careers at msi

Core Values

For over 90 years, Griffin MSI has offered a creative, collaborative, and engaging environment for our employees. We believe a top-down openness provides our employees with a genuine and direct voice in making this the best possible workplace.

At our core, we value:

  • inspiring a lifelong love of innovation and science
  • creating "eureka" moments
  • fostering ways for everyone to participate in science
  • putting people first
  • bravely challenging assumptions

Strategic Pillars

  • Griffin MSI is My Museum

    We must encourage everyone to see Griffin MSI as My Museum. Conversations with lifelong visitors and supporters of Griffin MSI reveal moments of personal and emotional connection—a nostalgia for time they have spent at Griffin MSI. We need to continue to connect people with the Museum, as repeat visitors, and new ones, so that they feel at home and have a personalized experience.

  • Science in Our Daily Lives

    We must help people recognize science in their daily lives. We need to connect the historic and iconic exhibits that people love, with practical applications of what it means to their lives today. In that way, we can give people access to emerging technology and innovation, show the evolution of jobs and skills, and understand today’s global science challenges.

  • Meaningful Relationships

    We must form meaningful relationships across our neighborhood, our city, our region, our nation, and beyond. Griffin MSI’s location and the strength of our educational programs give us an opportunity to relate to communities through our programs, outdoor spaces, neighborhood relationships, and an expanded digital presence beyond Chicagoland.

  • Sustainable Strength

    We must retain a sustainable and strong foundation. For 90 years, Griffin MSI has relied upon strong governance, financial sustainability, exceptional staff, and robust infrastructure. Sustaining this strong foundation will help us keep pace with the rapid changes and challenges around us.