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Benefits

If you become an NLR employee, you'll reap many benefits, not just health care.

NLR is dedicated to evaluating and compensating employees fairly, supporting employees in professional growth and development, assisting with personal or professional concerns, and rewarding employees for exceptional work.

Benefits Package

NLR's benefits package for full- and part-time employees includes medical, dental, and vision coverage effective the first of the month following the date of hire.

Employees with an initial assignment of 12 months or longer may receive the following, based on eligibility:

  • Medical/dental insurance
  • Vision coverage
  • Critical illness insurance
  • Accident insurance
  • Personal time off
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance
  • Basic and supplemental accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Extended sick leave
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match
  • Pension benefits (based on eligibility rules).

Positions with initial assignments of 12 months or longer may also be eligible for relocation benefits.

Additional Perks

We also offer:

  • An employee assistance program with confidential counseling and referral services
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Training and development programs
  • On-site wellness activities, including health coaching, fitness rooms, aerobics, and yoga
  • Flexible schedules
  • Business casual dress
  • Free RTD EcoPass for Denver's transit system.

Benefits You Can Feel

At NRL, you can make a difference every day and contribute to creating a better world for future generations. To name a few of these intangible bonuses, we pride ourselves on:

  • Access to world-class equipment, labs, and meeting space that enable collaboration and innovation
  • A passionate leadership team who is invested in the long-term future and success of NLR and its staff
  • A flexible work environment that enables and encourages a good work/life balance
  • A growing, changing workforce with a focus on supporting early career researchers
  • A campus that boasts a stunning cafeteria, coffee shop, fitness center, and other clubs and activities, plus miles of open space trails just outside our front door
  • Unique giving programs, volunteer opportunities, and mentoring partnerships that encourage personal passions.

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Last Updated Dec. 5, 2025