Account Manager

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Account Manager helping Benchling’s biotech AI platform customers maximize value, renew contracts, and expand success packages. Partnering with scientific, IT, sales, and technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

  • Build and maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders across Scientific and IT functional areas, including customer champions and economic buyers
  • Manage complex customers with highly technical implementations
  • Utilize customer engagement models throughout the customer journey to maximize satisfaction, governance, expansion opportunities, and value
  • Ensure processes and systems identify customer contraction and churn trends early
  • Communicate risks to appropriate audiences and take follow-up action
  • Manage renewal experiences and identify client challenges or new scientific business case opportunities aligned with customer objectives
  • Negotiate renewals and expansions exceeding $100,000 in ARR in collaboration with Sales
  • Drive accurate forecasting around adoption, expansion, and retention
  • Identify customers who would benefit from product or technical subject-matter expertise and connect them with appropriate teams
  • Collaborate with Professional Services, Product, Sales, and technical teams to increase the value of Benchling investments

Requirements:

  • BS or M.Sc. in Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biotechnology, Bioengineering or experience working in the Life Sciences field
  • 2+ years of Account Management, Customer Success, Renewal Management, Sales, Professional Services, or Consulting experience in a SaaS software environment
  • Ability to forge relationships with users, decision makers, and influential stakeholders
  • 2+ years of commercial experience in negotiations
  • Understanding of Life Sciences R&D processes and scientific concepts preferred
  • Ability to interface with and build trust with Scientists, Directors, and VP-level Business and IT leaders in top Biotech and Pharma companies
  • Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
  • Self-motivated, independent, adaptable, and able to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Ability to travel 10–20% based on customer needs

Benefits:

  • AI-focused exercise or discussion as part of the interview process
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Diversity-enriching team environment