Achieving success in our mission to accelerate life-saving research is important to us. But equally important is how we achieve that success. We want to build a company we can all be proud of, with a culture that inspires, motivates, and empowers our team to achieve their potential. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved to date, and we’re excited to do more. To make sure we stay true to our unique culture, we codified it.
We’re driven by our values, and actually live them
Our values are Focused Advancement with Speed, Tenacity, and Transparency.
We consider everyone to be leaders in their own right, and we’re all committed to living by and embodying our Leadership Principles every day.
We’re committed to our people’s health and success
The most important thing in life is your health. Without it, nothing matters.
And with it, you can do anything.
Our team's health and wellbeing are important to us, so we invest accordingly.
Here are just some of the perks our team members enjoy regardless of seniority.
Remote-first approach
Work from where you are, with opportunities to come together for BenchSci Homecomings
Three weeks of vacation, plus another two weeks
Get 15 days to use anytime, and we’re closed Dec 22-Jan 4
Flex Time
Uncapped personal days, separate from vacation time, for when life happens
Lifestyle Spending Account
Receive reimbursement for eligible expenses related to wellness, lifestyle, and productivity
Work from anywhere
Work from any country outside your own for up to 90 days per calendar year
Additional days off
Every other Friday off in July and August, your birthday, and earn +1 vacation day annually
A great benefits package
Health and dental benefits, including up to $2,500 annually for mental wellness coverage
Learning and Development allowance
Up to $2,000 (CAD) with manager approval, plus access to LinkedIn Learning
Effectiveness coaching for managers
Onsite, personalized coaching from an executive coach with a doctorate in clinical psychology
Sabbatical after 5 years
Four-week sabbatical after five years of continuous service
An onsite gym
Keep fit, conveniently, with a Peloton and other great equipment
Our team members have the freedom to work and live where they thrive
We have the tools, tech, and attitude to succeed from anywhere. Our remote-first approach to work empowers our team members to work where they feel most productive and live where they are happiest.
We also have an innovative new office space in Toronto for team members to use as much or as little as they like. We’ve named this space the “BenchSci Commons,” alluding to the “commons” of political economics—the cultural and natural resources we all share.
A place where everyone can belong
We’re committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We consider it our collective responsibility to combat social injustices that create disproportionate barriers to the success of underrepresented groups. By seeking out divergent perspectives and backgrounds, we are creating a stronger team that is more representative of our world.
A platform for change
We are privileged to know that our work positively impacts human health around the world. But we know we can do more to drive meaningful social change. We created BenchSci Forward as a platform to leverage our business for the advancement of important social issues, including diversity in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), mental health, and climate change.
