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Our team brings together different disciplines to help make a positive difference to mental health. The more angles we can consider mental health from, the more we will see.

If you share our passion, join us

Here at COMPASS, we are united by our commitment to improving patient experience and outcomes in mental health care. If you share our passion, read on to learn more about what it’s like to work here and whether we have a role that’s right for you.

We want you to be yourself at COMPASS. We have a strong culture that aims to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in everything we do, from our recruitment approach, pay and benefits, to career development and flexible working. As a global member of the ENEI, the UK’s leading employer network covering all aspects of equality and inclusion in the workplace, we receive best practice guidance in each of the countries in which we operate. We want to build a company that is as diverse as the communities in which we work, and where everyone feels they belong.

It starts with wellbeing

Work is such an integral part of our lives, and we know that taking care of our team helps us all to thrive together as a company. We take a holistic view of wellbeing support that includes mental, physical and financial resources for everyone at COMPASS. Some of the benefits we offer include:

  • Hybrid working
  • Generous paid time off/annual leave allowance including two company closings per year and your birthday off
  • Comprehensive and market-leading health and wellness benefits including medical and dental insurance, and wellness rewards
  • Confidential counselling or therapy sessions
  • Mental Health First Aid training
  • Support from our own dedicated wellbeing concierge to guide team members to all of our resources
  • Employee-led yoga, meditation and wellbeing support groups
  • Highly competitive base pay, bonus and equity participation programmes
  • Pension and retirement benefits
  • Substantial individual annual learning and development allowance
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Wellbeing room in our London office

Careers

Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor employment visas and can only accept applications if you have employment rights in the country to which you are applying.

Our graduate programme in Research and Development (R&D)

We are excited to be launching a graduate programme in R&D this September, which will offer life science graduates (or postgraduates) the opportunity to kickstart a career in R&D at COMPASS. We are offering a two-year programme in five preclinical areas: discovery pharmacology, cellular and molecular biology, translational and systems neuroscience, pharmacokinetics/ADME, and toxicology. Participants will be employed in permanent, full-time positions as preclinical research associates at COMPASS. Our  programme will give participants an insight into preclinical research within industry, an opportunity to learn project management and technical skills, and a broad knowledge of drug discovery.

Applications are now open – click here to find out more and apply. 

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Read more about the programme

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Our internship programme is not currently recruiting, but here are stories from former interns, some of whom have now joined our team, so you can read about what it’s like to work at COMPASS.

Shane’s internship story "My managers and team made me feel my opinions were valued and, from my perspective, this internship was a “win-win” situation." Read story
Min’s internship story
Min’s internship story

“By giving me the opportunity to work on digital mental health projects, I found the area I have decided to work in long-term.“

Rachel’s internship story
Rachel’s internship story

COMPASS’s values of compassion, trust, innovation and collaboration have been central to my internship.

Lena’s internship story
Lena’s internship story

“My internship at COMPASS went above and beyond my expectations”

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60 seconds with …

… COMPASS. Each month we speak to different members of our team about their work, life and passions. If you have an interesting question for our team, email us at info@compasspathways.com.

Kelsey: on supporting therapists’ learning, and stepping out of her comfort zone
Kelsey: on supporting therapists’ learning, and stepping out of her comfort zone

"I wanted to work with like-minded people, and improve my own knowledge and understanding of mental health"

Fred: on developing new therapies for mental health challenges
Fred: on developing new therapies for mental health challenges

"I am proud to be part of the research into novel medicines to help treat mental health challenges"

Kathy: on travelling, South Africa, and a dream to live by the sea
Kathy: on travelling, South Africa, and a dream to live by the sea

"What I am most grateful for is the opportunities I've had to travel the world"

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