Jessica Larson

Jessica Larson is a seasoned biostatistician with extensive experience in the biotechnology and healthcare sectors. Currently serving as Senior Director of Biostatistics at Natera since April 2021, Jessica has held multiple leadership roles in biostatistics, leading teams and overseeing study design and data analysis, particularly in molecular diagnostics. Previous positions include Senior Scientist III and Bioinformatics Manager at Asuragen, where responsibilities included collaboration on analytics for oncology and genetic assays, and Senior Scientist at GenePeeks, focusing on developing algorithms for disease risk assessment from NGS data. Jessica also contributed to drug target discovery at Genentech as a Computational Biologist II and conducted significant research at Harvard University and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. and a Master of Arts in Biostatistics from Harvard University, complemented by a Bachelor of Arts in Biostatistics from Swarthmore College.