Broad Institute


The institute was founded to seize the opportunity that arose from the Human Genome Project -- the international effort that successfully deciphered the entire human genetic code. Despite that accomplishment, scientists knew they still lacked a clear understanding of the genetic basis of disease, and how to translate that understanding into more effective prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
To reach these goals, it was clear that a new type of research institution had to be created. The traditional academic model of individual laboratories working within their specific disciplines was not designed to meet the emerging challenges of biomedicine. To gain a comprehensive view of the human genome and biological systems, they instead had to work in a highly integrated fashion.
That meant working in nimble teams that combined biology, chemistry, mathematics, computation, and engineering with medical science and clinical research. It also meant working at a scale usually seen in industry, with access to world-class infrastructure. At the same time, this institution had to foster an atmosphere of creativity, risk-taking, and open sharing of data and research. Finally, this new model needed to seek collaborations beyond its borders.
Broad Institute is an “experiment” in this new way of doing science. It spans some of Boston’s leading institutions (Harvard, MIT, and Harvard-affiliated hospitals) and scientific disciplines (biology, chemistry, medicine, computer science, and engineering). Today, the Broad community includes more than three thousand scientists, committed to advancing research in areas including infectious disease, cancer, psychiatric research, and cardiovascular disease.
Embedded in this new approach to doing science, are our values including:
- Propelling the understanding and treatment of disease
Broad Institute is empowering a revolution in biomedicine to accelerate the pace at which the world conquers disease. - Collaborating deeply
Broad Institute is a mission-driven community that brings together researchers in medicine, biology, chemistry, computation, engineering, and mathematics from across MIT, Harvard, and the Harvard-affiliated hospitals, along with collaborators around the world. - Reaching globally
Broad Institute is committed to addressing medical challenges across the world, including collaborating with scientists and public health experts to address important needs in developing countries - Empowering scientists
Broad Institute fosters an environment in which scientists can take risks on bold ideas with transformative potential. - Building partnerships
Broad Institute works to build and sustain international consortia to speed discovery in areas including psychiatric research, infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. - Sharing data and knowledge
Broad Institute is committed to making the extensive data, methods, and technologies it generates rapidly and readily accessible to the scientific community to drive biomedical progress around the world.
(Read about our principles for disseminating scientific innovations) - Promoting inclusion
Broad Institute believes that progress in biomedical research requires a fully inclusive community across sex, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, and gender identity.
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Principal AI Computational Scientist
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements Would you like to work at the intersection of AI and healthcare, solving complex computational problems that can transform medicine and deepen our understanding of the biological world? The newly founded Computati...
6d
Job Type | Full Time |

Postdoctoral Associate - Stanley Center
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY The long-term research goal of the Pan lab is to understand the molecular, cellular and circuit mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders and develop novel therapeutics to treat these diso...
6d
Job Type | Full Time |

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Broad Institute is seeking an accomplished, transformational human resources professional to serve as its next Chief People Officer (CPO). The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead a vitally i...
6d
Job Type | Full Time |

Research Scientist I - Macosko Lab
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is one of the world's leading biomedical research institutes. It seeks to discover the molecular basis of major human diseases, develop effective new approaches to diagnostic...
6d
Job Type | Full Time |

Senior Project Manager - AAV Gene Therapy Manufacturing and CMC Studies
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements Job Description The Vallabh/Minikel lab and the Vector Engineering lab at the Broad Institute of MIT jointly seek a PhD-level Senior Project Manager motivated to impact human health by driving multiple projects of...
6d
Job Type | Full Time |

Senior Computational Scientist l - Statistical Genetics and Complex Disease Genomics
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard, a world leader in genomics research, is looking for an exceptional candidate to join a research program that will use large biobank data, produced in our collaborations with F...
6d
Job Type | Full Time |

Senior Software Engineer - Hail Team
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements At the Broad Institute broadly and within the Neale Lab specifically, we leverage statistical and software techniques to understand the mechanisms of disease from extremely large datasets generated by scalable seq...
9d
Job Type | Full Time |

Postdoctoral Associate - Hwang Lab
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Hwang laboratory at the Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral associate to investigate host interaction with respiratory viruses in vivo for the goal of developing host-di...
17d
Job Type | Full Time |

Account Manager I, Broad Genomics - Broad Clinical Labs
Burlington, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Broad Institute's Genomics Platform seeks a collaborative, versatile account manager. Working in an exciting and fast-paced environment, the Account Manager will support a portfolio of academic, commercial, an...
17d
Job Type | Full Time |

Research Administrator (All Levels), Office of Sponsored Research
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements Are you interested in being considered for roles within our Research Administrator community? Join our Research Administrator Talent Community Today! Joining our Talent Community lets our Recruiters know you're in...
18d
Job Type | Full Time |