Biotechnology is rewriting life as we know it, from the medicines we take, to the crops we grow, the materials we wear, and the household goods that we rely on every day. But moving at the new speed of science requires better technology.
Benchling’s mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The world’s most innovative biotech companies use Benchling’s R&D Cloud to power the development of breakthrough products and accelerate time to milestone and market.
Come help us bring modern software to modern science.
ROLE OVERVIEW
As a Security Analyst at Benchling you’ll be joining a team responsible for maintaining a best-in-class security program. Our focus is on providing value to the organization by emphasizing real world security and embracing automation to keep up with the company. We’re looking for engineers who are excited to apply their expertise to our mission of securing some of society's most sensitive data.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinating investigations across the organization while developing your experience and knowledge in multiple security domains (log analysis, product security, privacy).
- Driving multi-functional incident response and assisting partner teams during privacy and product security investigations
- Researching new risks and identifying potential solutions
- Building new, efficient processes for handling investigations
- As a member of the security team, you'll be an integral part of how we mature our own tooling, best practices, automation processes, and hiring.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 1+ years of Incident Response (Security Operations, Incident Response, and/or Threat Intelligence)
- Strong communicator with both words and data - you have experience communicating to a wide variety of stakeholders under varying conditions
- Experience as an incident responder responsible for leading multi-team incidents
- Technical innovation skills (you enjoy finding technical solutions, learning new technology, evangelizing security and privacy)
- Ability to move forward major projects in ambiguous situations through influence and not authority.
- Practical experience with attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures
- Comfortable with complexity in the short term but can build towards simplicity in the long term
- Some experience with cloud environments and automation
- Experience in at least one scripting language, preferably Python
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 base salary range is $114,750-$120,000.
To help you determine which zone applies to your location, please see this resource. If you have questions regarding a specific location's zone designation, please contact a recruiter for additional information.
Total Compensation includes the following:
- Competitive salary and equity
- Broad range of medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their dependents
- Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits
- Four months of fully paid parental leave
- 401(k) + Employer Match
- Commuter benefits for in-office employees and a generous home office set up stipend for remote employees
- Mental health benefits, including therapy and coaching, for employees and their dependents
- Monthly Wellness stipend
- Learning and development stipend
- Generous and flexible vacation
- Company-wide Summer & Winter holiday shutdown
- Sabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries
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Biotechnology is rewriting life as we know it, from the medicines we take, to the crops we grow, and the household goods that we rely on every day. But moving at the new speed of science requires better technology.
Benchling’s mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The world’s most innovative biotech companies use Benchling’s R&D Cloud to power the development of breakthrough products.
Help us bring modern software to modern science.
We’re on Team Science
We believe in the promise of science and the teamwork required to fulfill that promise.
Whether your background is in science, engineering, business, or another field, you’re on Team Science if you believe in the power of science to solve the world’s most pressing problems.
Why Work With Us
We strive to build an equitable, inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work. That means welcoming diverse perspectives and helping each other grow as much as we’re helping the company grow. We’re surrounded by some of the most talented, intellectually curious, and thoughtful people in tech and science.
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