How it Began

US Lab Partners is a strategic management consulting firm based in Cambridge, MA. Their team is dedicated to helping clients reduce operational costs while accelerating their science. 

Helping emerging and established life science companies optimize their labs, facilities, and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs requires highly specialized talent, and US Lab Partners needed a team of best and brightest to get the job done.

“We often look for candidates with a scientific background because some of our clients are so early-stage that they need to assist scientists in basic lab work, as well as have a deep understanding of lab operations,” said Demet Aybar, CEO and Founder of US Lab Partners. “That said, we value a wide range of expertise, and our team is made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds, from engineering to operations, which helps us approach challenges from multiple perspectives.”

In order to deliver sustainable success through innovation and operational excellence, they needed a partner to provide top-tier benefits to attract top-tier talent, while staying within their budget. That’s where Justworks came in.

Competitive Benefits to Attract Top Talent

US Lab Partners was using an agent to offer healthcare benefits, but wanted to offer their employees more competitive benefits. They knew that taking care of their employees would translate to client success. 

“With Justworks, we’re able to attract and keep our talent by offering high-quality benefits. Because we want to give our employees a good environment to work in. If we’re helping them, it makes for better productivity and better corporate culture,” said Kyrie Stevens, Chief Business Officer.

They were delighted to learn that Justworks gave them access to Aetna, and by switching to Justworks, US Lab Partners saved $8,000 on healthcare coverage per year. They reinvested these savings to extend benefits to new members of their growing team. 

Transparent Pricing

US Lab Partners was delighted to learn that when switching from their payroll provider, ADP Run, to Justworks, they would also save on monthly fees while enjoying better customer service. 

“Justworks’ monthly flat rate is fantastic and packaged in an easy way. I know what the cost is going to be every month - it’s not a percentage of salary or some other unmanageable calculation. It’s manageable for our finance team,” said Kyrie.

Switching payroll and healthcare providers is a big decision, but Justworks’ transparent, straightforward pricing made it easy for Kyrie to calculate the year-over-year savings by switching to Justworks, and clearly see that the cost savings alone would make the switch worthwhile.

All-In-One Platform

Justworks saves the US Lab Partners team time and energy by making it easy for their employees to access critical information and documents on their own, from one simple platform. From W-2s and paystubs, to health insurance cards, to internal HR documents that US Lab Partners uploads to Justworks, employees know where to go to find information. It is critical for employees to easily find information on their own, because US Lab Partners doesn’t have a dedicated HR team. 

“It’s pretty self-service. All my employees have their own account and get notifications when there are benefit renewals, paystubs, and more,” said Demet.

Compliance and HR Expertise

Justworks also makes it easy for admins to stay on top of HR and compliance tasks with timely reminders. US Lab Partners loves Justworks’ notification system, including end-of-year checklists, benefit enrollment deadlines, and FSA/ HSA enrollment deadlines. These emails track important deadlines and changes to labor laws so that US Lab Partners doesn’t have to monitor on their own.

“I love the Scoop compliance newsletter that updates me on labor law changes right to my inbox. I’d never had that kind of information delivered right to my hands before – it’s like somebody is there to keep an eye out for you and send you notes,” said Demet.