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Senior Director Information Technology Infrastructure Technology and Operations

Natera is a San Carlos, CA-based company that is driven by a passion for elevating the science and utility of prenatal testing. The advent of the Information Age has created a paradigm shift in the fields of computing and informatics. Surprisingly, medical diagnostics have been slow to integrate these advances into genetic testing. Until Natera.

• Creative and effective technology leader with significant start-up experience • Proven new market developer with P&L responsibilities • Extensive experience deploying new IT technologies • Significant experience managing vendor relationships for on-time and on-budget server delivery • Developed Product Marketing and Marketing Communications strategies to maximize revenue and market position • Developed short- and long-range plans and budgets based upon broad business unit goals and objectives • Established operational and financial metrics to benchmark performance • Developed and evaluated new business opportunities through ongoing relationships with clients, partners and competitors Specialties: • Sales team and market developer • New technology evangelist • Extensive knowledge in voice and data technologies • Quickly understands complexities of new businesses • Results-oriented leader • Quickly inspires the trust and confidence of others • Team player who is at my best when working with others to develop a strategic direction or an effective plan of execution • Leads by example • Promotes "outside the box" thinking • Creative, strategic, entrepreneurial thinker