Engineering Leader, Molecular Biology

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San Francisco, CA, USA
Hybrid
Cloud • Healthtech • Social Impact • Software • Biotech
On a mission to unlock the power of biotechnology and empower our global customers to get to milestones & market faster.
The Role

Biotechnology is rewriting life as we know it, from the medicines we take, to the crops we grow, the materials we wear, and the household goods that we rely on every day. But moving at the new speed of science requires better technology.
Benchling’s mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The world’s most innovative biotech companies use Benchling’s R&D Cloud to power the development of breakthrough products and accelerate time to milestone and market. 
Come help us bring modern software to modern science.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We’re a full-stack web application development team focused on creating powerful, intuitive tools that support a broad range of scientific workflows. From designing DNA constructs and analyzing protein sequences to performing gene editing experiments and modeling antibodies, we build the features that help scientists better plan, execute, and understand their research.

We're looking for an experienced manager to support the engineers on our Molecular Biology team within the Scientific Modalities group. We're particularly excited to hear from managers with a track record of obsessing over customer needs and product quality as they build their roadmaps and guide their team's execution.

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Recruit, develop, and lead a team of exceptional engineers.
  • Partner closely with product and design to define roadmap and long-term product strategy.
  • Hold an unreasonably high bar for product quality as the teams execute their work.
  • Partner closely with engineers on each team to ensure that we make excellent technical decisions as we lay the foundations for these new products.
  • Meet with customers to understand their science & what they need from Benchling.
  • Contribute to engineering-wide organizational improvements as part of the management team.
QUALIFICATIONS
  • 3+ years of experience managing high-performing engineering teams.
  • 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with experience as a technical lead on projects that involve multiple engineers across multiple quarters
  • Managed engineering teams that were responsible for a customer-focused product.
  • Managed geographically distributed teams.
  • Grown high-trajectory, early-to-mid-career engineers into leaders with company-wide impact.
  • Experience (and enjoy!) working directly with customers, product, design and other internal teams and stakeholders to inform your team's roadmap.
  • Interest in biotech!

HOW WE WORK

We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in-office collaboration. Employees are expected to be on-site 3 days per week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday).

SALARY RANGE

Benchling takes a market-based approach to pay.  The candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and work location. For this role the base salary range is $195,904 to $265,046

To help you determine which zone applies to your location, please see this resource. If you have questions regarding a specific location's zone designation, please contact a recruiter for additional information.

Total Compensation includes the following:
  • Competitive total rewards package
  • Broad range of medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their dependents
  • Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits
  • Four months of fully paid parental leave
  • 401(k) + Employer Match
  • Commuter benefits for in-office employees and a generous home office set up stipend for remote employees
  • Mental health benefits, including therapy and coaching, for employees and their dependents
  • Monthly Wellness stipend
  • Learning and development stipend
  • Generous and flexible vacation
  • Company-wide Winter holiday shutdown
  • Sabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries

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Benchling welcomes everyone. We believe diversity enriches our team so we hire people with a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences. 
We are an equal opportunity employer. That means we don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Please be aware that Benchling will never request personal information, payment, or sensitive details outside of Greenhouse or via email. All official communications will come from an @benchling.com email address or from an approved vendor alias. If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent Benchling and are unsure of their legitimacy, please reach out to us at [email protected] to verify the communication.


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Biotechnology is rewriting life as we know it, from the medicines we take, to the crops we grow, and the household goods that we rely on every day. But moving at the new speed of science requires better technology. Benchling’s mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The world’s most innovative biotech companies use Benchling’s R&D Cloud to power the development of breakthrough products. Help us bring modern software to modern science. We’re on Team Science We believe in the promise of science and the teamwork required to fulfill that promise. Whether your background is in science, engineering, business, or another field, you’re on Team Science if you believe in the power of science to solve the world’s most pressing problems.

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