Careers

Love what you do. Find a meaningful job packed with opportunities at OMSI!

Be a Part of Something Bigger!

When you join our team, you become part of a larger purpose to deliver science through every lens. What does that look like? Read more about what that means to us.

Current Openings

Ready to apply? Take a look at our current openings and join us as we advance science education across the Pacific Northwest!

Please note that because of the high volume of applications we receive, and to support an equitable application process, we are unable to respond to individual application status inquiries.

Seasonal Opportunities

Work with OMSI Outdoors

Seasonal opportunities that go from spring to fall. Live, work, and play at the beautiful Oregon coast or the high desert at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. No other jobs get to be this cool!
Learn more about working with OMSI Outdoors

Featured Position

Vice President of Development

OMSI is seeking an authentic, collaborative, and inclusive Vice President of Development who will provide vision, leadership, and direction at one of the nation’s most innovative science education organizations. This role is responsible for strategy, planning, and leading all aspects of OMSI’s development programs, including individual, planned giving, corporate, institutional, government, online, event, and campaign giving that will increase OMSI’s contributed revenue and achieve all fundraising campaign goals.

Commitment to Equity

OMSI’s commitment to equity is vital to achieving our 20-year vision. Our strategic plans and frameworks are intentionally created to help us systemically evolve so we can become an anti-racist, multicultural, and inclusive organization. You are joining a movement.

Compensation and Benefits

At OMSI, we are committed to a fair, equitable, and internally consistent approach to compensation for all employees, current and new. Within our financial ability, we strive to provide a competitive overall compensation package, including base salary, paid time off, retirement saving opportunities, and more.

Consistent with this approach, our pay offers are a single figure (we don’t use ranges) and are not negotiable. OMSI’s benefit plans are designed to offer you flexibility and choice. Among the tangible and intangible benefits you will find:

Health and Dental Insurance

Eligible employees can choose from multiple health plans (both HMO and PPO) and two dental health plans with OMSI paying 86% of employee-only premiums. Dependent premiums are subsidized by 70%.

Vacation Time PTO (based on years employed)

Eligible employees accrue 2 weeks per year during their first two years of employment, and gain an  additional week at years 3, 6, and 10.

This benefit is pro-rated for regular, part-time employees. Unused hours carry over year to year, up to 200 hours.

Personal / Cultural Days PTO

OMSI recognizes that many holidays in the US are Eurocentric / Christian-focused and do not  necessarily reflect the diversity of celebrations amongst our staff. This benefit provides staff the time to celebrate / respect holidays that are meaningful to them on an individual basis, as well as take time to handle personal matters that come up throughout the year.

Eligible employees receive 12 Personal / Cultural days.

This benefit is pro-rated for regular, part-time employees.

Wellness Time

OMSI’s Wellness Time is a reflection of—and part of a larger strategy—towards our continual goal of destigmatizing mental health and providing space for our employees to care for their whole-being.

2 weeks per year, with carry-over of unused hours (up to 520 hours).

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Eligible employees can choose to enroll in a Health Care FSA and/or Dependent Care FSA, which allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible health and dependent care expenses.

Commuter Benefits

Eligible employees can choose to enroll in a Qualified Transportation Account (QTA), which allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars used for eligible transit and parking expenses related to work commute.

Life and AD&D Insurance

Eligible employees receive 100% employer paid Basic Life and Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, with the option to buy supplemental coverage.

STD and LTD Coverage

Eligible employees are automatically enrolled in both Short Term Disability (STD) and Long Term Disability (LTD) coverage at no cost to them.

Bereavement Time

Eligible employees receive 15 paid days per year for the death of a person(s) considered a family member, miscarriage, and/or failed fertility treatment.

This benefit is pro-rated for regular, part-time employees.

OMSI Perks
  • Free annual OMSI Family Membership ($140 value).
  • The Reciprocal Employee Attraction Pass (REAP) gives you access to more than 25 cultural attractions around Oregon and Washington.
  • The ASTC Passport Program includes free general admission at participating science centers and museums outside of your local area (90-mile radius from OMSI / your residence). 
  • Inclusion-centered professional development opportunities.
  • Employee-led rewards and recognition program.
  • 50% employee discounts on summer programs for employee’s children.
  • 20% employee discount at OMSI’s Theory Restaurant and Empirical Café.
  • 15% employee discount at OMSI’s Science Store.

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