Engineering Leader Molecular Biology

We are rebuilding biotech for the AI era.
When a breakthrough is delayed the world waits. Getting a molecule from discovery to patients or a crop from lab to field involves thousands of slow manual disconnected steps. AI has the potential to change this compressing decades of R&D work into years. But that only happens when clean structured scientific data and AI are built into how science gets done.
Benchling is the AI platform for biotech R&D. Scientists use Benchling to design experiments capture structured data and run AI agents and models directly in their workflows. Over 200000 scientists around the world trust Benchling to power their most important work from academic labs to Sanofi Moderna and more than half of the world's top 50 biopharma.
We’re building an AI scientist for our customers. We can’t do that if we haven’t built the muscle ourselves. AI fluency is the foundation we build on; it's core to how we work and we're committed to helping every new hire integrate it into their day-to-day. As part of our interview process you'll complete a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion so we can understand how you think about and use AI to drive impact in your role. Feel free to reference any tools platforms or workflows you use today.

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.

• 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.

• 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!

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).

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What We Do

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.

Why Work With Us

Everyday at Benchling you’re surrounded by talented people who are really excited about the work they’re doing and the impact they’re having. It’s truly uplifting to work on a product that you can believe in and to work alongside colleagues who are energized by the shared vision of a future with less disease and greater sustainability.

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