<p><strong>POSITION SUMMARY:</strong></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The Oncology Pathology Assistant provides assistance to the Signatera team as a subject matter expert for review of clinical pathology reports and clinical notes. The Oncology Pathology Assistant will assist the medical and customer service teams with acquisition of appropriate specimens for minimal residual disease (MRD) testing in oncology. </span></p> <p><strong>PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Assist the medical and customer service teams with the interpretation of oncology pathology reports to identify optimal samples to request when initial FFPE blocks or slides are inadequate for testing.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Read and ensure accurate curation of clinical history, diagnosis, progress notes, and specimen information is entered into the Signatera sample database.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Assist with devising strategies to stratify data for retrieval from the Signatera sample database and other databases as necessary.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Maintain proficiency with and help organize diagnostic data according to pertinent WHO guidelines.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Serve as subject matter expert to the Laboratory Director, Genetic Counseling, Customer Experience, Sales, and Clinical Trial teams for pathology reports.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Assist in the identification and alert the Laboratory Director when samples may have been collected at suboptimal timepoints and/or fixative conditions.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Assist Genetic Counseling and Customer Experience teams in identification and procurement of optimal additional samples, as necessary.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Provide professional support for the Clinical Trial team through accurate and organized data transfer.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Performs other duties as assigned.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>QUALIFICATIONS:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Bachelor’s degree, or higher, with certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), or equivalent board, is required.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Minimum of 10 years of experience in anatomic pathology including extensive knowledge of solid tumor pathology.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Ability to accurately understand and convey information found in anatomic pathology reports to team members for a wide variety of solid tumors, including but not limited to lung, colon, and breast cancer.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Ability to identify potential diagnostic sample(s) that will ensure successful testing.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Ability to communicate effectively with team members and referring pathology laboratories.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Ability to build relationships with referring pathology laboratories.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Detail oriented. Ability to think broadly about the importance of clinical information and to work independently.</span></li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description">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.</div><div class="title">Remote USA</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$115,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$125,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>OUR OPPORTUNITY</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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