The Broad Institute Interview Questions
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Computational Associate
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Phone screen
Interview formats
Coding Behavioral
So, after I applied for the Computational Associate I role at Broad Institute, the interview process was pretty straightforward. First, I got this coding test thingy to check my programming skills. After that, I had a video call where they asked me a few quick questions about why I want to work there and if I'd be a good fit.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Why are you interested in the Broad Institute?
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Administrative Assistant
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Behavioral
It was a bit excessive for an administrative assistant role. But the interviews were scheduled fast. The process included a phone interview, followed by a 45 min call with the hiring manager, and then a 45 min call with a researcher and project manager.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- What makes you want to join our company?
- What is prompting your desire to leave your current position?
- What are your career aspirations for the next five years?
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Business Operations Specialist
Entry Difficult Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Group Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
I was actually approached by the hiring manager directly and didn't have to deal with HR at all. The whole thing took about 7-8 weeks and had 3 interviews. The first two were 1:1 Zoom calls with the hiring manager, who was leaving for a promotion. The last interview was in-person, where I met about 9 people in a meet-the-team style, sometimes 1:1, sometimes 2:1. It was a bit weird for a business role, but they asked me a lot about my science knowledge in the team interviews. They kept saying I was perfect for the job, so I'm guessing personality just wasn't a match.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Tell me about the work systems you're familiar with.
- What's your experience with 'calendar tetris'?
- Have you booked flights before?
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Research Associate
Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Panel Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
The interview process is super smooth and efficient (~1 week). It generally has three rounds. First, an HR calls for a 15-minute phone screen, asking basic questions and explaining benefits. Then, they match you with an interested lab. A PI from the lab reaches out for a 30-minute screening interview. If they're still interested, they set up a 2-3h panel interview with you, which for me was 5 rounds of interviews, each lasting 30 minutes with 2-3 interviewers. I met multiple lab members, including current research associates. Everyone was nice and friendly. The decision can be made almost immediately if they really like you.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you tell us why you chose our lab and what your future career goals are?
- What are your future career goals and why did you choose our lab?
The Broad Institute Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from The Broad Institute interview reports.
“What is the difference between a set and a tuple in Python?”
Read reports →“Given a generator for numbers between 0 and 1, how would you estimate pi?”
Read reports →“How many data points are needed for an estimate accurate to 0.01?”
Read reports →“What is the variance of your estimate if you use 100 numbers?”
Read reports →“Can you write a function to determine the best 5-card poker hand from a given set of n cards?”
Read report →“Could you write a program in any programming language that takes a JSON input of poker hands and identifies the winning hand?”
Read report →“How would you go about preserving clinical samples gathered in the field if you didn't have refrigeration available?”
Read report →“If your cells became contaminated, what would be your standard procedure for dealing with the samples?”
Read report →“Tell me about questions concerning DNA matching and statistical inference, as well as the computational complexity of different algorithms.”
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