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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Postdoctoral Associate - Liu Lab
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements Postdoctoral Associate - Liu Lab Job Description: The Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard stands on the leading edge of biomedical research, with a mission to broadly disseminate discoveries and information to the sc...
16h
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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...
16h
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Comparative Medicine Technician II
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard 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 ...
16h
| Job Type | Full Time |
Postdoctoral Associate - Liu Lab
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements Postdoctoral Associate - Liu Lab Job Description: The Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard stands on the leading edge of biomedical research, with a mission to broadly disseminate discoveries and information to the sc...
16h
| Job Type | Full Time |
Burlington, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The mission of the Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard is to transform medicine by dramatically accelerating the understanding and treatment of disease. Through our partnerships with MIT, Harvard, and the Harvard tea...
16h
| Job Type | Full Time |
Clinical Process Development Associate III, Product Development Team
Burlington, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements We are seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Process Development Associate III to join Broad Clinical Lab's Product Development Team. In this role, you will contribute to the design, execution and interpre...
2d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The mission of the Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard is to transform medicine by dramatically accelerating the understanding and treatment of disease. The Broad creates a vibrant research environment with close lin...
6d
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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...
6d
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Scientific Program Manager, Infectious Disease
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Center for Integrated Solutions for Infectious Diseases (CISID) is a highly collaborative institute that is committed to taking on infectious disease-focused, patient-relevant research by seamlessly integratin...
6d
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Postdoctoral Associate - Getz Lab
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements Job Description The Getz Lab (at the Broad Institute and MGH) is a world-leading laboratory for cancer genome analysis. We develop highly innovative, robust, and widely-used computational methods to study the mole...
7d
| Job Type | Full Time |