Castor

Castor is a leading provider of eClinical data management solutions for the medical research industry. Their platform empowers researchers with user-friendly tools to capture, integrate, and analyze high-quality data from various sources. Castor’s solutions streamline clinical trials, accelerate research, and enable quicker discovery of life-saving treatments. They offer a comprehensive suite of products including electronic data capture (EDC), electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO), eConsent, and decentralized clinical trials (DCT) technology.

Castor is committed to advancing health equity and extending human healthspan through their Castor for Impact Program. This program provides discounted or free access to their technology for eligible institutions conducting research in underserved communities or neglected therapeutic areas. Castor is headquartered in Amsterdam and New York, with a remote-first work culture. They are trusted by over 500 companies and have facilitated over 15,000 clinical studies, enrolling over 7 million participants globally.

Castor is a remote-first company with offices in New York and Amsterdam. Employees are encouraged to work remotely, but there is the option to work from the company offices if desired. Castor also emphasizes agile and flexible working, allowing employees to set their own hours and work from anywhere they feel most productive.

Castor offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee well-being and career growth. This includes competitive compensation with annual salary reviews, a holiday bonus, an employee stock option plan, and a referral reward program. Employees enjoy unlimited annual leave, plus national holidays, and a minimum of 25 PTO days per year. Castor also prioritizes employee well-being with a dedicated playbook, access to mental health support, quarterly downtime weeks, and virtual company events. In addition, there's an annual budget for learning and development, a remote welcome pack, and the opportunity to work remotely or from an office location.

Castor's mission is to solve global healthcare challenges by making research data more accessible and reusable. They aim to create a future where all data contributes to discovering cures for diseases by enabling AI-driven clinical trials, making data reusable, and ultimately maximizing the impact of data through reuse.

Castor promotes a culture focused on achieving ambitious goals while prioritizing employee well-being. They value direct communication, diversity, and innovation, creating a collaborative and supportive work environment. The company encourages its employees to be physically active, practice meditation, and eat healthily, demonstrating a commitment to work-life balance.

Castor actively promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion by encouraging direct communication, thoughtful debate, and respect for different points of view. They believe that diverse teams contribute to better outcomes and actively encourage people with different ideas, backgrounds, values, and personalities.