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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Government Relations Specialist
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Office of Government Relations (OGR) at the Broad Institute seeks a Government Relations Specialist (GRS) to play an essential role in strengthening and advancing Broad's advocacy agenda. This early-career pos...
10h
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Senior AV Technician is a subject matter expert (SME) for all AV technologies and spaces at Broad. Senior technicians are responsible for front-line operations and support, working hand-in-hand with Broad's us...
10h
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Postdoctoral Fellow - Cardiovascular Disease Initiative (CVDi)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Broad Institute is an amazing place - we apply our deep knowledge of human genetics to empower a revolution in biomedicine and accelerate the pace at which the world conquers disease. Through our partnerships ...
16h
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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...
22h
| Job Type | Full Time |
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...
22h
| Job Type | Full Time |
Postdoctoral Associate - Sellers Lab
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Sellers Laboratory within the Cancer Program at the Broad Institute is deploying large-scale genetic, biologic and small-molecule approaches to robustly define domains and specific molecular mechanisms that ca...
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Comparative Medicine Technicians
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements Are you passionate about advancing collaborative biomedical science to transform biology and medicine through animal research? We're seeking talented professionals to join our Comparative Med Tech team at the Broa...
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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...
3d
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Senior Administrative Assistant
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard is an amazing place - we apply our deep scientific knowledge and technological expertise to empower a revolution in biomedicine and accelerate the pace at which the world reduc...
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Computational Associate II- Translational Diabetes Genomics In Diverse Populations
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements Job Description 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 cardiom...
3d
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