Our Culture

As a world-class science and technology organization, Battelle values teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration as a path to insight and excellence in our work. In addition, founder Gordon Battelle’s legacy lives on in our reputation as a caring employer, compassionate neighbor and conscientious community leader.

We have created a culture of excellence that benefits our employees, communities and environment. This plays out not just in our daily work and our commitment to furthering science and technology, but through our volunteerism and giving.

At Battelle you can expect to:

  • Work side-by-side with intelligent people who are passionate about delivering excellence in science and technology through an unwavering commitment to integrity and innovation.

  • Do inspiring work that solves some of the world's toughest challenges, with government agencies and highly respected global commercial businesses. 

  • Balance your professional and personal life to ensure success inside and outside of work.

  • Thrive in an organization that is strategically positioned for future growth and provides opportunities for personal and professional advancement.

  • Be part of an organization fully committed to volunteerism, that invests in and provides our expertise to philanthropic causes and education.

  • Be recognized and rewarded for high performance through competitive compensation and benefit programs as well as meaningful employee recognition programs.

Hear from our Solvers

At Battelle, we consider ourselves very fortunate to have some of the brightest and most creative minds walking our hallways and working in our labs. Our employees – called “Solvers” for the solutions they provide to difficult challenges – are the glue that holds our company together and why we’re thriving as we celebrate 90 years in business.

Solving the world’s most difficult challenges means looking at problems from different viewpoints. Battelle works hard to create an environment where people from different backgrounds and experiences come together to do their best work and feel like they belong.

Diversity & Inclusion

Attracting, developing, engaging and retaining a diverse workforce drives our success by ensuring that a wide array of perspectives and experiences are incorporated across our culture, decisions and actions. We promote diversity at all levels of the organization to help employees feel valued and included.

For us, diversity is far more than the legally protected classes (age, gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation and gender identity). It encompasses an individual’s communication style, life experiences, educational background, geographic origin, socioeconomic background and any other variables that influence a person’s perspective. 

Throughout our history, Battelle employees have leveraged their diversity of thoughts and perspectives to generate innumerable ideas and solutions for our customers. 

Employee Resource Groups

Battelle Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are voluntary, employee-led teams that nurture a diverse and inclusive workplace in alignment with our mission, values, strategy and culture. They provide opportunities for employees to develop their leadership skills, receive support and encouragement, and to grow personally. The ERGs include: 

Embrace – Advocates and champions for racial diversity at Battelle. 

Military Support -- Engaging and valuing military service for the furtherance of the Battelle mission by bringing together our military veterans, employees in the Guard or Reserve, and military families and friends.

NextGen – Advocates for early career and passionate business professionals within Battelle. 

Prism – Advocates for Battelle’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and allied (LGBTQA) employees in a way that makes all people feel safe, supported and welcome regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression so that employees, potential employees, customers and business partners see Battelle as an employer and business partner of choice. 

Women’s Network – Raises employee awareness and fosters greater understanding and participation in events so that Battelle is successful in achieving its business goals and is increasingly recognized as an employer of choice for women seeking to reach their full potential. 

Our Values

Unity

We do what's right for our customers, employees. our communities and Battelle's future - always with safety and integrity at the forefront of everything we do. 

Creativity

We use our diversity and curiosity to rapidly deploy science and technology solutions for the world.

Collaboration

We work together and are accountable to each other, taking personal responsibility for our customers' and Battelle's success.

Excellence

We are defined by a winning spirit, coaching each other to be at our best and acting with urgency to create a thriving organization.

Appreciation

We value one another and recognize each other's contributions.

Battelle is proud to have members of the U.S. military – current and retired – in our ranks.