Patient Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY

The role of Patient Coordinator will be central to the success of the Prospera product line. This position will be focused on growing the relationship between Natera and its patients to ensure timely management of testing. Core responsibilities include collaborating with Nurse Coordinators to increase revenue and drive market development through direct sales by being the key contact for patient needs. The Patient Coordinator will accomplish this by being the patient advocate within Natera.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with assigned Nurse Coordinator to maintain & support existing customers.
• Assess the needs of patients with a focus on customer support, coordination of logistics, and problem solving.
• Maintain and support a service-oriented relationship with patients
• Ensure all data and analysis requests from different parts of the organization are addressed in a timely manner.
• Help manage our business system tools (e.g. QlikView, Salesforce)
• Identify, nurture and grow patient relationship in order to influence and schedule ongoing testing.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and have access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job.
• Employee must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire.
• Must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 2 years of Call Center experience in an inbound and outbound capacity.
• Minimum of 2 years of sales experience
• Background in medical or biological sciences preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Outgoing personality with excellent oral & presentation skills.
• Ability to think strategically as well as execute tactically
• Emphasis on competitive analysis and team first attitude.
• Ability to relate and educate our technology to potential patients
• Strong quantitative and MS Excel skills
• Self-motivation, with the desire and capacity to work both independently and collaboratively
• Must act with a sense of urgency
• Excellent organizational and communication skills (written and verbal)

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.