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 87 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 40 reviews)); "Smart colleagues," ((in 21 reviews)); "great opportunities as a young scientist" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great coworkers and great benefits" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Low pay compared to competitor and workload" ((in 51 reviews)); "Salary is low for Cambridge/Boston" ((in 44 reviews)); "unclear career path as you become more senior" ((in 15 reviews)); "More career development would be helpful, especially for techs." ((in 11 reviews)); "Upper management is very far removed from the lab and the difference in care between different lab supervisors is extremely vast, some will fight tooth and nail against management to maintain their lab’s happiness and others will throw their lab members under the bus" ((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.

What are the top reviewed The Broad Institute locations?

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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

4.0

Dec 20, 2017

Working in a high throughput, fully automated bioprocess

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Not overly demanding, flexible hours, great environment with coworkers

Cons

Salary is on the lower side, can get repetitive

5.0

Nov 4, 2017

Great place to contribute to scientific research

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on cutting edge research and technologies alongside passionate and dedicated coworkers.

Cons

Growing a bit too fast for current offices.

The Broad Institute Response

Hi, this is Chelsea from Human Resources. Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm for the research and our awesome community of Broadies. Our community is growing at a very rapid pace, which is a tribute to our expanding research initiatives. Of course this presents a challenge when it comes to space. To tackle this , we put together an initiative called Project Brooklyn to better understand our current space utilization and find ways to best optimize our space. You can find more information on this through the intranet, and I encourage you to reach out to projectbrooklyn@broadinstitute.com with any additional ideas you may have!

5.0

Oct 20, 2017

Amazing place to work!

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

I'm going on 3 years here. Culture is palpable. People are smart, kind and authentic. Best engineering team in Kendall Square. Great pay.

Cons

Need a more diverse population

The Broad Institute Response

Hi! This is Chelsea from Human Resources. I love your subject line, “Amazing place to work!” It’s great to hear that you enjoy the culture and people at Broad as much as I do. I’m glad that you brought up the topic of diversity. The Broad is deeply committed to bringing a diverse group of people together to solve our toughest scientific challenges. I’m also very excited that we just hired a person to lead our diversity and inclusion efforts across the Institute. I would be happy to connect with you to discuss any ideas you may have on this topic. You can reach out to me at cbodenstab@broadinstitute.org.

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