Benchling · 2 months ago
Technical Solution Architect
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $202K/yr
5+ years expBenchling is a company focused on unlocking the power of biotechnology through its R&D Cloud. They are seeking a Technical Solutions Architect to work closely with customer developers and IT leaders, designing and delivering impactful solutions that drive scientific progress within complex IT ecosystems.
BiotechnologyLife ScienceSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead technical consulting engagements with IT professionals at the cutting edge of biotechnology to understand their IT landscape (e.g., scientific/informatics software and instruments) and recommend how best Benchling can enable their informatics vision
Design, prototype, and oversee the delivery of cloud-based integrations and automations on top of Benchling’s developer platform
Engage cross-functionally with product and engineering to communicate customer feedback, and align proposed solutions with Benchling roadmap and feature availability
Collaborate with project and implementation managers to enable complex rollouts at large enterprise customers, proactively identifying technical risks and product gaps and designing solutions around them
Build and deliver convincing demos or POCs during initial stages of implementation projects to ensure stakeholder alignment, on proposed solutions
Leverage industry and project experience to contribute to Benchling’s technical documentation, and developer platform product roadmap
Qualification
Required
B.S in a life sciences discipline or engineering/computer science
5+ years of client-facing software implementation and/or consulting experience, with demonstrated success managing enterprise-scale SaaS projects
Comfortable using REST APIs and Python to design and build integration demos, and write and share example code with customer Developers
Demonstrated success in technical leadership and conceptual modeling to turn complex and abstract concepts into technical assets
Familiar with modern cloud software development processes, tools, and architectures
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to present complex technical solutions clearly to diverse audiences and work effectively across internal teams
Ability to travel to customer sites up to 10-20% based on customer and project needs
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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