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Tim Shaver

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Associate Director, Bioinformatics at Natera
📍 Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Tim Shaver is an Associate Director of Bioinformatics at Natera, where he leads the development of circulating tumor DNA assays for cancer diagnostics. He holds a Ph. D. in Biochemistry from Vanderbilt University and has extensive expertise in machine learning, genomics, and algorithm development.

He developed a novel, population-based algorithm for detecting gene fusions in tumor sequencing data, which identified new, targetable fusions in various cancers.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Associate Director, Bioinformatics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Cancer Diagnostics
His career at Natera and GRAIL is focused on developing cutting-edge oncology assays, such as ctDNA tests for early cancer detection and monitoring.
Bioinformatics Leadership
As an Associate Director, he is actively building and leading a team of bioinformatics scientists to develop and launch new oncology products.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Associate Director, Bioinformatics
Natera
8-2022 - 4-2025
Group Leader/Associate Director, Translational Bioinformatics
GRAIL
5-2018 - 7-2022
Senior Scientist I/II
Inscripta, Inc.
1-2018 - 5-2018
Health Data Science Fellow
Insight Data Science
8-2017 - 5-2018
Postdoctoral Fellow
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Education
2011 - 2017
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Vanderbilt University
2004 - 2008
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Rice University
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