Harvard University Employer Reviews

worked with people makes you feel like family tons of teamwork still had a life outside of work never a dull moment always included in events for harvard employes

Harvard Medical School is a progressive institution with the common goal of alleviating human disease and suffering. Each department and office has a role in this common goal. Each day is never the same which enables development in multitasking, communication, and prioritization skills. One must be incredibly flexible and adaptable to work here.

Working on solving the most challenging problems with advice from the brightest expertise

I created websites from scratch.
I created and maintained the website for reaserch group.
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I am currently employed as a Lab Manager/Research Assistant II at Harvard Medical School. Working in a biomolecule production core I have acquired a well-rounded knowledge of using 5L fermentation bioreactors to express recombinant proteins in bacteria to then purify using affinity chromatography. I’ve had extensive experience with using 1-step, gradient – more... and stepwise purification protocols to develop effective ways of isolating target proteins. I’ve also had some experience in baculovirus expression systems to express recombinant viral proteins. – less

Excellent place to work and learn. Countless benefits that are not easily defined.

The most nurturing place I have ever worked. Great mentor-mentee culture. Working with brilliant internationally recognized mentors and colleagues has been inspirational, both intellectually and personally.

Productive and overall enjoyable company to work for. Great people with great attitudes. Fairly easy work with awsome pay and great benefits.

Harvard, what can I say? A world class university with world class people. My experience there has taught me a lot. The professionalism that I acquired during my time at Harvard will serve me always.

Working at Harvard University was a great experience. Even though internships have a bad name on coffee runs, i really didn't mind it. I would come in, work on filing through paperwork, emails, and phone calls. Afterwards, since they knew I did some video work, they gave me the opportunity to edit a few promo videos for their Harvard Football and Hockey – more... teams. The footage was over 140 hours worth. I needed to learn how to delegate my time well and work effectively in the 8 hour days I worked. The hardest part of the job was getting the videos done on time. Honestly, the most enjoyable part of the job was getting those videos done and the seeing the happy co-workers faces of my edited work. – less

Great resources, happy employees, beautiful buildings and grounds.

i learned how to wire certain equipment that would be used in the military and everyday life.... the hardest part about the job was actually the fun part and that was learning how to solder the wires together so that they could be used on the proper equipment

Great place to work
Great people
Great pay
Great experience

Working in a community of academic achievers, we are part of a large team of professionals creating experiences that support and enhance learning.

-a typical day at work - review portfolio and assist in proposal development
-what you learned - how to network and navigate within Harvard to develop skills
-management - strong leadership who are also great mentors
-co-workers - very friendly and supportive
-the hardest part of the job - meeting tight deadlines
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Every day involved lab work. I learned how to be precise in a lab. The management was knowledgeable and personable. The co-workers were humorous and easy to get along with. The hardest part is repeating experiments with the same conditions and precision. The most enjoyable part was working for my direct supervisor who had a sense of humor and was a – more... great friend. – less

I worked for Harvard Clinical Research Institute in the Business development and Cotnracts dept.

You have a very busy competitive day. Meet people with personalities at both extremes. Gain lot of work experience. Good management. It is hard to make your opinion heard and valued. Lot of new opportunities to learn.

A typical day at work consisted of answering phone calls, checking and responding to e-mails, entering information into various databases, documenting filing, etc. I was responsible for coordinating transfers within Harvard facilities as well as imports from non-approved and approved vendors. I also took on the responsibilities of an animal procurement – more... officer toward the end of my position as well. I worked in a small office of 6 people and we all did well working as a team to accomplish the overall goals that our office set out to achieve. The office vibe, although fast-paced, was comfortable and everyone worked together happily.

Typical work days were from 8:30am to 4:30pm. My specific job was very detail oriented and I found myself acquiring better organizational skills as well as communicative skills in terms of answering and speaking directly with people of various diversities. To be completely honest I don't think that I can pinpoint the hardest part of the job. I proudly admit that I caught on to the position relatively quickly and never encountered a major or minor issue, things ran very smoothly which I enjoyed very much.

Unfortunately I was only at Harvard through a term position due to the fact that I was covering for a woman who went on maternity leave. However, over the 6 month period that I was there I developed wonderful relationships with my colleagues and that is something that I am grateful for. – less

Great experience in my career. Challenge/competition is welcomed. Highly recommended.