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 85 reviews)); "My colleagues are smart, motivated, and collegial and together we tackle the biggest problems in genomics." ((in 20 reviews)); "Great opportunities to contribute to cutting" ((in 18 reviews)); "great environment to work in" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great coworkers and great benefits" ((in 10 reviews))

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

"Salary is low for Cambridge/Boston" ((in 52 reviews)); "Low pay compared to competitor and workload" ((in 49 reviews)); "unclear career path as you become more senior" ((in 12 reviews)); "Less career development" ((in 11 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 10 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

The Broad Institute reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(805 total reviews)

Todd Golub

82% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

805 reviews

3.0

Feb 24, 2025

It's OK

Postdoctoral researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting research and nice facilities

Cons

People are underpaid for sure. Most other computational postdoctoral programs pay 90k+, Here we are paid 78k after 3 years of experience, excluding PhD. Also all performance evaluations are up to one person's opinion of you even when they aren't involved enough in your projects to understand the challenges you have overcome

The Broad Institute Response

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. If there are specifics you'd like to discuss further, please reach out to HR@broadinstitute.org.

4.0

Feb 20, 2025

Broad Institute

Research scientist ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work in Kendal square

Cons

The management and leadership in general

5.0

Feb 8, 2025

N/a

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very collaborative work in research

Cons

Nothing really. I especially enjoy working with co-workers here

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