Job Description

BenchSci is a remote first organization. At this moment, we are welcoming applicants from Canada, the US and the UK for this position.

BenchSci's vision is to help scientists bring novel medicine to patients 50% faster by 2025. We empower scientists to run more successful experiments with the world's most advanced, biomedical artificial intelligence software platform.

Backed by F-Prime, Inovia, 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.

We are currently seeking a Release Manager to join our growing Platform Delivery team! Reporting to the Sr. Release Manager, Platform Delivery, you will help manage BenchSci's existing data and platform releases and work on improvements to increase efficiency and scalability. You will also work closely with our account-based client-facing teams to ensure that they have the necessary release visibility into upcoming changes impacting their accounts.

You will partner with stakeholders across Engineering, Science, Product, Project, and Program Management, Customer Success, and Sales and work collaboratively to ensure successful high-quality releases.

You Will:

• Coordinate scheduled data deployments, ensuring alignment across development teams and key stakeholders
• Execute scheduled frontend and backend platform deployments
• Monitor and communicate the status of all deployments
• Work with stakeholders to create release notes for data and platform deployments
• Facilitate release Go/No Go decisions with key stakeholders
• Provide account-based client-facing teams with ongoing visibility into the impact of upcoming releases on their accounts
• Identify and execute opportunities for continuous improvement in the release process

You Have:

• 2+ years of experience in a project management role within a highly-technical Agile environment
• Experience working directly in or with others in customer-facing roles (Sales, Support, Program Management)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with and manage expectations across multiple internal teams and levels within the company
• Experience solving complex and ambiguous problems at a startup or a fast-paced company
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent priority tasks with tight deadlines
• Working knowledge of the project lifecycle in software development

Nice to Have:

• Previous experience in Release Management
• An educational background in a life sciences-related discipline
• Experience working in the pharmaceutical, biotech or healthcare industry

Benefits and Perks:

An engaging remote-first culture

A competitive compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Emphasis on mental health with $2500 CAD (or equivalent in your country's currency) for Psychologist, Social Worker, or Psychotherapist services

Three weeks of vacation plus an additional day for every completed year

Unlimited flex time to use toward sick days, personal days, religious holidays, birthdays and appointments

Additional time-off: 2 weeks for Winter Holidays, every other Friday in July and August, your birthday, and more!

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

A $2000 CAD (or equivalent in your country's currency) Annual Learning & Development budget

A $1000 CAD (or equivalent in your country's currency) work from home allowance to make your home setup perfect for you

A lifestyle spending account for employees to receive reimbursement for eligible expenses related to wellness, lifestyle and productivity $2500 CAD (or equivalent in your country's currency) per year

Our Culture:

At BenchSci, we're committed to cultivating an inspiring, inclusive, and equitable work environment for high performing, ego-free, self-starting individuals with a growth mindset, who enjoy the challenge of solving hard problems. We recognize that everyone here is a person first and an employee second. We want people to feel cared for and supported to bring the best versions of themselves to work and help the company achieve its mission. We believe culture is critical to success and invest accordingly.

We live and promote our FASTT values of Focused, Advancement with Speed, Tenacity, and Transparency. We work hard to maintain an engaging, supportive environment where everyone can do their best work. To learn more, read our culture deck.

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. To learn more, read about our DEI initiatives.

Accessibility Accommodations:

BenchSci provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

BenchSci is a remote first organization. At this moment, we are welcoming applicants from Canada, the US and the UK for this position.

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