Enterprise Solutions Architect at Benchling
Boston, MA
$154,000–$208,000
Jul 22, 2026
Boston, MA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A customer-facing technical role focused on designing and implementing Benchling's platform for large biotech and pharmaceutical clients. Day-to-day work involves assessing enterprise IT landscapes, leading end-to-end deployment projects, and advising on data architecture and best practices. Suited to someone with a background spanning life sciences R&D and enterprise scientific software — such as LIMS, ELN, or MES — who is comfortable managing complex, multi-stakeholder engagements globally.
Senior level · 5+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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The role title 'Enterprise Solutions Architect' carries no explicit seniority level word, so the title states no level; however, the 5-10+ years combined experience requirement and the scope of leading global enterprise implementations support a Senior classification.
SOC classification is a judgement call: the role is primarily a customer-facing technical advisor/implementation leader (systems analyst territory, 15-1211) but has meaningful strategic and cross-functional leadership dimensions that could also fit Computer and Information Systems Managers (11-3021). 15-1211 is chosen as the primary because the day-to-day work centers on translating customer IT strategy into configured solutions rather than managing an internal team.
Benchling is listed under Required qualifications as 'strongly preferred' — this is a softened gate within a required section. It is marked as required given its placement in the Required block; the 'strongly preferred' qualifier is noted here for the hiring manager's awareness.
LIMS, ELN, MES, LES, JMP, Spotfire, and Tableau all appear under the Preferred section and are marked accordingly.
JMP, Spotfire, and Tableau are listed together as interchangeable analytical tool examples; JMP is used as the primary with the others in alternatives.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's or Master's degree… (advanced degree preferred)' — Bachelor's is the hard minimum; Master's is only preferred.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
The role requires up to 30% travel to customer sites; it is hybrid (3 days/week on-site), not remote.
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