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Technical Account Manager

Benchling · San Francisco, CA · Remote

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About Benchling

Backed by Y Combinator, a16z and ICONIQ.

About the role

Benchling is building a world-class Customer Experience organization to drive the adoption of our platform across our rapidly growing customer base. The Technical Account Manager (TAM) plays a key role within the Optimization Services organization through directly supporting our customers as they leverage Benchling to transform how their research teams work together, post-go-live.

What they're looking for

  • 2+ Years active Benchling experience required – candidates must demonstrate hands-on familiarity with Benchling and the ability to independently lead customer-facing Benchling engagements
  • BS or M.Sc . in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Bioengineering, or similar life science field, required
  • Experience in a lab or research setting, ability to empathize with scientists and can quickly understand complicated scientific concepts
  • Skilled in internal business systems and project management tools, including LucidChart, Smartsheets, Jira, Certinia, etc
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, you are an excellent presenter and can quickly connect with a range of industry stakeholders, including scientists, project leads, and executives leadership
  • Autonomous and proactive, outstanding self-starter approach with the ability to be successful in a high-growth environment
More about this role

We are rebuilding biotech for the AI era.

When a breakthrough is delayed, the world waits. Getting a molecule from discovery to patients, or a crop from lab to field, involves thousands of slow, manual, disconnected steps. AI has the potential to change this, compressing decades of R&D work into years. But that only happens when clean, structured scientific data and AI are built into how science gets done.

Benchling is the AI platform for biotech R&D. Scientists use Benchling to design experiments, capture structured data, and run AI agents and models directly in their workflows. Over 200,000 scientists around the world trust Benchling to power their most important work, from academic labs to Sanofi, Moderna, and more than half of the world's top 50 biopharma.

We’re building an AI scientist for our customers. We can’t do that if we haven’t built the muscle ourselves. AI fluency is the foundation we build on; it's core to how we work, and we're committed to helping every new hire integrate it into their day-to-day. As part of our interview process, you'll complete a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion so we can understand how you think about and use AI to drive impact in your...

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