We are seeking a Customer Impact Lead to join the BenchSci team. Reporting to the Vice President, Customer Insights & Value, you will spearhead strategic, customer-focused projects to drive enterprise-wide value at top global pharmaceutical companies. Your focus will be on accelerating discovery and pre-clinical research by identifying how BenchSci’s ASCEND platform catalyzes research and unlocks new opportunities for our pharmaceutical partners. This will involve impact assessment, customer research, economic value modeling, and influencing product development. The successful candidate will bring a deep understanding of value creation and "first principles problem-solving" to identify the platform’s impact on the R&D portfolio. You will collaborate across functions, surfacing insights that define our customer value proposition, product design, and features. Leveraging your technical and creative skills and a customer-centric approach, you will deliver strategy recommendations grounded in value analysis, research, and customer understanding to Senior Management. You will also partner with internal and external stakeholders, aligning them with your vision for the value story.

We are welcoming applicants from Canada, the US, and the UK for this position.

You Will

Identify BenchSci’s ASCEND platform’s impact on accelerating discovery, early-stage research, and translational optimization at our global pharmaceutical customers.
Define the value thesis for ASCEND pilots and post-pilot enterprise deployments based on a deep understanding of the scientific scope and the platform’s capabilities.
Identify scientific impact proof points during ASCEND pilots and post-pilot enterprise deployments, surfacing these through collaboration with Scientific Liaisons and account teams. Develop compelling business cases and value stories for customer-facing reviews and reports, showcasing the platform’s impact on R&D.
Collaborate across BenchSci teams to support efficiency and economic modeling, translating scientific impact into economic value for customers.
Provide expert scientific guidance to establish assumptions supporting benchmarks and baselines for evaluating platform effectiveness.
Serve as a trusted thought partner to scientific and portfolio leaders at partner organizations.
Deliver insightful reports and presentations to R&D executives, demonstrating the platform’s value.
Optimize operations and define scalable approaches for value assessment, ensuring efficient and impactful processes. Develop tools like surveys and interview guides to gather insights.
Uncover customer-centric insights to inform BenchSci’s product strategy and roadmap, shaping the future direction of ASCEND.
Envision future-state customer journeys that highlight potential impact moments and areas for improvement within the ASCEND platform.

You Have:

7+ years of healthcare or pharma experience.
Exceptional critical thinking and can identify the core value drivers driving disproportional impact.
Experience facilitating senior-level discussions in the healthcare and pharma, demonstrating a deep understanding of R&D priorities, and proven ability to synthesize complex analyses into clear, impactful presentations for senior executives (both oral and written) with minimal upfront direction.
Exceptional ability to manage stakeholders effectively and collaborate seamlessly across all departments within the organization, including interactions with senior leadership.
Ability to proactively drive clarity in ambiguous situations.
Ability to connect the dots and tell an impactful story with qualitative and quantitative data.
Track record of taking on increasingly more significant responsibilities and delivering value.
Strong attention to detail and time management skills.
Independent, self-motivated, and enthusiastic.

Benefits and Perks:

An engaging remote-first culture

A great compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options

A robust vacation policy plus an additional vacation day every year

Company closures for 14 more days throughout the year

Flex time for sick days, personal days, and religious holidays

Comprehensive health and dental benefits.

Annual learning & development budget

A one-time home office set-up budget to use upon joining BenchSci

An annual lifestyle spending account allowance

Generous parental leave benefits with a top-up plan or paid time off options

The ability to save for your retirement coupled with a company match!

About BenchSci:

BenchSci’s mission is to exponentially increase the speed and quality of life-saving research and development. We empower scientists to run more successful experiments with the world’s most advanced, biomedical artificial intelligence software platform.

Backed by Generation Investment Management, TCV, Inovia, F-Prime, Golden Ventures, and Google’s AI fund, Gradient Ventures, we provide an indispensable tool for scientists that accelerates research at 16 top 20 pharmaceutical companies and over 4,300 leading academic centers. We’re a certified Great Place to Work®, and top-ranked company on Glassdoor.

Our Culture:

BenchSci relentlessly builds on its strong foundation of culture. We put team members first, knowing that they’re the organization’s beating heart. We invest as much in our people as our products. Our culture fosters transparency, collaboration, and continuous learning.

We value each other’s differences and always look for opportunities to embed equity into the fabric of our work. We foster diversity, autonomy, and personal growth, and provide resources to support motivated self-leaders in continuous improvement.

You will work with high-impact, highly skilled, and intelligent experts motivated to drive impact and fulfill a meaningful mission. We empower you to unleash your full potential, do your best work, and thrive. Here you will be challenged to stretch yourself to achieve the seemingly impossible. Learn more about our culture.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We believe that improving diversity, equity and inclusion is our collective responsibility, and this belief guides our DEI journey. Learn more about our DEI initiatives.

Accessibility Accommodations: Should you require any accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs. Please reach out to [email protected].

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