Product Designer, Chemistry @ Benchling
placeHybrid
attach_money $191,000
businessHybrid
scheduleFull Time
Posted 22 hours ago
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Job Details
Role Overview
Benchling is on a mission to unlock the power of biotechnology. The Product Designer, Chemistry role is focused on building modern software to support scientific discoveries and improve research quality.
The Product Design team supports scientists solving important problems by making research workflows efficient and impactful.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering teams to define strategy and scope.
- Work through product problems from definition to feature shipping.
- Design and prototype multiple ideas quickly to validate directions.
- Own end-to-end design for high-impact initiatives from research to implementation.
Qualifications
- 5+ years driving design of SaaS products with strong user focus.
- Proven portfolio of design work and successful product shipping.
- Experience simplifying complex product architectures and workflows.
- Strong communication skills and ability to justify design decisions.
- Experience contributing to design systems for complex software.
- Familiarity with agile environments working cross-functionally.
- Background in lab work, scientific research or healthcare is a plus.
Total Compensation & Benefits
The role offers a competitive base salary along with a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, fertility, parental leave, 401(k) match, commuter benefits, wellness stipends, learning and development funds, and sabbaticals.
Key skills/competency
- biotech
- R&D
- product design
- software
- SaaS
- prototyping
- UX
- design system
- agile
- collaboration
How to Get Hired at Benchling
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Customize your resume: Highlight relevant SaaS design experience.
- Research Benchling: Understand their biotech mission and R&D Cloud.
- Prepare your portfolio: Showcase complex product designs and prototypes.
- Practice interview insights: Emphasize agile and cross-functional work.
📝 Interview Preparation Advice
Technical Preparation
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Study modern SaaS design principles.
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Practice prototyping and user testing.
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Review agile product development methodologies.
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Research design systems and digital workflows.
Behavioral Questions
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Explain a time of cross-functional collaboration.
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Describe handling complex design challenges.
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Discuss prioritizing features in tight deadlines.
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Share learning from feedback on your designs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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