Join us 

Life at the Sanger Institute is truly unique where collaboration, innovation and support for people as individuals are demonstrated in everything we do. Set across 130 acres, just outside of Cambridge, our people are shaping the future by delivering life-changing science with the reach, scale, and creativity to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.

Our work is guided not only by scientific excellence, but by a strong set of organisational values that define who we are and how we work together. These values shape our culture, influence our decision-making and ensure that we create an environment where people and science can thrive.

We are:

Pioneering 
Adaptable 
Open
Collaborative

You can read more about our organisational values and how they shape our culture here.

We would not be able to deliver our research without drawing on the diversity of experience, skills and knowledge across our campus. We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool strengthening our science and increasing our impact on the world.

At Sanger, how we work is just as important as what we achieve. Our Behavioural Competency Framework supports this by providing a shared understanding of the behaviours that help individuals and teams succeed. Our six core behaviours: Communication, Collaboration, Results Driven, Innovation, Leadership and Integrity  provide a shared understanding of what great looks like at Sanger. They guide how we work with one another, how we approach challenges, and how we deliver impact.

We believe in attracting people who not only bring technical expertise, as part of our hiring approach, we use behavioural-based assessments and interviews to understand how candidates work and collaborate ensuring we continue to build inclusive, high-performing teams aligned with our values.

Our Benefits 

We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme. The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.

We offer an attractive benefits package at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. We appreciate the importance of achieving work-life balance and support this with a number of family and carer-friendly policies. Plus a flexible working policy for those who may wish to amend their working pattern or arrangement.

We have an attractive benefits package offering a wide range designed to empower your health, wellness, care for family and plan for the future:

• 25 days annual leave, increasing by one day each year of service up to 30 days, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Auto-enrolment into a generous Group Defined Contribution Pension Scheme, with enhanced company contribution (for more information, see our Pensions page)
• Up to 2 days annual paid volunteering leave
• Up to 10 days paid Emergency Carers Leave per year
• Family friendly environment including options for flexible and part-time working, an on-site Workplace Nursery salary Sacrifice Schemes for pre-school children and Summer holiday club
• Life Assurance – six times your pensionable pay if you are a member of our pension scheme
• Group Income Protection Scheme (if on a contract exceeding 12 months)
• Enhanced maternity leave and parental leave
• Access to substantial number of courses and training events onsite
• Private Healthcare Scheme
• Eyecare and Dental payment plans
• Concessions and discounts from our corporate perks site

Being part of the Wellcome Genome Campus you will be part of the beautiful working environment with an impressive range of benefits, services and facilities also including:

• Free bus service to and from Campus, covering various routes around Cambridge, Saffron Walden and surrounding villages
• A car-share initiative
• Free parking
• A number of on-site venues where you can meet, eat and socialise with colleagues
• A thriving Sports and Social Club which provides members with subsidised access to a gym, tennis courts, sports hall, fitness classes and a vibrant social calendar of events

Our Culture – supporting each other

We support our colleagues to reach their full potential and to help each other thrive in their work. The diversity in skills and knowledge that we all bring combine to make the Institute the thriving ideas factory that it is. We believe that cultivating a friendly and supportive workplace is key to helping our researchers, students, and staff develop their skills and experience. A working environment that is productive and fulfilling allows everyone to be their true selves.

We are committed to delivering impactful and sustained changes that promote and deepen our culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion to ensure that our work benefits from widest range of knowledge, creativity and expertise possible. We seek to provide an environment that embraces and celebrates the full diversity of our people regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, neurodiversity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or marital status. Our staff networks on site include: LGBTQ+, Race Equity Network, Neurodiversity/Disability and Parents and Carers. They are open to all staff members to empower each other to share ideas, experiences and promote allyship amongst our diverse community. A key part of this work is our programme of long-term, targeted activities that promote equity in all our people processes; from recruitment to development and progression. Find out more about our supportive culture