Leader, Product Analytics & Data Science
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Job Description
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.
Benchlings mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The worlds most innovative biotech companies use Benchlings 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
Were looking for a player-coach to lead our small but impactful Product Analytics & Data Science team. This role blends hands-on analytical work with people leadership stakeholder management and strategic prioritization. The ideal candidate will enjoy balancing deep dives into data with guiding and mentoring a small team of data professionals.
Youll oversee a small team of experienced data engineers and help hire a new data analyst while personally contributing to high-leverage data projects. Youll partner closely with Product Customer Experience Field and Business Systems teams to connect product usage with customer value helping Benchling serve both our internal stakeholders and external users more effectively.
This role is suited to someone who enjoys operational stability is energized by cross-functional collaboration and can help advocate for data-driven work even when headcount and resources are limited but where sustained meaningful impact is both possible and expected.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and support a small dedicated team of data engineers and analysts through mentorship technical guidance and priority setting.
- Roll up your sleeves to personally own and execute on key projects especially those that cross organizational boundaries (e.g. customer success field operations and product).
- Define and maintain a roadmap of high-impact data work that supports both product insights and internal business operations.
- Serve as the connective tissue between product data and customer-facing teams by helping integrate insights across systems and functions.
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders to scope prioritize and execute analytical work in service of concrete business and product decisions.
- Champion data quality documentation and rigor across everything your team touches.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 5 years of relevant experience in data analytics or data science including fluency with tools like SQL Python or R and cloud data environments.
- 3 years of experience managing individual contributors.
- Youve led small teams and are comfortable balancing hands-on work with people management.
- You excel at stakeholder management particularly in navigating competing priorities and advocating for data-informed work.
- Youre comfortable working within constraints and know how to drive meaningful progress in low-investment environments.
- You enjoy translating complex data into actionable insights and take pride in making systems and people work better together.
- Bonus: Experience working in or with life sciences R&D and/or enterprise SaaS organizations.
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 candidates 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$191250 - $258750.
- 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 dont 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.
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Employment Type
Full Time
