<h1><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Vice President of Engineering, UX/Commercial Applications</strong></span></h1><p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Reports to:</strong> SVP, UX Products & Engineering</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Organization Size:</strong> 100+ Engineers</span></p><p> </p><h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Position Summary: </strong>Natera is seeking a Vice President of Engineering, UX/Commercial Applications to lead a 100+ person engineering organization responsible for our commercial software platforms. This leader will focus on strengthening execution, raising engineering standards, and advancing AI-enabled product and development capabilities.</span></h2><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Scope includes:</strong></span></p><ul><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Patient and Provider Portals</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">EMR integrations & interoperability</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Internal service and operational systems</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Omni-channel communications</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Billing and revenue platforms</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">AI-powered chat and voice automation</span></p></li></ul><p> </p><h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></span></h2><h3><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Engineering Leadership & Execution</strong></span></h3><ul><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Lead and scale a 100+ engineer organization through Directors and Sr. Directors</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Improve delivery predictability, engineering velocity, and production quality</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Strengthen planning, estimation, and development processes</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Raise the bar on accountability and ownership</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Develop strong engineering leaders and succession depth</span></p></li></ul><h3><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Technical Depth & Architectural Rigor</strong></span></h3><ul><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred)</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Experience building scalable, highly available platforms</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Deep understanding of modern web stacks (APIs, React, TypeScript, services)</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Experience leading platform modernization and reliability improvements</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Comfortable engaging deeply in architecture reviews and technical decisions</span></p></li></ul><p> </p><h3><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>AI-Enabled Product & Development</strong></span></h3><p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>AI in the Product</strong></span></p><ul><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Expand the use of Generative AI across patient and provider workflows</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Scale AI-powered automation (chat/voice, document processing, operational workflows)</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Ensure AI solutions are secure, reliable, and production-ready</span></p></li></ul><p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>AI in Engineering</strong></span></p><ul><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Drive thoughtful adoption of AI-assisted development tools</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Improve SDLC efficiency through automation and modern tooling</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Build engineering practices that effectively leverage AI</span></p></li></ul><h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Candidate Profile</strong></span></h2><ul><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">15+ years of software engineering experience</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">6+ years leading large engineering organizations (50-150+ engineers)</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Strong technical depth in cloud-native distributed systems (AWS preferred)</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Experience deploying AI/ML or GenAI solutions in production environments</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Track record of improving execution, quality, and engineering effectiveness</span></p></li></ul><p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>You are:</strong></span></p><ul><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Technically strong and comfortable being in the weeds when needed</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Detail-oriented and execution-focused</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Low-ego, Calm, pragmatic, and decisive</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Experienced leading in fast-paced, growth environments</span></p></li><li style="color: #000000 !important;"><p><span style="color: #000000;">Focused on raising standards without adding unnecessary bureaucracy</span></p></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>$239,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$298,800 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 disease management.</p><p><strong>WHAT WE OFFER</strong></p><p>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!</p><p>For more information, visit <a href="http://www.natera.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.natera.com/">www.natera.com</a>.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p><em>If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents. </em></p><p>Link: <a href="https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents" target="_blank">https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/</a></p><p>Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @<a href="http://natera.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://natera.com&source=gmail&ust=1657718972773000&usg=AOvVaw3zRwaIiu7070kJKNG4hjRm">natera.com</a> 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.</p><p>For more information:<br>- <a href="https://www.bbb.org/article/tips/12261-bbb-tip-employment-scams" target="_blank">BBB announcement on job scams</a> <br>- <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber" target="_blank">FBI Cyber Crime resource page</a> </p></div>