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Senior Executive Business Partner
Position Summary:
Natera’s Executive Services Organization is seeking a highly skilled Senior Executive Business Partner to support leaders in the Business Development Organization. This role requires a polished executive presence, strong organizational skills, and the ability to anticipate needs, solve problems, and act as a trusted partner to senior leadership. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, strengthens team collaboration, and may have experience managing or mentoring a small team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead administrative operations for the Business Development Organization, scaling support as business needs evolve.
- Support contract execution by tracking agreements, managing approvals, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring timely completion.
- Monitor project deadlines and deliverables, providing timely reminders to stakeholders.
- Manage complex calendars, prioritize meetings, and provide scheduling recommendations.
- Plan and facilitate weekly staff meetings, including agenda preparation and action item tracking.
- Partner with HR on recruiting activities and serve as liaison between executives and teams.
- Build and maintain strong professional relationships across all levels of the organization.
- Negotiate with vendors and coordinate high-impact events under tight deadlines.
- Arrange travel and process expenses in compliance with company policy.
Qualifications:
- 6 years of experience supporting senior executives in a fast-paced environment.
- Prior experience in a public company or large corporation (1,000 employees) preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
Skills & Abilities:
- Proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills with keen attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with efficiency and accuracy.
- Comfortable navigating shifting priorities and deadlines.
- Proactive, resourceful, and able to work independently with minimal direction.
- Discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information.
Work Environment & Travel:
Primarily office-based
May require occasional evening or weekend work.
Travel up to 5–10%.
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.
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