Head of Product Analytics & Data Science

We’re looking for a player-coach to lead our small, but impactful Product Analytics & Data Science team.

You’ll oversee a small team of experienced data engineers and help hire a new data analyst, while personally contributing to high-leverage data projects.

You’ll partner closely with Product, Customer Experience, Field, and Business Systems teams to connect product usage with customer value — helping Benchling serve both our internal stakeholders and external users more effectively.

This role is suited to someone who enjoys operational stability, is energized by cross-functional collaboration, and can help advocate for data-driven work even when headcount and resources are limited but where sustained, meaningful impact is both possible and expected.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and support a small, dedicated team of data engineers and analysts through mentorship, technical guidance, and priority setting.
• Roll up your sleeves to personally own and execute on key projects, especially those that cross organizational boundaries (e.g. customer success, field operations, and product).
• Define and maintain a roadmap of high-impact data work that supports both product insights and internal business operations.
• Serve as the connective tissue between product data and customer-facing teams by helping integrate insights across systems and functions.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to scope, prioritize, and execute analytical work in service of concrete business and product decisions.
• Champion data quality, documentation, and rigor across everything your team touches.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of relevant experience in data analytics or data science, including fluency with tools like SQL, Python or R, and cloud data environments.
• 3+ years of experience managing individual contributors.
• You’ve led small teams and are comfortable balancing hands-on work with people management.
• You excel at stakeholder management, particularly in navigating competing priorities and advocating for data-informed work.
• You’re comfortable working within constraints and know how to drive meaningful progress in low-investment environments.
• You enjoy translating complex data into actionable insights and take pride in making systems and people work better together.
• Bonus: Experience working in or with life sciences R&D and/or enterprise SaaS organizations.

HOW WE WORK

We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in-office collaboration.

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 $191,250 - $258,750.

Total Compensation includes the following:

• Competitive total rewards package
• 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