Jobs at Harvard Business School

Leads data science, software development, and technical product work for interdisciplinary research on data centers and AI infrastructure. Designs statistical, machine-learning, and geospatial analyses; develops scalable pipelines, databases, APIs, research software, and decision-support tools; co-leads studies through peer-reviewed publication; and translates research into technical products. Coordinates contributors, mentors junior researchers, ensures reproducibility and data governance, and communicates findings to academic, policy, industry, and public audiences.

Supports sponsored research finance operations by interpreting agreement terms, scheduling invoices and financial deliverables in GMAS, preparing sponsor invoices and reports, collecting outstanding receivables, analyzing financial data, and assisting with reconciliations, process documentation, training, and special projects.

Provides high-level administrative and executive support to Harvard’s Provost, including complex calendar management, domestic and international travel coordination, expense processing, event logistics, special projects, stakeholder communication, meeting preparation, and backup support for Deputy Provosts. The role requires discretion, independent judgment, responsiveness, and strong organizational and communication skills in a fast-paced academic environment.

Supports Harvard College Fund gift officers through prospect and volunteer data management, donor research, reporting, meeting preparation, correspondence, scheduling, travel coordination, expense reporting, event support, and stakeholder communication. Maintains accurate fundraising records using Advance and QlikView, prepares donor and event briefings, assists volunteer leaders, and helps ensure efficient fundraising operations while handling confidential information with discretion.

Coordinates the planning and delivery of Executive Education programs, including faculty and participant support, schedules, logistics, classroom and virtual session facilitation, program materials, vendors, events, meals, housing, technology, enrollment tracking, expenses, and evaluations. Collaborates with faculty, campus departments, vendors, and internal teams to ensure successful domestic and international program execution. Provides on-site program support, manages online sessions, maintains participant websites and records, and assists with department initiatives.

Processes invoices, reimbursements, purchasing card transactions, and vendor payments while ensuring compliance with university policies. Manages vendor accounts, purchasing and finance systems such as Buy2Pay and Concur, and supports financial documentation and training. Coordinates employee onboarding and offboarding, equipment and technology setup, office administration, travel bookings, tenant inquiries, and process documentation. Serves as a liaison among finance, procurement, HR, HUIT, vendors, and internal teams.

Serves as the primary HR business partner for Campus Services units, advising leaders and employees on employee relations, labor relations, performance management, organizational design, talent development, compensation, recruitment, engagement, and change management. Leads HR programs, analyzes workforce data, supports reorganizations, advises on collective bargaining agreements, ensures policy and legal compliance, and coaches managers across unionized and non-union environments.

Provides centralized financial, curricular, and administrative support across Harvard FAS departments. Responsibilities include processing Concur and Buy2Pay requests, setting up suppliers and corporations, handling invoices and reimbursements, supporting course setup and faculty projects, providing backup departmental coverage, staffing events, and processing high-volume recommendation letters.

Leads digital content and marketing strategy for Harvard alumni channels, including email, web, social media, video, and multimedia assets. Manages social platforms, content calendars, campaigns, analytics, and audience engagement while maintaining brand voice and supporting University priorities. Produces short-form video, writes marketing copy, coordinates event coverage, builds cross-functional partnerships, mentors student content producers, and reports on social performance, trends, risks, and opportunities.

Manages sponsored research administration across the grant lifecycle, including proposal review, award monitoring, financial reporting, compliance, risk management, audits, and closeout. Serves as a liaison between faculty, research centers, and Harvard administrative offices. Produces activity reports, supports training, advises on research policies, coordinates audits, and handles sensitive communications involving sponsored programs, human subjects, export controls, agreements, and conflicts of interest.

Manage a one-year project to design and launch DOI preservation and sharing capabilities within Perma.cc for legal scholarship. Responsibilities include requirements gathering, citation standards tracking, DOI registration evaluation, workflow design, stakeholder outreach, technical collaboration, policy development, documentation, and reporting. The role coordinates with law journals, faculty, clinics, DOI agencies, and technical teams to establish sustainable DOI management processes.

Manages research data acquisition, licensing, contracts, vendor relationships, governance, and compliance at Harvard Kennedy School. Leads data safety staff, evaluates contractual and privacy risks, develops data management plans and SOPs, oversees access and disposition workflows, and advises researchers and institutional stakeholders on data-use obligations, regulatory requirements, and risk mitigation.

Leads financial strategy, planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and operations for the Ash Center. Oversees endowment, gift, sponsored-fund, and grant portfolios; ensures compliance and sound fiscal controls; provides financial guidance to senior leadership and faculty; supervises the finance team; analyzes variances and trends; and supports personnel and cross-university administrative processes.

Develop and maintain data cleaning, processing, management, and analytic pipelines for complex health, environmental, and administrative datasets. The role uses R, Python, SQL, GitHub, UNIX, HPC clusters, workflow tools, containers, and JSON metadata. Responsibilities include database maintenance, software development, debugging, data exploration, dataset creation, code refactoring, dashboard and data product deployment, documentation, and collaboration with research and infrastructure teams.

Oversees the Academic Flourishing Initiative’s strategy, growth, recruitment, member engagement, revenue development, communications, research reporting, administration, staffing, budgeting, invoicing, and financial compliance. The role collaborates with Harvard leaders, colleges and universities, researchers, finance teams, legal offices, and communications staff to expand the data collaborative and deliver institutional reports and findings.

Oversees the Christianity & The Common Good initiative’s daily operations, staffing, finances, communications, courses, scholarly engagement, and events. Responsibilities include developing administrative and financial systems, managing budgets and transactions, coordinating faculty and researchers, maintaining communications channels, planning conferences and seminars, engaging donors and external partners, and ensuring compliance with Harvard policies. The role is hybrid, requires approximately 10% travel, and is a one-year term appointment with possible extension.

Supports Executive Education finance operations by answering participant and corporate finance inquiries, facilitating payments and vendor setup, processing participant transfers, invoices, credit notes, and refunds in Salesforce, and preparing payment and prepaid accounting reports and journal entries. Provides backup invoicing support, coordinates tax documentation and compliance requests, delivers high-quality customer service, and recommends process improvements while collaborating with Finance and Program Delivery teams.

Leads engagement, alumni relations, donor stewardship, development support, and fundraising activities for the Center for Public Leadership. Designs alumni and donor programs, plans events, manages councils and external relationships, supports senior leaders, evaluates engagement data, oversees communications resources, manages budgets and vendors, and leads a team. The role requires collaboration with university development and communications teams, along with occasional evenings, weekends, and travel.

Leads Harvard’s donor impact reporting and stewardship program, establishing standards, workflows, quality controls, and reporting strategies for endowed funds, gifts, grants, campaigns, and capital projects. Oversees donor-centered reports that combine financial data, institutional outcomes, and compelling stories. Manages and develops the reporting team, coordinates with advancement and academic stakeholders, supports donor cultivation and retention, and advises leadership on impact communications and stewardship strategy.

Leads donor and alumni engagement activities involving Harvard academic leaders. Develops engagement plans, prioritizes leadership time, manages portfolios, oversees travel and event logistics, coordinates prospect meetings, reviews briefing materials, and maintains data management practices. Supervises assistant directors and a coordinator while partnering with development leadership, academic offices, fundraisers, donors, and prospects. The role also supports process improvement, reporting, strategic planning, and relationship management within a complex university environment.