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 37 reviews)); "My colleagues are smart, motivated, and collegial and together we tackle the biggest problems in genomics." ((in 22 reviews)); "great opportunities as a young scientist" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great coworkers and great benefits" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Low pay compared to competitor and workload" ((in 53 reviews)); "Salary is low for Cambridge/Boston" ((in 50 reviews)); "unclear career path as you become more senior" ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 10 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?

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

2.0

Oct 9, 2014

Satisfaction, resources, efficiency, etc. are highly dependent upon what department you work for

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of 'toys' and equipment here. I've had a lot of experiences with disparate biology and technologies. There are also some departments that are thriving.

Cons

In my particular department, there have been many layoffs, a ridiculous reorganization, and lack of support. Loss of grant(s) have caused a significant downsizing in staff. Unfortunately, there has not been a similar downsizing in the scope of projects or equipment required. With no money, the result is a lot of broken (sad) equipment without service contracts and a very overworked staff with no guidance, oversight, support, or working resources. Morale is exceedingly low and people are actively fleeing.

4.0

Oct 17, 2017

Pretty good

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

smart colleagues, doing work that matters, excellent PTO, excellent retirement match up to 6% + 3% bonus, reputation of the institute

Cons

collaborative only for people at the top, innovation discouraged if not in leadership role, career progression stalls for most people and it's hard to find out why, pretty territorial and political

The Broad Institute Response

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Hi, this is Chelsea from Human Resources. We are always looking for feedback regarding the benefits offered to our Broadies, and I’m happy to see that you are enjoying them! Regarding your feedback on career progression I want to tell you about a new program called Empowering Your Career that our HR People Development group offers that could help. As part of the program you identify your core strengths, talents and an overarching career goal and develop a plan to achieve it. You also build a network of peers and find out about opportunities and potential paths that may exist for you. Collaboration and innovation are key to the mission of Broad, so I would like to connect with you to discuss where you may be hitting some roadblocks. You can reach out to me at cbodenstab@broadinstitute.org to discuss further.

2.0

Apr 27, 2017

Great science but needs major improvements

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Access an great technologies and lots of innovative scientific ideas. A good way to expose yourself to cutting edge science

Cons

Poor Career Development with little to no room for growth. Very little effort in team building and incentives or motivation to stay. The favoritism and questionable ethics has led to a very toxic and a devastating place to work. Poor support on projects with very ambitious goals also makes it challenging to be successful.

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