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Our Mission
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, or CZI, is a new kind of philanthropy that's solving some of society’s toughest challenges — from eradicating disease and improving education, to addressing the needs of our communities. Through collaboration, providing resources and building technology, our mission is to help build a more inclusive, equitable and healthy future for everyone.
Our Culture
Our culture begins with our employees, and we’re committed to not only building a diverse workforce, but also making sure that every person feels like they belong and are valued. We offer Employee Resource Groups that build community among our staff, and foster a safe and inclusive environment for personal and professional growth. CZI employees shape our culture by leading programming that allows us to have fun outside of our day-to-day roles, including team-wide and org-wide happy hours, lunch and learns, volunteer opportunities, and offsites. Lived experiences, work experiences, and recreation, are all essential when it comes to building out and supporting the teams throughout our organization.
Our Values
1. Stay close to the work
Whether in education, science, or our local communities — we know the people most affected by the issues should help drive the solutions. Our teams work closely with educators and parents, scientists and community leaders to ensure the voices of people most impacted are heard every step of the way.
“It’s been my experience, personally and professionally, that the people impacted by problems are often best positioned to develop solutions, when equipped with the right resources. Through CZI, I’m humbled to support local leaders and organizations serving the most vulnerable in their communities.”
2. Build for the long term
Though near-term wins are critical, it will take a new level of commitment and dedication to make lasting, long-term change. We take the long view and know that breakthroughs can often take decades.
“Science is all about tackling really hard problems. What excites me about CZI is what we’re doing to bring new people and ideas to the table, bringing together scientists, physicians, engineers, and patients into new types of collaborative structures, empowering them to do their most inspired work.”
3. Learn fast
Though we focus on building for the long-term, we also move quickly. We put in the work because we understand the urgency of the challenges our partners take on. We experiment, iterate, reflect — and then try again if need be.
"By having a better understanding of who our users are, we’re able to build experiences as a team that can be more personalized and effective."
4. Be daring and humble
We have big ideas about the future we’re working toward, but they can only be realized by placing the perspectives and experiences of the communities we serve first. Our aim is to help accelerate their work and develop new technologies and tools that will help them reach their goals even faster.
“Throughout my time at CZI, I’ve always appreciated how much we involve teachers from beginning to end. Even when we’re not working on projects, we have an amazing support team that is engaging with teachers all the time and working to understand and represent their challenges on the platform and their ideas to improve it.”
5. Collaboration is the tool
Good things happen when people from different backgrounds work together. We bring together experts, advocates, engineers, and change-makers to collaborate and make sure ideas don’t stay siloed.
“In science, high quality references have long-term benefits. I work on the Human Cell Atlas, a fundamental reference for human cell biology that will help doctors and scientists gain new insights into disease. As a biologist, I’m proud to contribute to a project that will hopefully advance science for years to come.”
Working ReImagined
As the future of work evolves, so do we. CZI understands that people's lives are multifaceted — you have friends, family, and community commitments that drive the way you live your life, both in and outside of work. The ability to care for yourself and your loved ones is an important part of your happiness and success at CZI. It is important to our mission and the health of our organization to support the “Whole You” and attract and retain amazing employees who drive our work forward.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We believe that the strongest teams and best thinking are defined by the diversity of voices at the table — including those from historically marginalized groups. We are committed to fair treatment and equal access to opportunity for all CZI team members, and to maintaining a workplace where everyone feels welcomed, respected, supported, and valued.
Benefits for the Whole You
We’re thankful to have an incredible team behind our work. To honor their commitment, we offer a wide range of benefits to support the people who make possible all that we do. We want every employee to feel supported as a “whole person” by CZI, so they can: take care of themselves and their loved ones, live a life of service and grow their career.
Rejuvenate
Generous Time Off
Ease Back from Parental Leave
Live The Mission
Matching Gift Program
Life of Service Gifts
Volunteer Time Off
Feed Your Brain
Professional Development Allowance
On-demand Learning (LinkedIn Learning)
Get Financially Fit
401(k) Retirement Plan
Commuter Benefits
Whole You Fund
Child, Adult, and Elder Care Support
(Bright Horizons)
Be Well
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
Fitness Reimbursement Program
Mental Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts
Short and Long-term Disability Plans
Life and AD&D Insurance
Paid Bereavement Time Off
Family Forming Benefits
Remote Home Office Stipend
Rejuvenate
Generous Time Off
• Paid holidays • Paid vacation time off • Paid sick time off • Paid volunteer time off • Paid jury duty time off • Paid parental leave • Paid pregnancy disability leave • Paid family care leave • Paid medical leave
Ease Back from Parental Leave
Our parental leave allows new parents returning to work the option of working part-time for up to four weeks after their initial return to work.
Live The Mission
Matching Gift Program
CZI matches qualified donations to 501(c)(3) organizations by employees 2:1 up to an annual maximum amount.
Life of Service Gifts
CZI Life of Service Gifts are awarded to employees to 'live the mission' and support the causes closest to them. These gifts are awarded following key anniversaries. Employees may direct the gift to the 501(c)(3) of their choice in their name.
Volunteer Time Off
Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
Feed Your Brain
Professional Development Allowance
To support employees in growing their skills, knowledge, and abilities, CZI provides a professional development allowance to reimburse employees for eligible professional development expenses.
On-demand Learning (LinkedIn Learning)
CZI provides unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, an on-demand learning solution designed to help employees gain new skills and advance their career.
Get Financially Fit
401(k) Retirement Plan
CZI provides a generous match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
Commuter Benefits
Pre-tax transit and parking benefits, annual Caltrain passes subsidized for employees who take Caltrain to work once or more per week and free onsite parking at our buildings.
Whole You Fund
Annual benefit for employees that can be used in the most meaningful way for them and their family such as housing, student loan repayment, childcare, commuter costs, or other life needs.
Child, Adult, and Elder Care Support
(Bright Horizons)
Access to emergency back-up child care and adult and elder care. Additional benefits include preferred enrollment at select centers and resources to find sitters and pet care.
Be Well
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
CZI provides 100% of the premium cost for employees and 75% of the premium cost for dependent coverage for medical, dental and vision coverage.
Fitness Reimbursement Program
CZI offers a monthly reimbursement for employee's physical fitness costs (i.e. gym memberships, fitness classes).
Mental Wellness Benefits
Coaching and therapy care options for employees and dependents include stress management, financial wellness, relationships, parenting transitions, career advice, inclusion and belonging, and other life challenges.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Healthcare FSA and Dependent Care FSA available. Flexible spending accounts provide pre-tax savings on eligible expenses on healthcare and dependent care for employees and their families.
Short and Long-term Disability Plans
Disability benefits protect employees and their families by providing a portion of their income during times when they are unable to work.
Life and AD&D Insurance
Life insurance designed to protect employees and their families against loss of income due to accidental death.
Paid Bereavement Time Off
Bereavement benefits are provided to attend a funeral and grieve for a family member or loved one.
Family Forming Benefits
We help fund select infertility, surrogacy and adoption services.
Remote Home Office Stipend
Stipend for remote employees to purchase necessary equipment for their home office.
Career Opportunities
Help us create a future for everyone. From working with our partners on our product teams to lifting the voices and work of our grantees, CZI is always looking for talented, driven individuals to join our mission. Explore our current openings below.