Scientist - Customer Therapeutics

Summary

Join BenchSci's Customer Therapeutics Pilots team as a Scientist and contribute your scientific expertise to enhance our platform for research scientists. You will lead complex scientific projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and utilize data analytics to deliver actionable insights. This role requires a PhD in a related scientific discipline, 2+ years of drug development experience, and strong analytical and communication skills. BenchSci offers a remote-first culture, competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• PhD in biology, bioinformatics, life sciences, or a related scientific discipline
• 2+ years of drug development experience in a pharmaceutical or biotechnology setting
• Proven ability to independently drive projects to completion and develop data-driven solutions for complex problems
• Natural curiosity coupled with a high level of organization, time management, project management, and attention to detail
• Highly collaborative team member with exceptional communication skills, adept at conveying complex scientific insights clearly and effectively to diverse audiences, including experts and non-specialized stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Lead complex scientific projects, conducting research, generating scientific strategies and reports, setting timelines, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver actionable insights for industry stakeholders
• Leverage subject matter expertise in preclinical drug development to collaborate with scientists across a variety of therapeutic areas and timely delivery of impactful results aligned with customer needs
• Utilize data analytics tools to extract insights from large datasets, identifying opportunities to enhance data depth, breadth, and accuracy
• Proactively contribute to data enrichment by sourcing and evaluating relevant scientific literature, ensuring the accuracy and depth of our platform's data
• Participate in customer-facing meetings to support various customer projects, leveraging your scientific expertise to develop strategies that showcase the capabilities of BenchSci’s platform
• Collaborate with Go-to-Market and Product teams to understand customer needs and integrate feedback to enhance the platform
• Keep up to date with the latest biomedical research, applying your knowledge to guide technology development and ensure our platform remains at the cutting edge
• Work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working on translational, human-focused research within Cardiometabolic Disease, Respiratory Disease or Neuro-immunology
• Experience with analyzing large datasets, with the ability to use SQL, Python, and/or R

Benefits

• An engaging remote-first culture
• A great compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options
• A robust vacation policy plus an additional vacation day every year
• Company closures for 14 more days throughout the year
• Flex time for sick days, personal days, and religious holidays
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Annual learning & development budget
• A one-time home office set-up budget to use upon joining BenchSci
• An annual lifestyle spending account allowance
• Generous parental leave benefits with a top-up plan or paid time off options
• The ability to save for your retirement coupled with a company match!