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Build Your Career

With the Activate Community

Build Your Career

With the Activate Community

Join Our Team

Join Our Team

Help build a future where science serves the world.

Activate is a nonprofit organization unlike any other: one that bridges science and business, convenes leaders across sectors, and sparks a new generation of hard tech for good.

We are empowering science entrepreneurs to build and scale their breakthrough ideas into real-world impact — faster, and with lasting outcomes for people and planet.

Our nationwide team is small but mighty, and we’re growing. You’ll find our team members around the country, especially in our hubs in Berkeley, Boston, Houston, and New York. We are collaborative, mission-driven, and entrepreneurial ourselves. If you want to help shape the future of science innovation and build a thriving, sustainable economy, we’d love to meet you.

Why join Activate?

  • Mission that matters: Help solve urgent challenges by supporting science entrepreneurs at the forefront of innovations in energy, manufacturing, computing and electronics, agriculture, water, and more.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit: Work in an environment that values creativity, experimentation, and big thinking — just like our Fellows do.
  • Impact-driven: Help ensure that cutting-edge science turns into real-world impact.
  • A community like no other: Join a network of scientists, founders, investors, and government leaders who are advancing hard tech for good.
Why Join Activate

Benefits and Perks

At Activate, we take care of our team members so you can do your best work.

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Comprehensive Health Coverage

Medical, dental, and vision plans, 90–100% employer-paid

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401(k) with Employer Match

100% match up to 3% after 3 months

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Disability & Life Insurance

Short- and long-term disability, plus life insurance, 100% employer-paid

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Health & Dependent Care FSAs

Pre-tax savings for medical or childcare expenses

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Flexible PTO

Take the time you need with our trust-based time off policy

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Hybrid & Remote Work

Flexible work arrangements with hubs in 4 cities

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Wellness Stipend

$2,000/year to support your personal wellness

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Professional Development

$500/year for learning opportunities

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Home Office Setup

Peripherals and tools to help you work comfortably

Staying Connected Coast-to-Coast

We Stay Connected From Coast-to-Coast

While Activate’s team is distributed across the U.S., we believe there’s no substitute for building relationships face-to-face. That’s why we come together several times a year for in-person gatherings — from team-wide retreats to industry events and meet & greets with Activate Fellows.

These moments help us strengthen our culture, spark new ideas, and deepen connections across our community.

Current Openings

 

Don’t see a role that fits? We’re always looking for mission-aligned talent. Reach out to careers@activate.org to introduce yourself.

Bridging science with entrepreneurship

Where hard tech is transformed into real world impact