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Government Affairs Specialist
The Government Affairs Specialist will execute state-level lobbying and advocacy efforts to expand biomarker test coverage and influence payer policies. This role requires a strategic, activity-based approach—engaging with state legislators, regulatory bodies, and patient advocacy organizations to drive coverage expansion.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute state-specific advocacy strategies to influence policy decisions related to biomarker testing reimbursement.
- Establish and maintain relationships with state legislators, regulators, and key stakeholders to push for favorable policy changes.
- Organize and mobilize grassroots advocacy efforts, including working with patient advocacy groups, health coalitions, and physician networks.
- Engage in legislative monitoring, tracking bills and policies that may impact the organization’s reimbursement landscape.
- Draft and coordinate legislative letters and advocacy materials, ensuring compliance with legal and corporate standards.
- Support the team in gathering payer intelligence, assisting with payer engagement strategies, and addressing reimbursement challenges.
- Execute advocacy events and public outreach programs to enhance policymaker and payer awareness of the need for expanded biomarker testing.
Qualifications & Experience
- 3–5 years of experience in government affairs, healthcare policy, or advocacy (statehouse experience preferred).
- Background in legislative affairs, lobbying, grassroots mobilization, or patient advocacy.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with a track record of building relationships with state legislators, patient advocacy organizations, and healthcare influencers.
- Understanding of insurance, reimbursement policies, and Medicaid/Medicare processes is a plus.
- Ability to write clear and persuasive policy communications, including legislative letters and advocacy documents.
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.
Remote USA
$88,000—$100,000 USD
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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What We Do
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.
Where some set out to build a test, we set out to achieve a mission: change the management of disease worldwide by using DNA testing to proactively inform treatment.
Through a cfDNA technology platform approach, we've pioneered noninvasive testing in unlimited applications—each with their own potential to revolutionize care for patients.
#TeamNatera includes clinicians, scientists, biostatisticians, researchers, and laboratory professionals from around the world. Our diverse teams blend a passion for patients with deep clinical, scientific, and technological roots. Natera’s tests are validated by more than 100 peer-reviewed publications that demonstrate high accuracy.
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