Head of Programme Management

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Benchling is seeking an experienced customer‑facing Global Program Manager (GPM) to oversee the post‑sale experience for our largest Enterprise customers. The GPM will partner closely with the Enterprise Account Executive to ensure that customers achieve rapid time to value and see the value in expanding their relationship with Benchling as they transform and modernize their R&D IT. The GPM will coordinate implementation, customer success, and customer support efforts to ensure customers have a seamless experience post‑sale.

The GPM must have deep experience in Life Sciences R&D processes and scientific concepts as well as operating in an enterprise SaaS environment and be adept at working with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

Oversee post‑sale activities across implementation, support, customer success, and optimization services for one or more Enterprise customers

Partner with customer leaders and Benchling account teams to develop implementation, governance, change management, risk management, escalation management, adoption, and success plans that accelerate customer digital transformations

Liaise with customer leaders and be known as a diplomatic, pragmatic partner, who operates with sense of urgency to effect a best‑in‑class customer experience

Partner with the Enterprise AE to ensure seamless customer experience and grow the account

Support the development of customer‑experience sales proposals and other services proposals with account, and/or program subject‑matter expertise

Coordinate all Professional Services, Customer Success and Support activities to drive customer value, adoption, and advocacy

Partner with Product Management to maintain strategic engagement and alignment of customer needs with product roadmap

You will help shape the long‑term strategy and vision for the Enterprise services business

You will inspire your cross‑functional account team to accelerate our growth within the world’s largest biopharma companies by delivering exceptional customer experiences

You will be seen as a trusted advisor who has the customer’s best interests in mind, even when it means having a hard conversation

You will mentor, coach, and champion your cross‑functional account team as you help them grow their professional skills

You will contribute meaningfully to running a profitable services business that doesn’t sacrifice quality or customer success in doing so

You will be a respected cross‑functional partner to our Sales, Solutions, and Product teams, known for fairly advocating for both the customer and for Benchling

Passionate about and experience working with Life Sciences companies with an understanding of R&D processes and scientific concepts. Must be able to confidently engage and build trust with scientific, informatics, IT, and Director/VP level audiences in top‑20 Biotech and Pharma companies.

At least 10+ years client‑facing implementation, program leadership and/or consulting experience, with demonstrated record of successfully running large‑scale programs, ideally in the Life Sciences or Biotechnology sponsor or software space.

Proven ability to lead large cross‑functional post‑sale teams to deliver transformational change with superior relationship, project management, organizational, and commercial skills. This includes work across professional services, customer support, customer success, product, marketing, strategy, and sales.

Experienced in program and project management for multi‑workstream enterprise SaaS deployments including scope management, budget control, project and executive reporting, and project financials.

Experience in services commercials including SOWs, budgeting, resourcing, and change orders.

Ability to work at customer site, or in the Boston office based on customer and project needs.

BS or advanced degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biotechnology, Bioengineering or similar life science field preferred, or equivalent professional experience working with Life Sciences R&D processes and/or healthcare technology.

GxP experience including software validation (CSV) at a life sciences or biotech company and/or vertical SaaS software company.

We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in‑office collaboration. Employees are expected to be on‑site 3 days per week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday).

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We believe diversity enriches our team so we hire people with a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences.

That means we don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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