Jobs at Harvard Business School

Provides financial analysis, forecasting, reporting, and strategic support for university capital planning and project approvals. Advises schools and business units, supports governance committees, develops reports and dashboards, trains users, and helps improve capital planning systems and processes. The role also coordinates with facilities and finance stakeholders, manages complex workflows, supports compliance, and responds to ad hoc analytical requests.

Designs, develops, tests, implements, and supports Oracle APEX applications and PL/SQL database solutions. Leads technical design, architecture, integrations, code reviews, secure coding, Agile delivery, troubleshooting, modernization, and platform upgrades. Collaborates with stakeholders, evaluates emerging and AI-assisted technologies, supports REST integrations, documents solutions, mentors team members, and resolves production issues through root cause analysis.

Coordinates venue scheduling, student activities, events, administrative office operations, access systems, financial transactions, supplies, communications, databases, and facility requests for Harvard’s Memorial Hall/Lowell Lecture Hall Complex. Supports students, faculty, staff, vendors, and visitors while maintaining policies, calendars, records, budgets, web pages, and departmental information flow.

Leads CID’s annual events strategy and manages the design, budgeting, promotion, logistics, and execution of conferences, seminars, speaker visits, and global convenings. Advises faculty and leadership on programming priorities, cultivates partnerships, manages vendors and event technology, tracks attendance and outcomes, and oversees financial documentation. The role also supports hybrid and virtual events, communications, and broader operational initiatives while coordinating diverse stakeholders in a fast-paced academic environment.

Supports cell biology and protein quality-control research through cell culture, molecular biology, microscopy, biochemical experiments, and laboratory organization. Works with postdoctoral fellows and the Principal Investigator on interdisciplinary projects involving proteomics, flow cytometry, and quantitative experiments. Maintains laboratory operations, records, supplies, and ongoing research activities while developing hands-on experimental biology expertise.

Design and maintain healthcare data infrastructure, pipelines, integrations, datasets, dashboards, and data governance processes. Analyze clinical, operational, referral, geographic, and public health data to measure outcomes, identify service gaps, support quality improvement, and guide mobile healthcare deployment. Collaborate with health systems, community organizations, public agencies, and diverse communities to translate findings into actionable recommendations, reports, tools, and presentations advancing health equity.

Supports peer-review and publication processes for a Cold War studies journal and book series. Responsibilities include corresponding with authors, reviewers, publishers, and editors; preparing and formatting manuscripts and book reviews; tracking review and publication status; resolving manuscript issues; overseeing student research assistants; and maintaining the program website. The role requires on-campus presence, manuscript and book handling, and 21 hours per week.

Provides administrative and operational support to an academic department, including office management, records, faculty leave coordination, personnel onboarding, events, projects, and departmental communications. Supports the department chair with scheduling, meetings, reports, agendas, minutes, and initiatives. The role requires strong organization, discretion, independent problem-solving, stakeholder coordination, and a substantial in-person presence, with work on campus up to four days weekly.

Leads principal and major gift fundraising for Harvard Kennedy School, managing 75–100 high-value prospects and donors. Identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards relationships involving gifts of $500,000 or more. Partners with faculty, administrators, volunteers, and development teams to secure funding, develop donor strategies, meet revenue goals, and support research centers and school priorities. Oversees fundraising plans, donor visits, proposals, reporting, events, and limited staff management.

Leads international principal and major gift fundraising for Harvard Kennedy School, managing a portfolio of 75–100 prospects and donors. Responsibilities include identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding six- and seven-figure gifts; partnering with faculty, senior administrators, volunteers, and research centers; developing regional fundraising strategies; planning donor visits and trips; preparing briefings and proposals; and supporting revenue and engagement goals.

Leads marketing, enrollment growth, and business development for Harvard SEAS professional education. Builds portfolio-level marketing strategy, CRM and automation infrastructure, campaigns, content, digital channels, reporting, and enrollment processes. Identifies market opportunities, develops partnerships, manages budgets and agencies, evaluates program demand, and uses performance insights to improve lead generation, conversion, enrollment, and program offerings.

Leads Harvard Medical School’s Office for Postdoctoral Fellows, overseeing strategy, staff, budget, programming, policies, data systems, and institutional partnerships. Advises and mentors postdoctoral scholars on career development, training, well-being, and transitions. Directs professional development programs and the Responsible Conduct of Research curriculum, supervises administrative teams, supports postdoctoral associations, and contributes expertise to committees and initiatives advancing postdoctoral education and services.

Leads HKSIT’s enterprise IT portfolio governance, demand management, quarterly planning, reporting, and prioritization. Maintains visibility into active and proposed commitments, evaluates capacity and risks, facilitates executive decisions, escalates impediments, and ensures work aligns with institutional priorities. Uses portfolio and operational data to improve planning, accountability, service outcomes, and continuous improvement. Influences senior stakeholders across a decentralized organization without direct authority.

Provides administrative and financial support to seven attorneys in Harvard's Office of the General Counsel. Responsibilities include calendar and travel coordination, legal document and file management, invoice and payment processing, spending reports, expense reimbursements, reception coverage, staff training, and coordination of fiscal-year-end and other departmental projects. The role requires confidentiality, attention to detail, strong Microsoft Office skills, and collaboration with attorneys, administrative staff, vendors, and the Insurance Office.

Provides administrative and operational support to an academic department, including office management, records, faculty and chair support, personnel onboarding, communications coordination, events, meetings, projects, space management, room scheduling, and liaison activities. The role independently coordinates departmental initiatives, handles confidential matters, supports committees and visitors, manages supplies and expenses, and maintains a strong on-campus presence.

Provides administrative and coordination support for Harvard Business School Human Resources, including front desk operations, event coordination, invoice processing, rewards and recognition, HR communications, learning and development programs, employee engagement sessions, scheduling, course setup, and departmental projects. Serves as a professional first point of contact while maintaining confidentiality, accuracy, organization, and strong service for employees and stakeholders.

Leads requirements elicitation, process redesign, journey mapping, solution design, Agile user-story development, testing, data analysis, training, and production support for Harvard Integrated Life Sciences systems. Collaborates with academic, administrative, and IT stakeholders to translate business needs into technology strategies, define integrations and system requirements, prioritize delivery, assess process impacts, and support change management and user adoption.

Leads research translation and digital content strategy for the Reimagining the Economy Project. Responsibilities include translating complex research into accessible stories, guides, briefs, newsletters, web content, and social media; managing websites and content workflows; collaborating on data visualizations and interactive features; using AI tools, analytics, SEO, and A/B testing to improve reach; conducting interviews; and providing editorial and project support to contributors.

Leads strategic programs, partnerships, advisory board engagement, educational initiatives, events, and community outreach for Harvard Chan C-CHANGE. Develops collaborations, supports fundraising, manages board recruitment and meetings, coordinates speakers and event logistics, creates programming plans, and evaluates outcomes. The role works with academic, nonprofit, government, industry, and community stakeholders to advance climate and health solutions. This is a two-year term appointment with possible extension and a hybrid work arrangement.

Coordinates executive support coverage, administrative operations, employee onboarding, events, learning programs, and organizational initiatives. Maintains documentation, intranet content, procedures, and standard operating practices while identifying process improvements. Provides day-to-day guidance to administrative staff, manages meeting and event logistics, and supports consistent, efficient service delivery across HUIT.