Company Profile
Harvard Medical School
Company Overview
At Harvard Medical School, people are our greatest resource. The Harvard Medical School community is dedicated to excellence and leadership in medicine, education, research and clinical care. To achieve our highest aspirations, and to ensure the success of all members of our community, we value and promote common ideals that center on collaboration and service, diversity, respect, integrity and accountability, lifelong learning, and wellness and balance. To be a citizen of this community means embracing a collegial spirit that fosters inclusion and promotes achievement. Read more about HMS' mission, community values, and diversity statement: https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/campus-culture/mission-community-values-diversity-statement.
For generations, HMS has fostered a culture that has excelled in medical education, clinical care, and biomedical research by adhering to core commitments. Ours is an institution dedicated to innovation in education, to scientific discovery and integrity, to diversity and professional development, and to service to humanity.
Since 1906, the HMS campus has formed the nucleus of the Longwood Medical Area, located in the historic Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston. Surrounded by several of its world-renowned affiliated hospitals and research institutions, the iconic HMS Quadrangle is home to the School and its 10 basic and social science departments. A center of teaching, research and learning for nearly 12,000 faculty and more than 11,000 students, residents and postdoctoral fellows, HMS is located on a campus separate from the main Harvard University complex across the Charles River in Cambridge.
Company History
Established in 1782, Harvard Medical School began with a handful of students and a faculty of three. The first classes were held in Harvard Hall in Cambridge, long before the School’s iconic quadrangle was built in Boston. With each passing decade, the School’s faculty and trainees amassed knowledge and influence, shaping medicine in the United States and beyond. Some community members—and their accomplishments—have assumed the status of legend. We invite you to access the following resources to explore Harvard Medical School’s history at: https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/history-hms
Members of the Harvard Medical School community have been expanding the boundaries of knowledge for more than 200 years. The following entries represent just a sampling of their progress, including accomplishments made by faculty members at the School’s affiliated hospitals and research institutes: https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/history-hms/timeline-discovery
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Sixteen researchers have shared in 10 Nobel prizes for work done while at Harvard Medical School. Learn more: https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/facts-figures/nobel-laureates
Benefits
Harvard University offers an outstanding benefits package including:
Time Off: 3 - 4 weeks paid vacation, paid holiday break, 12 paid sick days, 12.5 paid holidays, and 3 paid personal days per year.
Medical/Dental/Vision: We offer a variety of excellent medical plans, dental & vision plans, all coverage begins as of your start date.
Retirement: University-funded retirement plan with full vesting after 3 years of service.
Tuition Assistance Program: Competitive tuition assistance program, incredibly affordable classes directly at the Harvard Extension School, and discounted options through participating Harvard grad schools.
Transportation: Harvard offers a 50% discounted MBTA pass as well as additional options to assist employees in their daily commute.
Wellness options: Harvard offers programs and classes at little or no cost, including stress management, massages, nutrition, meditation, and complementary health services.
Harvard access to athletic facilities, libraries, campus events, and many discounts throughout metro Boston.
For more information on employee benefits, perks, and health and wellness, visit: https://hr.hms.harvard.edu/working-hms/benefits