Benchling · 17 hours ago
Engineering Leader, Molecular Biology
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$196K/yr - $265K/yr
8+ years expBenchling is a company focused on unlocking the power of biotechnology through innovative software solutions. They are seeking an experienced manager to lead their Molecular Biology engineering team, emphasizing customer needs and product quality in their development processes.
BiotechnologyLife ScienceSoftware
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
Qualification
Required
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!
Benefits
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
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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