented, autonomous, and proactive Business Operations Manager with a start-up mindset to manage vendor relationships, contracts, invoicing, and internal project coordination. This hands-on role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes ownership, and moves easily between priorities. You’ll collaborate across teams, solve problems in real time, and help drive critical initiatives forward.
This role demands speed, ownership, and grit. Please apply if you are proactive and enjoy wearing multiple hats and tackle hard problems.
Key Responsibilities:
Vendor and Partner Relationship Management
Serve as the primary contact for vendors, handling day-to-day relationship management to ensure alignment and smooth communication. Proactively resolve issues, track deliverables, and maintain accountability.Invoicing and Accounts Payable
Prepare, submit, and track invoices; manage payment workflows and ensure timely processing and resolution of vendor bills.Contract and NDA Management
Own the process of drafting, submitting, and tracking NDAs, SOWs, and other agreements. Partner with Legal and Compliance to move contracts forward fast.Purchase Orders and Vendor Setup
Create and track POs, collect vendor documentation, and ensure all onboarding steps are completed quickly and correctly.Project Coordination and Project Management
Work closely with the research and cross-functional teams to define scopes, build timelines, assign responsibilities, and follow through on delivery.Operational Oversight
Own the details. Maintain project trackers and documentation, ensuring that all necessary approvals are secured for projects to move forward.Cross-Functional Project Management
Drive multi-team projects across the finish line. Break down complex workflows, manage logistics, and push progress without waiting to be asked.Wearing Multiple Hats
Adapt to shifting needs across operations, stepping into various roles—troubleshooting issues, prepping reports, leading vendor kickoffs, or resolving blockers—to maintain momentum and business continuity.Process Optimization
Identify inefficiencies and fix them. Implement improvements that simplify workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and help operations scale as the team grows.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Biological Sciences, Operations Management, or related field
- Experience in the life sciences industry
Proven experience in business operations, including cross-functional collaboration, relationship management, and contract management
Strong organizational and execution skills, with an eye for detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively and build strong working relationships
Proficient in relevant software and tools for invoicing, contract tracking, and project management
Comfortable working in ambiguity and stepping in to solve problems as they arise, takes charge without waiting for direction, and does what it takes to get things done fast
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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.
If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents.
Link: https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/
Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.
For more information:
- BBB announcement on job scams
- FBI Cyber Crime resource page
Natera Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Natera and has not been reviewed or approved by Natera.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical plan choice, fertility support, and free Natera tests for employees and families are emphasized alongside dental, vision, and life/disability coverage. These elements indicate robust core health coverage.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan is available, and equity is described as a significant part of compensation in some roles. This accessibility to ownership can meaningfully augment overall pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A flexible, no‑accrual PTO policy and parental leave are positioned as part of the package. This breadth suggests meaningful time‑off provisions are included.
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What We Do
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. Where some set out to build a test, we set out to achieve a mission: change the management of disease worldwide by using DNA testing to proactively inform treatment. Through a cfDNA technology platform approach, we've pioneered noninvasive testing in unlimited applications—each with their own potential to revolutionize care for patients. #TeamNatera includes clinicians, scientists, biostatisticians, researchers, and laboratory professionals from around the world. Our diverse teams blend a passion for patients with deep clinical, scientific, and technological roots. Natera’s tests are validated by more than 100 peer-reviewed publications that demonstrate high accuracy.
