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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Program Associate, Communications & Systems
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements Program Associate, Communications and Systems The Program Associate, Communications and Systems provides high-level support to the Sentinel Program and Sabeti Lab teams to advance strategic communications and oper...
18h
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Computational Scientist I - Genome-scale Computational Analyses
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Talkowski Laboratory in the Center for Genomic Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is seeking a highly mot...
18h
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Burlington, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Broad Institute, Genomics Platform is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for our Data Analysis & Operations team. This position will be instrumental in the development of our high scale cloud-based orchestr...
18h
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Research Associate II- Center for Human Brain Variation
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard is looking for an outstanding Research Associate II to join the experimentalist team in the Center for Human Brain Variation. The mission of the project is to address an unmet ...
18h
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Executive Assistant, Office of Culture & Community
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and collaborative Executive Assistant to become the operational backbone of our dynamic Office of Culture and Community. This role blends executive administrative exce...
18h
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Senior Scientist, Cell Engineering Laboratory Lead
Burlington, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Broad Institute's Genomics Platform seeks a collaborative, versatile Senior Scientist and Laboratory Lead for its cell engineering efforts. This role involves driving cutting-edge research and development in c...
18h
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Clinical Lab Process Development Technician I
Burlington, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements Clinical Laboratory Process Development Technician (PDT) The Genomics Platform has delivered on transformative projects for more than 30 years. We create foundational genomics resources and capabilities for the co...
18h
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Computational Associate II- Translational Diabetes Genomics In Diverse Populations
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements Apply your computational and mathematical skills to solving the hardest problems in big-data genomics and have a wide impact on science and clinical practice, including diabetes and related cardiometabolic traits....
18h
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard is seeking a highly motivated, innovative, and experienced Research Scientist I to join the dynamic Methods Development Lab (MDL). The core mission of this role is the concepti...
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Computational Scientist I - MDL
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard is seeking an outstanding and innovative Computational Scientist to join the Methods Development Lab. The core mission of this role is the development of novel, scalable comput...
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