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Working at Harvard University in Boston, MA: 31 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Boston, MA Area

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On average, employees in Boston, MA at Harvard University give their company a 2.9 rating out of 5.0 based on 31, whereas overall Average Rating of Harvard University is 4.1 out of 5.0 based on 127 Harvard University Review Ratings. The happiest Harvard University employees in Boston, MA are Postdoctoral Fellows submitting an average rating of 4.5 and Post Doctoral Researchers with a rating of 5.0.

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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 93 Harvard University Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.2
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
4.3
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Working at Harvard University in Boston, MA: 31 Employee Reviews

Post Doctoral Researcher

"I work under an ideal setting for research with potentially infinite resources in terms of computation and experiments alike. I prefer collaborations and brain storming sessions. My current position allows me all of that and I love it."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Intern

"BUY MY $1,000,000,000,000.00 PHONE IN 3152 COWLEY WAY APT 4, SAN DIEGO BECAUSE I'M STARVING AND SUFFERING TO DEATH"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Fellow

"Harvard is a great place for performing research in diverse areas."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Visiting Scientist

"I have been working as a visiting scientist at Harvard Medical School for the last 9 months. It is one of the most futuristic places in the world."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Assistant

"I've worked at Harvard Medical School since 2019, and there are so many people working on different projects that it's a haven for collaboration. My supervisors are extremely nice, accommodating, and smart people. I've learned more here than I had in the many years prior. Highly recommend this place for work!"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Fellow
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Harvard University Employee

"A great intellectual atmosphere and great people to work with."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Fellow
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Postdoctoral Fellow

"My postdoctoral studies focused on Biochemistry to understand more about biological mechanisms and synthesizing organic intermediates to understand the biological synthesis of natural products. Also, I am trained in developing and finding novel drugs for Multidrug Drug Resistance Tuberculosis/HIV patients. During this project I closely worked with MDs, research scientists and patients from the United States and South Africa along with several individuals from Harvard Affiliated Hospitals."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Fellow

"I have worked for Harvard medical school for about an year and a half. I found the working environment pleasant and people here are very friendly."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

"It is a No1 University wold wide."

What do you like about working at Harvard University?

"Harvard provides super training programs and research courses to employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is one of the best universities in the world with many smart people. Be prepared for it."

What don't you like about working at Harvard University?

"Training programs and career development. I have learned a lot here."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More collabrations and more training in statistic classes would be very helpful."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior ColdFusion Developer

"I feel very proud of what I contributed at Harvard. Unfortunately, no one else there has the capacity to fully understand the scope of what I made look easy. It was not, but I left them in a much better place than they were when I started. :-)"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Research Associate
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4.2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.3 / 5
Company Culture 4.3 / 5 Way You Work 3.9 / 5
Research Fellow
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.2 / 5
Company Culture 4.4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Harvard University Employee

"Harvard is a great institution to work for. You are surrounded by international students, faculty and staff. Although the salary can be low depending on the position, the colleagues, friends, and great benefits make it worthwhile."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
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