Join Benchling as a senior Product Designer to enhance user experiences for scientists in biotech R&D.
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Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Define product strategy, scope, and prioritization
- Design and prototype multiple ideas quickly
- Own the design for high-impact initiatives
Must have
- 5+ years of experience driving the design of software products
- Strong portfolio of relevant design work
- Experience contributing to a design system
Nice to have
- Background with lab work, scientific research, or healthcare
Practical constraints
- Employees are expected to be on-site 3 days per week
AI in the day-to-day
AI fluency is core to how we work, integrating AI into scientific workflows.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Product Designer will focus on enhancing user experiences for scientists working with small molecules, driving the design process from strategy to execution. Key skills include a strong background in software product design, particularly in SaaS, and the ability to simplify complex workflows. This position is well-suited for someone with at least five years of experience in product design, ideally with a background in scientific research or lab work. The team operates in a collaborative, agile environment, emphasizing the integration of AI into scientific workflows.
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- Is the Product Designer, Chemistry role remote?
- It's hybrid — Benchling expects some on-site time in Boston, MA.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Product Designer, Chemistry role.
- Where is the role based?
- Benchling is hiring for this position in Boston, MA.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI, Product Design, SaaS.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Benchling targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Product Designer, Chemistry role at Benchling.
From the original posting
ROLE OVERVIEW
The Product Design team at Benchling is committed to building user experiences that support the scientists who are solving the world’s most important problems. Our work has a direct impact on making scientific workflows more efficient while improving the quality of that research—ultimately helping to drive the biotech revolution.
We’re looking for an experienced Product Designer to help build Benchling’s small molecule solution, enabling scientists to discover and develop small molecules and hybrid modalities with the same power and collaboration Benchling brings to biologics. You will own the strategy, roadmap, and execution for this critical product area, working cross-functionally with scientists, engineers, designers, and GTM teams to bring new capabilities to life.
This role will also contribute to platform-level initiatives including new homepage and navigation features that tie into the day-to-day work of a chemist.
An ideal person for this team will be able to balance customer needs and priorities with scalable, consistent, delightful user experiences in an agile environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Work with Product Management and Engineering teams to define product strategy, scope, and prioritization in a startup-like environment
Work through product problems from definition and opportunity to shipping features to our customers
Design and prototype multiple ideas quickly to validate product directions
Own the design for high-impact initiatives from research through implementation
QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of experience* driving the design of software products, ideally SaaS, while maintaining 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
A background with lab work, scientific research, or healthcare will serve you well in this role—but it is not a requirement.
* We've learned that people hesitate to apply without quantifiable years of experience. However, what’s most important to us is the kind of experiences you’ve had and the skills you’ve developed along the way, regardless of how long it took you to get there. Have well over 5 years of experience? That's great! Have fewer than 5 years, but feel you meet the other requirements? That's ok too! Please apply.
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