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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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements About The Broad Institute The Broad Institute is a remarkable institution - we apply our deep knowledge of human genetics to empower a revolution in biomedicine and accelerate the pace at which the world conquers ...
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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...
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Group Leader - Immunology Program
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Immunology Program at the Broad Institute is seeking an experienced and dynamic Cell Therapies Group Leader to lead our multidisciplinary team in the research, development, and optimization of advanced cell-ba...
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Research Associate, PRISM Lab (Production Environment)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The mission of the Broad Institute is to transform medicine by dramatically accelerating the understanding and treatment of disease. The Broad creates a vibrant research environment with close links to top academi...
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Research Associate III - Stanley Center
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 ...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Broad IT Services (BITS) group believes exceptional people produce exceptional products and services. We are committed to building the best team we can in service of the Institute's mission of "Accelerating th...
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Senior Administrative Assistant, Office of the Founding Director
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. Through our partnerships with MIT, Harvard, and the Harvard tea...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The combination of molecular and computational advances over the past decade has substantially augmented our ability to create transformative methods. While this accelerated pace of methods development offers grea...
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Operations and Financial Specialist- Schmidt Center
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements Operations and Financial Specialist- Schmidt Center We are seeking a meticulous and experienced Operations and Financial Specialist to join the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center (EWSC) team. Reporting to the Director ...
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Computational Scientist II - Vallabh/Minikel Lab
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description & Requirements The Vallabh/Minikel lab, located at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, seeks a Computational Biologist II to join the team. The lab is led by Dr. Sonia Vallabh and Dr. Eric Minikel, who became scientists in r...
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