Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Because every person matters

Celebrating the whole human experience
At FLATIRON HEALTH®, we’re committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). That means we work to establish equitable systems and processes that center on inspiring individuals to feel psychologically safe, professionally actualized, and connected—so we can work together to create a world where technology and science close the gap between care and research.
As a global company, our vision is to create long-term, sustainable support that celebrates the diverse cultures represented in teams around the world, empowers employees to be their most authentic selves, and contributes to our business objectives.

“As the Head of Health Equity Research at Flatiron, I am deeply committed to ensuring that we fully realize our mission of improving and extending lives by learning from the experience of every person with cancer. This means ensuring that we are prioritizing health equity and patient diversity in our data curation and evidence generation process. However, to do this well, it is critical that we are intentional about not only building diverse teams and a company culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, but also engaging patients and survivors from historically marginalized communities, leaning into their lived experience, and elevating their voices in our day-to-day work.”
Cleo Ryals
Senior Director and Head of Health Equity

EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS
Recognizing that we’re better together
Our workforce is stronger when we bring together people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are open to all—including allies—and offer a place for people to share their experiences, support each other, develop leadership skills, and drive positive change.

Women at Flatiron
The mission: To build a community of trust for women and their allies that is responsive to the specific needs and challenges that women face at Flatiron. We aim to build a space where members are engaged and inspired to participate, fostering loyalty and mutual support.

Blackiron
The mission: To facilitate professional development, community building, inclusion, representation, and leadership for Black employees and their allies at Flatiron, empowering every employee to fulfill their fullest potential.

Desi
The mission: To create space for those with roots in the South Asian countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives. We aim to build community and allyship through sharing traditions and cultures.

Shalom
The mission: To build a community for Jewish people and their allies that celebrates culture and traditions, and supports their communities in times of need. Shalom Flatiron is not a religious group; we focus on celebrating and connecting with all aspects of Jewish culture and community.

AccessAbility
The mission: To create an empathetic and intersectional community for people with disabilities and their allies. We aim to improve accessibility by sharing resources, raising awareness of obstacles to equal access, and advocating for the inclusion of all disabled employees and populations that Flatiron serves.

Next Generation
The mission: To enable members to excel at their jobs as parents and Flatiron employees by providing personal support through our network, sharing parenting resources, and creating corporate awareness of parenting-related concerns.

VelvetMafia
The mission: To build a community where LGBTQ+ employees across Flatiron can connect and celebrate the full spectrum of queer identities. We aim to create a space where members and allies are engaged and inspired to participate in events and explorations of queer culture and issues.

Amig@sLatin@s
The mission: To create a safe space for those who identify as part of the Latino/a/e/x and Hispanic community. We recognize that the Latino/a/e/x and Hispanic community is hugely diverse, intersectional, and anchors a deep sense of cultural connectedness, and we celebrate our differences and similarities. This is also a place for sharing, community-building, allyship, and more.

API@Flatiron
The mission: To foster a community for Asian and Pacific Islander (API) employees at Flatiron to make connections across the company and celebrate the multiplicities of API culture and identity. We aim to support API organizations addressing issues in our communities through volunteering and fundraising, building long-lasting relationships to make a greater impact.
Mubarak
The mission: To create and facilitate an inclusive community for Flatiron employees of Middle Eastern, North African, and Southwest Asian descent.
“Our mission at Flatiron is to improve and extend lives by learning from the experience of every person with cancer. So by default, our mission is one of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our ERGs help us to support our goal of having a workplace that reflects the diversity of the many people living with cancer.”
Carolyn Starrett
Chief Executive Officer

GLOBAL INCLUSION PROGRAMMING
Challenging the status quo
Flatiron is dedicated to helping our employees grow as individuals and as a team. We know our customers benefit from collaborating with a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where they live and work. After all, cancer affects the lives of people from every background. That's why we offer global inclusion programming that allows us to have vulnerable and uncomfortable discussions with one another, in order to grow and gain perspective.
Resilient Leadership Pilot
Mandala’s theory of change states that DEI training and well-being programs must complement each other for either to be effective. Hear Flatiron employees share their experiences.

Creating a More Accessible Workplace with Meryl Evans
We had an insightful conversation with Meryl Evans, a professional speaker, about accessibility and inclusion. She shared her experiences as a person with disabilities in marketing, business, and technology.

Generations in the Workplace with Raven Solomon
For the first time in history, four to five generations work alongside one another. Raven helped us gain a deeper understanding of generational characteristics, how they may show up in the workplace, and techniques for communicating more effectively with members of different generations.
Report
Flatiron participated in McKinsey’s 2022 Women in the Workplace report, the largest study on the state of women in corporate America.