We are mission-driven and believe in a fantastic work environment, awesome work-life balance, killer technology, and empowering our people to grow as professionals and people. Working at COS means that you’ll be surrounded by colleagues who are constantly striving to advance open science.
We’re looking for passionate people to join our team who are committed to advancing open science and helping to build the tools and resources that empower this change.
401(k) with employer match. COS offers a matching contribution of 100% up to 3% of pay and another 50% up to 5% of pay (the full match will be 4% if participants elect to defer 5%).
Health, dental, and vision insurance. COS covers 100% of employee premium and 50% of all dependent coverage costs under the base plan. Option to enroll in Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
Paid leave for up to three months to all full-time, regular employees to care for their child after birth, after or during the adoption process, or to care for their spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition as well as for the employee’s own serious health condition.
Remote work option or modern local office space in Charlottesville, VA with a MacBook and Google Workspace environment. 20 days paid time off in year one, 11 paid holidays a year.
Research Software & Storage
COS has developed a variety of software tools and workflows based on our free Open Science Framework to help researchers manage and archive their research, privately or publicly. We work with a great technology stack and the latest tools.
Community Development
COS helps connect and build open science communities of researchers, their affiliated institutions, their funders, and the publishers of research outcomes.
Metascience & Research
COS supports and conducts research on scientific practices. Our team members are thought leaders on open science and our tools serve as critical research platforms.
COS has consistently earned a Guidestar rating of Platinum for its financial transparency, the highest rating available. You can see our profile on Guidestar here.
We invite all of our sponsors, partners, and members of the community to learn more about how our organization operates, our impact, our financial performance, and our nonprofit status.
