Technical Recruiter (6 Month Contract)

We are rebuilding biotech for the AI era.

When a breakthrough is delayed, the world waits. Getting a molecule from discovery to patients, or a crop from lab to field, involves thousands of slow, manual, disconnected steps. AI has the potential to change this, compressing decades of R&D work into years. But that only happens when clean, structured scientific data and AI are built into how science gets done.

Benchling is the AI platform for biotech R&D. Scientists use Benchling to design experiments, capture structured data, and run AI agents and models directly in their workflows. Over 200,000 scientists around the world trust Benchling to power their most important work, from academic labs to Sanofi, Moderna, and more than half of the world's top 50 biopharma.

We’re building an AI scientist for our customers. We can’t do that if we haven’t built the muscle ourselves. AI fluency is the foundation we build on; it's core to how we work, and we're committed to helping every new hire integrate it into their day-to-day. As part of our interview process, you'll complete a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion so we can understand how you think about and use AI to drive impact in your role. Feel free to reference any tools, platforms, or workflows you use today.

ROLE OVERVIEW

As a member of our recruiting team, you’ll partner with engineering groups to attract and hire the top engineering talent. This position encompasses all stages of the hiring process - from partnering with business leaders on position strategy and candidate requirements, developing and executing on sourcing strategies to targeting and assessing top talent, and negotiating/closing offers.

This role is a 6 month contract role at Benchling in San Francisco, CA

Please note that we are a hybrid-office company, which means the expectation is that you would come into the SF office 4 days a week M-Th.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage full-cycle recruitment, including sourcing, interviewing, and closing candidates

• Conduct thorough candidate screenings and effectively communicate recruiting process, company overview, and expectations

• Partner with business leaders to develop target candidate profiles, sourcing strategies, and assessment plans

• Monitor the effectiveness of recruiting efforts, ensuring a continuous flow of candidates through the pipeline

• Partner with hiring managers to improve time to hire, candidate experience, and offer acceptance rate

• Leverage data and metrics to validate recruiting success and identify opportunities for improvement

• Develop and extend offer recommendations to candidates
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 3+ years of Technical Recruiting experience with a track record of recruiting and scaling high-performing Software Engineering and/or Product organizations

• Demonstrate excellence and passion for each step of the recruiting process and candidate experience

• Experience recruiting for specialist and generalist roles sourced through a variety of channels

• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong time management, prioritization, and results-driven mentality
  

HOW WE WORK

Flexible Hybrid Work: We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in-office collaboration. You are expected to be on-site 4 days per week.

SALARY RANGE

Benchling takes a market-based approach to pay. The candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and work location. For this role the hourly rate is $60 - $75. In office perks in include a wide variety of snacks and catered lunch.

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Benchling welcomes everyone.

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

We are an equal opportunity employer. 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.