Research Associate 1/Research Associate 2 at Natera
- Company: Natera
- Location: San Carlos, CA
- Employment type: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-09-15
About the role
POSITION DURATION: . This is a six-month contract role located in San Carlos with the potential to extend or convert to full-time based on performance and business needs. POSITION SUMMARY: . The Research Associate 1/2 performs laboratory procedures of varying complexity contributing to cross functional activities as part of the RUO Oncology Team, a multidisciplinary team within the research and development department. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: . Normalize plasma samples. Extract nucleic acids from whole blood, plasma, tissue blocks using automated and manual extraction methods . Perform library preparation for nextgen sequencing using automated and manual methods . Determine quantity and/or quality of nucleic acids using Quant-IT, Qubit, Nanodrop, BioAnalyzer, and qPCR . Load libraries onto next generation sequencing platforms ( NovaSeq, iSeq,, Miseq, etc) .…
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