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Product Manager, Automation

Benchling· Product Management
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$182k - $247kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Lead Benchling's automation and data orchestration platform, driving the vision, strategy, and development of tools that connect instruments, automate workflows, and manage complex data pipelines for life sciences research.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the product vision and strategy for Benchling's automation and data orchestration platform, including Pipelines and Automation Designer capabilities.
  • Enable automation that orchestrates end-to-end scientific workflows—from instrument and automated workcell data capture through analysis, Benchling actions, and cross-system integrations.
  • Work closely with engineering teams to prioritize, develop, and launch product features that align with the company's goals and user needs.
  • Collaborate with UX/UI designers to ensure the Automation Designer offers a flexible, intuitive visual environment for creating complex workflows with low-code/no-code tools.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, encouraging team creativity and problem-solving.
  • Conduct market research and user feedback sessions; translate insights into product features.
  • Define KPIs and success metrics for automation adoption, workflow reliability, and impact on scientific research.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with platform, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure scalability, reliability, and seamless integration.
  • Drive strategic evolution toward agentic AI and DBTL workflows, partnering with AI & Analytics teams.
  • Partner with customer-facing teams to identify high-value automation use cases, build reference implementations, and promote adoption.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of product management or relevant industry experience, preferably in B2B SaaS and workflow automation.
  • Strong technical background including APIs, data pipelines, ETL workflows, software engineering principles.
  • Experience building low-code/no-code platforms or workflow automation tools.
  • Ability to lead complex platform-level products serving diverse customer personas (scientists, engineers, IT).
  • Proven success in developing and launching products from ideation to deployment.
  • Excellent technical communication skills for collaboration with engineering and architecture teams.
  • Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, strategic environments, balancing long-term vision with immediate customer needs.
  • Strong teamwork and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
  • Experience in lab automation, scientific instrumentation, or life sciences workflows (preferred).

Skills

Required:Product ManagementAPIs and Data Pipelines
Nice to have:Low-code/No-code PlatformsScientific Workflows

Benefits

  • Market-competitive total rewards package.
  • Medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and dependents.
  • Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits.
  • Four months of fully paid parental leave.
  • 401(k) plan with employer match.
  • Commuter benefits and work-from-home stipend.
  • Mental health benefits, including therapy and coaching.
  • Monthly wellness stipend.
  • Learning and development stipend.
  • Flexible vacation policy.
  • Company-wide winter shutdown.
  • Sabbaticals at 5- and 10-year anniversaries.
Last updated Jan 11, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Benchling is a cloud-based platform for biotechnology research and development and the only biology-first platform for scientific data, collaboration, and insights.

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