Is The Broad Institute a good company to work for?

The Broad Institute has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 926 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at The Broad Institute to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about The Broad Institute have been left by employees working as Computational Biologist , Postdoctoral Fellow and Postdoctoral Associate .

Does The Broad Institute pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Broad Institute employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Broad Institute. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Broad Institute?

76% of The Broad Institute employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Broad Institute 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Broad Institute?

Research Associate (54) , Research Scientist (28) , Process Development Associate (25) , Postdoctoral Associate (21) , Postdoctoral Fellow (20) , Research Associate I (18) , Research Associate II (18) , Computational Biologist (16) , Process Development Associate I (15) , Software Engineer (15) , Accessioning Technician (14) , Research Scientist II (13) , Administrative Assistant (11) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (10) , Project Manager (10)

What are the pros of working at The Broad Institute according to real employee reviews?

"People there are great and willing to help you out." ((in 86 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 36 reviews)); "Great research and colleagues." ((in 19 reviews)); "great opportunities as a young scientist" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great coworkers and great benefits" ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Broad Institute according to real employee reviews?

"Salary is low for Cambridge/Boston" ((in 50 reviews)); "Low pay compared to competitor and workload" ((in 49 reviews)); "unclear career path as you become more senior" ((in 13 reviews)); "Less career development" ((in 11 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Broad Institute layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about The Broad Institute layoffs and their outlook for job security at The Broad Institute in 2026.

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4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(805 total reviews)

Todd Golub

82% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

The Broad Institute has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 805 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Broad Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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805 reviews

3.0

Aug 24, 2021

Struggled to fit in

Administrative assistant

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CEO approval

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Pros

Excellent benefits and lovely environment.

Cons

Spend too much time and money on catering. Challenge to find work/life balance as an admin. that didn't strain the relationship with my supervisors. Hard to find ways to grow in the administrative role, though it varies among admins, depending on their group and manager.

The Broad Institute Response

Hi - this is Gillian Mackay-Smith, Associate Director, HR Special Projects. Thank you so much for writing a review, and for your great feedback about our benefits and our work environment. I’m sorry to hear that you had a hard time finding a work/life balance in your time at Broad as an administrative assistant. We recommend that those who may be experiencing these types of challenges reach out to their HR Partner or our BroadLife office to work with the employee and their manager to determine a mutually favorable path forward. In terms of career development support, our HR Partners or our People Development office can be helpful with career development steps, and we offer 1:1 coaching with an administrative career coach who is well versed in Broad’s various career paths. Additionally, the ASPC (Administrative Support Professional Community) is our affinity group for administrative support staff, and provides professional development and team building opportunities.

2.0

Aug 7, 2017

Postdoctoral Associate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers: You are able to work with brilliant scientists who are passionate about their work. Their enthusiasm is inspiring.

Cons

Supervisors/Advisors: Principal investigator was proud of using fear to motivate employees. Lab workers were humiliated if experiments did not support favored hypothesis. Pressure to obtain desired data was so intense that (it appeared that) there might have been data misrepresentation on the part of lab members.

3.0

Jul 26, 2016

Project Manager

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

amazing science and very high energy

Cons

leadership focuses too much on their own careers

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