Benchling · 17 hours ago
Head of Lab Execution Systems Engineering
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$232K/yr - $386K/yr
10+ years expBenchling is a leading company in the biotechnology sector, dedicated to unlocking the power of biotechnology through innovative software solutions. The Head of Lab Execution Systems Engineering will manage engineering teams, oversee the software development lifecycle, and ensure the delivery of high-quality products and solutions to support complex lab operations.
BiotechnologyLife ScienceSoftware
Responsibilities
Manage a group of 2–3 engineering scrum teams; up to one team may be directly reporting to you, with other teams reporting to other line managers in your organization
Translate strategy into execution by developing and executing quarterly plans with clear metrics and targets
Define and execute on a software engineering roadmap across your teams that encompasses new product and new feature development, quality improvements for both internal and external stakeholders, and bugfixes and software maintenance activities. Work closely with Product Mgmt and Design counterparts to articulate an achievable roadmap that meets our customer needs
Recruit, hire, and onboard exceptional full-stack engineers and engineering managers to staff your organization; mentor team members and act as a bar-raiser for talent
Build a strong partnership with stakeholders across the engineering organization and other functions across the company
Contribute to engineering-wide organizational improvements as part of the management team
Qualification
Required
10–15 years overall experience in software engineering and engineering management roles
5+ years overall experience in SaaS or the broader high-tech commercial software sector
5+ years of engineering management experience, including 3+ years of indirectly managing other teams through subordinate engineering managers
Experience driving complex multi-quarter roadmaps to completion, with multiple technical projects and products
Experience building and deploying cloud-based web applications, ideally on both the front- and back-end
Grown high-trajectory, early-to-mid-career engineers into leaders with company-wide impact
Familiarity with software engineering management productivity tools (e.g., Jira or other bug database), as well as observability tools for logging, metrics, and alerting
Preferred
Interest in / curiosity about biotech! Prior experience with biotech, pharmaceutical, or other life sciences business sectors or education is not required, but is absolutely a plus
Benefits
Competitive salary and equity
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
Company
Benchling
Benchling is an IT company that provides a cloud-based software platform for biology researchers and research and development organizations.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$411.9MKey Investors
Sequoia Capital Global EquitiesAlkeon CapitalMenlo Ventures
2021-11-17Series F· $100M
2021-04-14Series E· $200M
2020-05-28Series D· $50M
Leadership Team
Sam Wickramasekara
Founder & CEO
Ashutosh Singhal
Co-Founder and President
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