Scientific Solutions Consultant

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.

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 and accelerate time to milestone and market.

Come help us bring modern software to modern science.ROLE OVERVIEW

Benchling Scientific Solution Consultants (SSC) are the primary solution leads with Benchling’s customers and prospects. These customers are the most innovative biotech, fastest growing in size, and the solution they select will be rapidly adopted by scientists, and will have lasting impacts to their growing organization. Benchling’s business growth relies heavily on acquisition of new customers in these segments, and hence this is a highly visible pre-sales role. The SSC partners closely with account executives, on a large number of life sciences customers. The SSC crafts impactful customer engagements that drive high volume of adoption in a fast-paced fashion.The SSC must have a strong foundation in life sciences R&D, be familiar with research scientists’ experience and tools they use, and have excellent communication skills to translate Benchling’s software capabilities into value gains for scientists and scientific organizations.RESPONSIBILITIES

Effectively partner with account executives to deliver high-velocity customer engagements that lead to selection.Manage organized discoveries to uncover customer needs and requirements that relate to decision criteria and key business issues.Craft solutions based on Benchling capabilities, industry best practices and standard R&D functions, with data models and processes that map to the customer or prospects' science and that fit into their current technology landscape.Present and demonstrate the solution in a persuasive way based on persona value storytelling, decision criteria, and key business issues. Manage customer questions and objections to resolve concerns. Ensure that the solution is presented competitively.Engage with product management to provide insight into prospect and customer needs and industry trends. Influence the roadmap for market success. Ensure that the roadmap is clear to customers as required to influence buying decisions.Provide leadership by creating reusable solutions, content, and trainings for key areas. Work with the extended team to ensure that they are successful and learn from your expertise. Mentor and partner with other SSCs to build their success.Espouse Benchling's core leadership principles and cultural values.QUALIFICATIONS

PhD in Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biotechnology, Bioengineering or similar Life Science field, with a minimum of 2 years of work experience, ideally customer facingExperience with scientific/informatics software such as LIMS, ELN, or others preferred. Experience in demonstrating scientific software in a pre-sales setting highly desired.Demonstrated capacity to effectively model scientific data, and craft solutions, based on product knowledge and industry best practices. Prior experience in demonstrating and supporting research instruments, reagents or software desired.Understand research technology generally adopted by biopharma companies.Have an agile and adaptable mentality, and can quickly implement new customer engagement processes.Ability to establish as a trusted advisor for scientists, and successfully pitch to scientific buyers.Willingness to travel to customer sites 25-30%.SALARY RANGE

Benchling takes a market-based approach to pay. The candidate's 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

$119,000 - $161,000 . However, because this role is eligible to participate in Benchling's commission plan, it is common for employees in this role to receive total on-target earnings of $148,750 - $201,250.Total Compensation includes the following:

Competitive salary and equityBroad range of medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their dependentsFertility healthcare and family-forming benefitsFour months of fully paid parental leave401(k) + Employer MatchCommuter benefits for in-office employees and a generous home office set up stipend for remote employeesMental health benefits, including therapy and coaching, for employees and their dependentsMonthly Wellness stipendLearning and development stipendGenerous and flexible vacationCompany-wide Summer & Winter holiday shutdownSabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries#LI-Hybrid #LI-Remote#BI-Hybrid #BI-RemoteBenchling welcomes everyone.

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