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.

What are the top reviewed The Broad Institute locations?

Cambridge , Boston , Burlington , Berkeley , Nashua , Cambridge , Laurel , White Plains , Hyde Park , Malden

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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

Mar 16, 2014

Great place to work, though increasing levels of hieararchy are getting in the way of things

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-MIT and Harvard affiliation -Cutting edge technology -Great benefits package

Cons

-Too much management overhead -Lots of efforts within organization are being doubled or even tripled due to inefficient grant & funds management -Increasing internal competition over grants -Not enough collaboration within organization -Engineering salaries are far below industry standard

4.0

Mar 1, 2014

Great for personal growth

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Many workshops almost everyday on biology and computer science. Great for those looking for learning opportunities. Awesome location and building. Vibrant environment. Smart people. Very good work/life balance.

Cons

Lower pay for software engineers compared to private sector. One can feel the academic inefficiency at times compared to product development groups in private sector.

5.0

Feb 19, 2014

Highly motivated bioinformatics professional with 6+ years experience working in Genome Annotation group.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working environment. Collaborative efforts.

Cons

Nothing that I can think of.

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Great place to work, though increasing levels of hieararchy are getting in the way of things

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Highly motivated bioinformatics professional with 6+ years experience working in Genome Annotation group.

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