Chris Friedline

Chris leads IT and Data Science Solutions Consulting at Benchling, supporting pharma and biotech organizations evaluating enterprise R&D data platforms. With a Ph.D. in Integrative Life Sciences and experience in bioinformatics, genomics, and IT systems, he partners with data and technology leaders navigating platform consolidation, AI enablement, and federated data strategies. His presales role provides unique exposure to strategic decision-making across organizations – the gap between what executives prioritize, what IT can deliver, and what scientists actually adopt. He brings perspective on where enterprise data strategies succeed, where they stall, and the organizational dynamics that determine outcomes.

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