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Benchling

Product Designer, AI

Benchling, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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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.

TEAM 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.

ROLE OVERVIEW We’re looking for an experienced Product Designer to design Benchling’s AI features, enabling scientists to focus on the aspects of work they find most engaging, scale their efforts, and get to insights faster. You will own the end‑to‑end user experience for our AI‑first experiences, and related design systems. You’ll collaborate cross‑functionally with scientists, engineers, designers, and GTM teams to bring new capabilities to life.

An ideal person for this team will be able to be effective in a fast‑paced agile environment, ideate in real‑time. They strive to create scalable, consistent, and delightful user experiences. They should have a genuine curiosity about new technology, and how it can be leveraged to help people. They are not afraid to try new things, fail fast, learn, and refine.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Work with Product Management and Engineering teams 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

Work in real time with Engineers to prototype ideas quickly to validate product directions

Conduct user research / interviews to inform product direction, interactive improvements to increase usability

Use and contribute to evolving Design systems by collaborating with other Designers to identify gaps, and create design components that have high utility across the entire product

Clearly communicate design rationale to cross‑functional teams, and Product and Design leadership

Effectively communicate in a hybrid environment that balances in‑person collaboration and remote work

QUALIFICATIONS

5+ years of experience driving the design of SaaS, mobile, or AI products, preferably ones that rely on high traffic conversion funnels for growth.

A strong portfolio of relevant design work that conveys an ability to design for powerful functionality, as well as growth and conversion.

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 strong understanding of AI will serve you well in this role—but it is not a requirement.

HOW WE WORK We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in‑office collaboration. Employees are expected to be on‑site 3 days per week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday).

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 $170,000 to $230,000.

Total Compensation includes the following:

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

We believe diversity enriches our team so we hire people with a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences. 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.

Please be aware that Benchling will never request personal information, payment, or sensitive details outside of Greenhouse or via email. All official communications will come from an @benchling.com email address or from an approved vendor alias. If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent Benchling and are unsure of their legitimacy, please reach out to us at recruiting-fraud-alert@benchling.com to verify the communication.

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