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<h2>About Natera</h2> Natera is a global leader in cell-free DNA testing and precision medicine. Our mission is to change the management of disease worldwide through innovation in diagnostics and data-driven healthcare solutions. This role sits within the Billing Strategy group, who play a critical role in ensuring patients gain access to testing while driving sustainable reimbursement performance across complex payer environments. <h1>Position Summary</h1> We are seeking a Revenue Optimization Analyst to support reimbursement strategy and revenue cycle optimization efforts for Signatera - a highly sensitive and personalized MRD assay that is custom designed for each patient to help identify cancer relapse earlier than standard of care tools. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys using data to identify operational issues, investigate payer trends, and drive measurable reimbursement improvements. The position combines analytics, strategic problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration, and the ideal candidate will proactively investigate problems, develop recommendations, and partner with stakeholders to improve operational and financial outcomes. <h1>What You’ll Do</h1> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Analyze reimbursement performance and payer trends for our Signatera product</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Investigate denial patterns, authorization gaps, and payment inconsistencies</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Use data analysis to identify revenue leakage and operational improvement opportunities</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Partner with operational and business stakeholders to implement process improvements</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Conduct ad hoc analyses and support strategic reimbursement initiatives</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Monitor KPIs and identify emerging operational risks</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Translate analytical findings into actionable business recommendations</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Support cross-functional initiatives involving billing, prior authorization, operations, and market access teams</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Utilize SQL and existing reporting infrastructure to independently investigate issues</li> </ul> <h1>Qualifications</h1> <h2>Required Qualifications</h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">3+ years of experience in:</li> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Revenue Cycle Analytics</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Healthcare Analytics</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Reimbursement Strategy</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Revenue Operations</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Billing Strategy</li> </ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong understanding of healthcare reimbursement and revenue cycle operations</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">SQL proficiency and ability to independently analyze data</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong analytical and problem-solving skills</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Excellent communication and stakeholder partnership abilities</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment</li> </ul> <h2>Preferred Qualifications</h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Oncology or diagnostics industry experience</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with denials, payer trends, or reimbursement optimization</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience using Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Exposure to Snowflake or enterprise healthcare data environments</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience working with operational leadership teams</li> </ul> <h1>What Makes Someone Successful in This Role</h1> Successful candidates: <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Take initiative and ownership</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Think strategically about operational problems</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Communicate effectively across teams</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Focus on business outcomes, not just reporting</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Can independently investigate and solve ambiguous problems</li> </ul> <h1>Why Join This Team?</h1> This role provides the opportunity to directly impact reimbursement strategy for one of Natera’s flagship products. You will work on high-visibility initiatives, collaborate with leadership teams, and help shape how analytics drives operational and financial performance. <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">Austin, TX</div><div class="pay-range">$85,100—$110,000 USD</div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion">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 <a href="http://www.natera.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.natera.com/">www.natera.com</a>. 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. If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents.  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> 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. 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