Customer Success Manager

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

Benchling believes in putting our customers at the center of everything we do. We strive to provide an exceptional experience for our customers and our users from the first touchpoint through our implementations and once they are live.

We take pride in our world-class renewal rates and Customer Success is an essential part of this equation. To keep up with our rapidly expanding growth we are building a team of Customer Success Managers with experience in Life Sciences who can help advise customers develop our processes and drive execution.

Our Customer Success Management (CSM) team works alongside our Professional Services Product and Sales teams to help customers enhance the value of their Benchling investments. Customer Success Managers deeply understand the customers science business goals and Benchling deployment. They ensure customers achieve maximum value by promoting best practices maximizing adoption and aligning customer deployments with their strategic objectives.

This is an in office hybrid position.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Turn Data into Customer Wins

• Dive deep into customer usage data to uncover patterns opportunities and risks.
• Create and execute product telemetry programs that keep customers one step ahead boosting adoption value realization and achieving business objectives.

Build Deep Expertise in Benchling & Science

• Become the go-to advisor on the Benchling platformknow its features value drivers and best practices.
• Get to know our customers science industry trends and big goals
• Use this expertise to guide customers toward key outcomes and maximize their success.

Partner for Impact

• Collaborate with Sales Product and Professional Services to craft winning customer strategies tackle challenges and champion customer success.
• Drive projects like customer journey mapping and voice-of-customer feedback to make every interaction unforgettable.

Create Engagement That Sticks

• Design test and launch adoption campaigns that boost customer adoption value and retention.
• Drive deployment health checks adoption plans exciting new feature campaigns digital maturity program and more.

Own Your Expertise

• Over time carve out your niche in specific Benchling product modules research verticals (e.g. biologics process development etc.) or industry areas.
• Deliver insights that help customers achieve their biggest wins.

QUALIFICATIONS

Requirements

• BS Biology Molecular Biology Genetics Biotechnology Bioengineering or similar Life Science field OR 2 years work experience with Life Sciences or Healthcare companies ideally in a lab or research setting
• 4 years of Customer Success Professional Services or Consulting experience in a SaaS software environment with the ability to forge relationships with users decision makers and influential stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging data insights to drive decision-making diagnose customer deployment health and develop targeted adoption strategies.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to influence without authority hands on implementation experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills able to communicate confidently and concisely in verbal written and presentation formats to all types of audiences
• Self-motivated independent adaptable and can thrive in a fast-paced startup environment
• Ability to travel 20-30% based on customer needs

Preferred

• Experience working with or supporting the Benchling platform
• Understanding of Life Sciences R&D process development or manufacturing processes and scientific concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to immediately interface and build trust with practitioners as well as Director & VP-level Business and IT leaders in Biotech and Pharma companies
• GxP experience or familiarity with validation activities at a life sciences or biotech company and/or vertical SaaS software company

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).

COMPANY BENEFITS - EMEA

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.

Total Compensation includes the following:

• Competitive total rewards package
• Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits
• Four months of fully paid parental leave
• Home office stipend
• Mental health benefits wellness stipend
• Learning and development reimbursement
• 25 days vacation days public holidays
• Company-wide Winter holiday shutdown
• Sabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries
• Remote perks including travel to hubs
• In-office perks (Zurich Only - In Office)
• Commuter benefits (Zurich Only - In Office)

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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.

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