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Anna Vilborg Hartwig

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R&D Director at Natera
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Anna Vilborg Hartwig is an R&D Director at Natera with over a decade of leadership in NGS technology and molecular oncology. Her career includes key roles at Exai Bio and Guardant Health, focusing on assay development and validation in regulated environments. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy from the Karolinska Institute.

She has a declared interest in achieving a healthy work-life balance and is passionate about building engaged, collaborative teams that solve important technical and biological problems.

Unique fact: Anna has successfully guided R&D teams in developing liquid biopsy NGS assays and assisted in communications with the FDA for their clinical launch.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
R&D Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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NGS Assay Development
Her career is centered on leading the development, validation, and clinical lab transfer of NGS assays in regulated CLIA and IVD environments.
Molecular Oncology
She has a specialized professional focus in molecular oncology, demonstrated by her experience and published research on topics like invasive breast carcinoma.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
R&D Director
Natera
3-2022 - 3-2025
VP of Product Technology Development
Exai Bio
4-2021 - 3-2022
Associate Director
Guardant Health
1-2020 - 4-2021
Sr. Manager
Guardant Health
6-2018 - 1-2020
Manager
Guardant Health
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Education
2006 - 2010
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Karolinska Institutet
2000 - 2005
M. Sc
Karolinska Institutet
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