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 88 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 39 reviews)); "great opportunities as a young scientist" ((in 19 reviews)); "My colleagues are smart, motivated, and collegial and together we tackle the biggest problems in genomics." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great environment for biomedical research" ((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 50 reviews)); "Salary is low for Cambridge/Boston" ((in 47 reviews)); "unclear career path as you become more senior" ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 10 reviews)); "Lack of career development as you’ll realize you need advanced degrees to do jobs that pay better elsewhere." ((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

1.0

Sep 25, 2024

Work not recognized

Computational associate i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge research and center for innovation

Cons

Bad experience with my lab, and I heard that since it is so inconsistent across labs, there are other toxic labs too. Kept getting bad performance reviews no matter how much harder I tried to work. Got threatened to be fired if I didn't leave. My superiors told me I didn't belong in research (I know this is not true because PIs in my other positions loved me)

2.0

Sep 24, 2024

Leadership is a mess

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful, passionate people and important research coming out of the institute

Cons

ELT is reactive with no real idea of how to run the org and good luck if you aren’t in their inner circle. Egos are huge and communication is terrible. Love to throw others under the bus…but that might be an industry thing. The Broad Should not be in the software business but should stick to straight bio

3.0

Jun 5, 2024

experience

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

many talents from different fields

Cons

not enough support for career development

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