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Our approach
We are a small team of optimists, working to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs that can benefit everyone. It’s a big mission, and getting there won’t be easy.
That’s why we are built to do things differently. For starters, independence is built into our core. From research to operations, our teams have the flexibility and freedom necessary to build a new kind of R&D agency from the ground up.
We're also built to think differently. We’ve joined ARIA from start-ups, non-profits, VCs, and the public sector, so we all bring different perspectives and we celebrate new ideas. Beyond our core team, our board and wider network includes those who have pushed the limits of the possible across disciplines and sectors.
We put people at the centre of everything we do and are looking for the broadest array of talent to advance our vision. Whether you’re new to this space, looking to return to work after a break, or taking the next step in your career, we want you on our radar. If you get excited by new possibilities and want to leave your mark on the world, check out our open jobs.
How we work
We are deeply collaborative.
As a new organisation with an ambitious mission, nothing matters more than building trust, connectivity, and alignment within our team. That’s why we spend three days a week – Tuesday through Thursday – together in our office in King’s Cross. Monday and Friday are anywhere days to facilitate focused time and flexibility.
We value learning over perfection.
We are a small team, moving quickly. We are big believers in experimentation, and learning as we go. Our team’s strong foundation of trust and respect allows us to challenge each other when we think there’s an opportunity to improve our work, or the way we work.
Optimism is essential.
Invention is an optimistic endeavour, driven by a belief that we can imagine something new and then create it. Our team’s inherent optimism lets us always look past hurdles to visualise and then realise the successful outcomes we’re shooting for.
Our team says
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“I love that we can look at every situation with fresh eyes and ask ‘what's the right answer or approach for ARIA?’. We have the opportunity to be bold, creative, and different, in every decision big or small.”
Pippy James
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What makes my role exciting is the agency and degree of freedom I have to shape the products, strategies, and content we're designing. The rigorous (positive!) challenge to think bigger, faster, differently.
Katie Reardon
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What do I most value about ARIA’s culture? The mission. It's energising to come into work every day in a team that wants to create world-changing inventions that can benefit everyone in society.
Dan Cole
The interview process
- First, you will have an initial conversation with a member of the recruiting team
- You'll then meet with the hiring manager for the role, via video call
- Following that, you'll have a panel interview via video call
- Finally, we'll invite you to come in and meet the rest of our team
The formalities of each above stage may differ depending on the role
A few of the people rooting for our success
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Kate Bingham
ARIA Non-Executive Director
Venture Capitalist + former Chair of the Vaccines Taskforce
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Matt Clifford
ARIA Chair
CEO of Entrepreneur First
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Sarah Hunter
ARIA Non-Executive Director
Former Global Director of Public Policy at X, the moonshot factory
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Patrick Collison
ARIA Advisor
Co-Founder + CEO at Stripe
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Demis Hassabis
ARIA Advisor
Founder + CEO at Deepmind
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"I am inspired by the efforts that ARIA’s leadership are making to create a culture which fuses inclusion, creativity and courage. It’s a unique opportunity to demonstrate how a human-centric approach can turbo-charge radical innovation, and in the process challenge perceptions about the cultures in which breakthrough technologies, and those that drive them, thrive."
Hayaatun Sillem
ARIA Advisor and CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
Learn more about our full board and advisors here