Benchling is seeking a Product Designer, Bioprocess to design the Process Development product that enables scientists to scale recipe design, experiment planning, batch execution, and analysis. You will own the end-to-end user experience, working cross-functionally with scientists, engineers, designers, and GTM teams.
What You'll Do
- Work with Product Management and Engineering to define product strategy, scope, and prioritization in a startup-like environment.
- Own the design for high-impact initiatives from research, concepts, wireframing, mockups, through to implementation.
- Design and prototype multiple ideas quickly to validate product directions.
- Conduct user research and interviews to inform product direction and interactive improvements.
- Use and contribute to evolving Design systems by collaborating with other Designers to identify gaps and design high-utility components.
- Clearly communicate design rationale to cross-functional teams and leadership.
- Effectively communicate in a hybrid environment that balances in-person and remote work.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience driving the design of software products, ideally SaaS, with a relentless focus on the user.
- A strong portfolio of relevant design work that conveys an ability to ship successful products.
- A track record of working with and simplifying complex product architectures or workflows.
- Strong communication skills and ability to explain the reasoning behind complex decisions.
- Experience contributing to a design system for complex software products.
- Experience working with Product Management, Engineers, and fellow Designers in an agile environment.
Nice to Have
- A background with lab work, scientific process, or healthcare.
Team & Environment
You will work cross-functionally with scientists, engineers, designers, and GTM teams.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation range: $170,000 to $230,000.
- 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.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role located in San Francisco, CA.
We are an equal opportunity employer. That means we don’t 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.
