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Our employees, known as ‘Frontons’, are passionate about science and its impact on the world. Whether we work in publishing, technology or business support, we all contribute to our mission of making science open. Our technology teams build everything in-house ensuring a fast, efficient, and highly scalable open science platform customized to the needs of the research community. The teams are continuously innovating, using the latest custom-built tools and artificial intelligence to improve the way research is evaluated, published, and communicated. We currently have over 100 technology based positions open, covering application support, IT infrastructure, data intelligence, product management, software engineering, and cyber security. These roles are based in 11+ different locations and most offer the option to work remotely, giving you the freedom to create your own schedule with no lunch rush, or commute and get the work-life balance you deserve. Follow this link to find out more about the roles we have available: https://frontiersin.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Frontiers
Frontiers’ Volunteers: Tutoring Pupils and Inspiring Careers Jennifer Pinnel, a journal specialist at Frontiers working in Cell and Developmental Biology, is one of many Frontons who have jumped at the opportunity to participate in charity activities; being able to offer her time and expertise due to the volunteering hours and flexible working framework that is available to our Frontons. Having benefited from similar programmes as a child, Jennifer got involved with Action Tutoring, a charity aiming to support young people who face socio-economic disadvantages with in-school tutoring sessions. Frontiers celebrates that there is much more to life than work. With Jennifer’s scientific knowledge and background, she is able to assist the research at Frontiers, whilst also having the time to give back to the community and support budding mathematicians; working to make education fairer. Follow the link and read more about how for more than a decade, Frontons have been showing a great passion and big heart for the most pressing world causes, both as scientists and as citizens of the world.
2021 - a game-changing year in science. The coronavirus pandemic, our response, and our recovery will come to define this period in our history. From now on, there will be the prevailing memory of 2021 highlighting how science, and more specifically open science, delivered solutions for one of the biggest challenges we have faced. As well as publishing over 85,000 quality research articles in our portfolio of journals over 2021, all of which being freely available; we have also grown our team at Frontiers significantly. Frontiers currently has more than 1,200 employees over 14 locations globally and we look forward to our growth in 2022, bringing the best talent on board to help us achieve our mission of making science open to enable healthy lives on a healthy planet. ‘A sincere thank you to our authors, editors, reviewers, and staff for everything you have contributed and for believing in open science. It is your contributions that will help enable a way forward for people and planet.’ Read our 2021 Progress Report here and follow our Glassdoor page for updates on 2022.
Frontiers’ volunteers have always been at the forefront of community and societal responses. Liz Bowley, Director of Publishing Development, is one of our many Frontons who have gone out their way for charity, having taken on the grueling challenge of running a marathon in support of the National Autistic Society. For more than a decade, Frontons have been showing a great passion and big heart for the most pressing world causes, both as scientists and as citizens of the world. At Frontiers, we are committed to contributing to communities in a meaningful and sustainable way and encourage our people to participate in charity activities. So we can make a difference, each Fronton gets three working days per year to dedicate to volunteering, meaning you can run your own marathons, donate your time and support your community be it for local or national improvement. Follow the link to read more about the challenges and motivations that Liz Bowley experienced, as well as the support that she received from her fellow colleagues at Frontiers.
Frontiers has won the Best Culture of Learning category at the 2021 LinkedIn #TalentAwards after being recognised as the best middle-sized company in Switzerland for investing in the learning and development of its staff. LinkedIn has identified Frontiers as an organization that has ‘demonstrated adaptability, innovation, and creativity’ in the talent space through their learning platform, LinkedIn Talent Solutions. Having recognised the importance of our employees' individual growth and satisfaction to the success of the organization, we have made support, training and learning opportunities easily accessible to all. Frontiers aim is to ‘create solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet’, and we believe by focusing on our employees’ personal and professional developmental goals we are putting ourselves in the best position to making this a possibility. Frontiers has roles available in our technology, publishing and HR departments, to learn more about our open positions please visit https://careers.frontiersin.org/.
Frontiers was awarded the ‘Special Jury Prize’ at Vaud International Business Awards #PVEI 2021. Each year, the prize is awarded to one organization in recognition of their role in boosting Canton Vaud’s image abroad, creating jobs at home, and successfully contributing to the reputation and prosperity of the area. Commenting on the award, CEO and co-founder of Frontiers Dr Kamila Markram said, “On behalf of everyone who works with us, our staff, our editorial board, and those who have supported us to drive home the message that all science should be free and open to people everywhere, thank you. We have come a long way, but there is still work to be done. We started Frontiers with a mission to make all science open so that researchers can innovate better and faster to enable health and prosperity for all, and that is what we will keep doing.” Thank you Chambre vaudoise du commerce et de l'industrie (CVCI), Etat de Vaud, and Innovaud! #VDTech #Vaud #innovation Photo: Jean-Bernard Sieber
