The Jackson Laboratory
Facts
as of Nov 14, 2026The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) is an independent nonprofit biomedical research institution headquartered in Bar Harbor, Maine, founded in 1929 by Clarence Cook Little. It studies mammalian genetics and human genomics in cancer, neurodegenerative disease, diabetes and ageing, and is a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center. It breeds and supplies genetically defined laboratory mice (JAX Mice) and preclinical services to researchers worldwide, with further sites in Farmington, Connecticut, and Sacramento, California.
It is hiring: 47 open roles, 16 of them posted in the last 30 days. Its stated pay is 17% below the market estimate for the same roles.
- Headquarters
- Bar Harbor, United States
- Founded
- 1929
- Employees
- 1001-5000estimated range
- Open roles
- 47 in 5 citiesAlion job postings
- Official records
- LEI 5493006RGEEOFZOA5X73
- Website
- jax.org
As of Nov 14, 2026, Alion lists 47 open roles at The Jackson Laboratory. The Jackson Laboratory is headquartered in Bar Harbor, United States. It was founded in 1929. The median pay stated in its open roles is $101k, across 27 postings that state pay.
What the registers and the postings say about this employer.
Hiring
All open roles →Hiring steadily, with new roles every week.
Science & Research is the largest family, 31 of open roles.
Pays 17% below the market estimate for the same roles.
Visa
Full chapter →Named in the work visa registers of United States.
In the register as The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME (+1 more)
Footprint
Hiring in 5 cities in 1 country.
| Site | Type | Open roles | Hires most for | Engineering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar Harbor United States | Headquarters | 24 | Science & Research, Field & Service, Industrial Engineering | 29% |
| Farmington United States | Regional office | 12 | Science & Research, DevOps, Administrative | 58% |
| New York United States | Regional office | 4 | Science & Research, Communications, Public Policy | 50% |
| Sacramento United States | Plant / site | 4 | Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Early Careers | 0% |
| Ellsworth United States | Plant / site | 2 | Early Careers | 0% |
Peers
Compare →Ranked #9 by open roles among its 11 closest peers.
| # | Company | HQ | Open roles | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory | Laurel, United States | 453 | 5000+ | |
| 2 | Mayo Clinic | Rochester, United States | 423 | 5000+ | |
| 3 | Agency for Science, Technology and Research | Singapore | 373 | 1001-5000 | |
| 4 | Emory University | Atlanta, United States | 310 | 1001-5000 | |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison, United States | 250 | 5000+ | |
| 6 | Natera | Austin, United States | 166 | 1001-5000 | |
| 7 | Illumina | San Diego, United States | 140 | 5000+ | |
| 8 | Battelle Memorial Institute | Columbus, United States | 122 | 1001-5000 | |
| 9 | The Jackson Laboratory | Bar Harbor, United States | 47 | 1001-5000 |
Tech stack
Full chapter →Technologies named in job postings at The Jackson Laboratory over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.