About

At Berkeley Lab, groundbreaking science relies on an exceptional workforce. The Human Resources Division serves as a strategic partner, helping guide the Lab’s collective commitment to people stewardship.

We focus on attracting and retaining exceptional talent in a highly competitive landscape while developing programs that grow professional capabilities and deepen employee engagement. We are dedicated to supporting our leaders and cultivating a culture of excellence that directly aligns with the Lab’s mission and core values. From your first day through every stage of your career journey, HR is here to support your work and growth.

How We Partner with Our Lab Community

To ensure every employee feels supported, valued, and positioned to contribute to the mission, our division actively engages across the Lab to:

Attract & Retain Exceptional Talent: We design modern talent strategies to source, hire, and retain world-class personnel in a competitive labor market.
Build a Stable People Foundation: We interpret, advise, and create a solid foundation for complex regulations affecting our workforce, putting them into action through practical workplace guidelines that mitigate risk and sustain scientific continuity.
Provide Strategic Partnership & Solutions: We act as critical problem-solvers working alongside employees and leaders to navigate complex people challenges, offer perspectives that turn hurdles into solutions, and apply dynamic workforce planning to respond to shifting funding and program needs.
Grow Capability & Engagement: We develop robust programs that advance careers, cultivate leadership, grow supervisory skill sets, and deepen employee engagement so that everyone is positioned to succeed.

Vision

Our partnerships and contributions enable leading edge science by positioning Berkeley Lab as an employer of choice for now and into the future.

Mission

Human Resources develops and implements essential programs that empower our people by fostering a culture of excellence in support of the Lab’s Stewardship values and mission.