Howard Hughes Medical Institute: jobs, salaries and hiring

Hiring now

• 33

  open professional roles

• 26

  opened in the last 90 days

  37 in the last 12 months

• 0%

  of roles are remote

• 6

  states hiring

  California, Massachusetts, Texas, Washington, Maryland, New York

What it hires for: Data & Analytics (4), Engineering (2), Operations (2), Human Resources (1), Legal (1). By level: mid level (15), early career (6), manager (5), senior ic (4), entry level (3).

Where: Janelia Research Campus (8), Headquarters (6), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (3), University of California, San Diego (2), University of California, San Francisco (2), University of Washington (2), Boston Children's Hospital; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc; Massachusetts General Hospital (1), Boston Children's Hospital; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc (1).

Howard Hughes Medical Institute hiring at a glance

• We have tracked Howard Hughes Medical Institute's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 37 professional roles in that time.
• 9 of Howard Hughes Medical Institute's 33 open roles (27%) are entry-level or early-career; 2 of them say people without experience are welcome.
• 8 open roles (24%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Claude, GitHub Copilot.
• Of the 7 open roles that state where the work happens, 6 hybrid, 1 on-site.
• 0% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 15% for Non-profit & Social Impact employers.
• By open professional roles, Howard Hughes Medical Institute ranks #40 of 141 Non-profit & Social Impact employers we track.

What Howard Hughes Medical Institute asks for

AI tools named: Claude (2), GitHub Copilot (1).

Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words

Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.

• “A Postdoc 00 (0 to 1 year research experience after obtaining a PhD) is compensated at a rate of $74,200.00 annually at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus.”Postdoctoral Scientist - Lincoln Lab
• “A Postdoc 00 (0 to 1 year research experience after obtaining a PhD) is compensated at a rate of $74,200.00 annually at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus.”Postdoctoral Scientist - Schulze Lab

How Howard Hughes Medical Institute compares with Non-profit & Social Impact employers

Median across 141 Non-profit & Social Impact employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

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Common questions

Is Howard Hughes Medical Institute hiring?

Howard Hughes Medical Institute has 33 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 26 opened in the last 90 days and 37 in the last 12 months. The most common function is data & analytics.

Does Howard Hughes Medical Institute hire entry-level candidates?

Yes. 9 of Howard Hughes Medical Institute's 33 open roles (27%) are entry-level or early-career; 2 of them say people without experience are welcome. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.

Does Howard Hughes Medical Institute offer remote or hybrid jobs?

Of the 7 open roles that state where the work happens, 6 hybrid, 1 on-site.

What skills does Howard Hughes Medical Institute ask for?

Across its open roles the skills named most often are workday (33), procurement (6), onboarding (5), python (5), audit (4), matlab (3).