Solution Consultant - R&D
Remote$97.8k - $140kFull-timePosted 11mo ago
About the role
Solution Consultant role focusing on pre-sales solution development for biotech R&D, involving complex IT environments and scientific concepts.
Responsibilities
- Effectively partner with account executives, SC peers, and leadership to create account and deal strategies that lead to selection, planning out customer engagements that lead to compelling solutions.
- Manage organized discoveries to uncover customer needs and requirements that relate to decision criteria and key business issues.
- Craft solutions based on Benchling capabilities, industry best practices and standard R&D functions, with data models and processes that map to the customer or prospects' science and that fit into their current technology landscape.
- Present and demonstrate the solution in a persuasive way based on key messages, decision criteria, and key business issues. Manage customer questions and objections and resolve concerns. Ensure that the solution is presented competitively, with awareness of alternatives including build in house.
- Engage with product management to provide insight into prospect and customer needs and industry trends. Influence the roadmap for market success. Ensure that the roadmap is clear to customers as required to influence buying decisions.
- Provide leadership by creating reusable solutions, content, and trainings for key areas. Work with the extended team to ensure that they are successful and learn from your expertise. Mentor and partner with other SCs to build their success.
Qualifications
- PhD in Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biotechnology, Bioengineering or similar Life Science field.
- Minimum of 2 years of work experience, ideally customer facing.
- Experience with scientific/informatics software such as LIMS, ELN, or others preferred.
- Demonstrated capacity to effectively model scientific data, and craft solutions, based on product knowledge and industry best practices.
- Understand research technology generally adopted by biopharma companies.
- Ability to establish as a trusted advisor for scientists, and successfully pitch to scientific buyers.
- Willing to travel to customer sites 25-30%.
Skills
Required:Life Sciences KnowledgeCustomer EngagementSolution CraftingData Modeling
Nice to have:Pre-sales Demonstration
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- Broad range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits
- Four months of fully paid parental leave
- 401(k) + Employer Match
- Commuter benefits and remote work stipends
- Mental health benefits, including therapy and coaching
- Monthly Wellness stipend
- Learning and development stipend
- Generous and flexible vacation
- Company-wide Winter holiday shutdown
- Sabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries
Last updated Jan 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Benchling
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