Executive Assistant, Benchling
6 Month Contract
$70 – $80 per hour
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
Cloud-based platform for biotech R&D
Be an early applicant
Cloud-based platform for biotech R&D
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$70 – $80 per hour
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To unlock the power of biotechnology.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of experience supporting VP or C-level leaders, ideally in enterprise SaaS marketing or tech organizations
- Proven success managing multiple executives with competing, high-stakes priorities
- Exceptional organizational skills and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
- Polished communicator with high emotional intelligence and impeccable discretion
- Adept with productivity and collaboration tools including Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, and Navan
- Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment while maintaining a calm, steady presence
- Passionate about biotech, innovation, and working with purpose-driven teams
What the job involves
- This is a 8+ month contract in-office role
- Benchling is looking for a highly experienced, energetic, and self-motivated Executive Assistant to provide strategic and operational support to senior leaders
- In this role, you’ll handle a wide range of complex and highly confidential responsibilities that go far beyond traditional admin work — operating as a key partner in driving leadership efficiency, clarity, and focus
- You’ll be the point of delegation for high-priority tasks, from managing executive time to crafting sensitive communications, preparing presentations, compiling reports, and ensuring seamless execution of critical initiatives
- Perform extensive calendar management and prioritization across multiple time zones for senior executives
- Prepare domestic and international travel arrangements, itineraries, and timely expense filings
- Manage all forms of daily correspondence, ensuring timely, professional, and accurate responses with a high degree of confidentiality
- Collaborate on and manage key projects and priorities across multiple functions
- Lead planning and coordination for presentations, meetings, and dissemination of strategic information
- Plan and execute high-profile events, off-sites, and special functions with precision and creativity
- Attend key meetings, help develop and communicate agendas, take notes, and track action items through to completion
- Partner closely with Workplace, Events, and IT teams to provide on-the-ground logistics support
- Build strong relationships across the organization, establishing yourself as a trusted, proactive connector
- Serve as a senior member of the EA team, providing strategic thought partnership and mentorship to peers
- Support ad-hoc projects and initiatives as needed
Our take
As the pioneer of the R&D Cloud, Benchling offers a cloud-based informatics platform tailored for biotechnology. Its platform enables scientists across the globe to make breakthrough discoveries and bring next-gen biotechnology to market.
There’s a sincerity and consciousness to Benchling’s approach that stands out. This has led to the company being adopted by over 200,000 scientists from 1,000+ companies and 7,500 academic and research institutions globally (including 23andMe, Moderna, and the U.S. Department of Defense).
The rapidly advancing Biotechnology industry was at the forefront of the so-called “fourth industrial revolution”, with the industry driving $2 to $4 trillion per year of economic impact over the next 20 years.
Benchling has put itself in a position of immense value within the industry with its expanding offerings. And now, off the back of over $400 million in total funding, the company is seeing accelerated growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Nov 2021
$100m
SERIES F
Apr 2021
$200m
SERIES E
Total funding: $411.2m
Company benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- Robust healthcare benefits
- Family-forming benefits
- Four months of fully paid parental leave
- Retirement benefits
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Sajith Wickramasekara
(Co-Founder & CEO)Sajith studied at MIT before spending 2 years as a Research Assistant at Duke University Medical Centre and Liquidia Technologies. They used this biotechnology understanding to found Benchling in June 2012, serving as CEO since.
Ashu Singhal
(Co-Founder & President)They previously co-founded Hotspots.io which was later acquired by Twitter in 2012. After this, became Staff Software Engineer at Twitter for 2 years, leaving to co-found Benchling.
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