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 the Workplace Partner, you will be a key player in ensuring proper operations of our San Francisco office and play a critical role in supporting our employees (fondly called Benchlings). You are a self-starter, detail oriented, results driven and approach opportunities with a "people first" mindset. You thrive on being both strategic and creative and have the ability to provide quick solutions to ensure we continue to drive productivity and efficiency for Benchlings - both in office and remote. This role reports to the Workplace Operations Manager and is located in our beautiful SOMA office in San Francisco, CA
- Perform daily floor inspections to identify any health and safety hazards, maintenance needs and repair issues
- Oversee the continual upkeep of the office, including quality control, event set up, minor office reconfigurations, and equipment installations
- Communicate any workplace maintenance and improvements issues, as listed above, and correct/resolve any outstanding items
- Own and manage the internal service tickets and requests. Respond to general inquiries and escalate to leadership, as needed
- Receive and sort incoming/outgoing mail and packages and notify employees
- Oversee and manage the onboarding and training process from a workplace perspective
- Own the workplace experience for employees. Create and execute programs that promote engagement for a hybrid environment
- Own our soft services programs: snacks, beverages, lunch, swag etc
- Providing support to the greater Workplace Team, helping with day to day projects as well as long term and big picture projects
- Execution of team and company events and off-sites, as well as bi-weekly happy hours
- 3+ of prior office services, workplace experience, employee experience or similar
- Experience in creating engagement programs for hybrid and global environments
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, at all levels of the organization
- Knowledgeable in GSuite
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Excellent problem solving skills, with an ability to recognize opportunities and develop ways of addressing them. Including planning, developing, executing and driving cross-functional collaboration
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills, with strong attention to detail and a proven ability to take ownership of multiple projects, competing priorities and constantly re-prioritizing in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
- Process driven with an emphasis in documentation
- Familiar with various Workplace tools: Envoy, Space Management tools, ticketing systems
- Experience with managing large-scale projects
- Experience managing multiple vendors
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- Admit mistakes and shortcomings
- Deliver results
- Disagree and commit
- Obsess over customers
- Rely on work ethic
- Show empathy
- Recruit and develop the best
- Sweat the details
- Think and communicate clearly
- Unite around the mission
For applicants for U.S.-based roles only: All new hires in the United States are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to provide proof of vaccination prior to their first day of employment. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical or religious reasons, we will explore potential reasonable accommodations; however, Benchling may not be able to grant such accommodations in all cases if doing so would cause undue hardship.
If you are a Colorado resident: Please contact us by emailing salary-inquiries@benchling.com to receive compensation and benefits information for this role. Please include the job title in the subject line of the email.