Program Coordinator of the Masters of Science in Clinical Research

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Harvard Medical School's mission is to nurture a diverse, inclusive community dedicated to alleviating suffering and improving health and well-being for all through excellence in teaching and learning, discovery and scholarship, and service and leadership.

You’ll be at the heart of biomedical discovery, education, and innovation, working alongside world-renowned faculty and a community dedicated to improving human health. This is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to shape the future of medicine.

Under the direction of the Assistant Director within the Office of Graduate Education, this individual will divide their time between program management, student management, financial reporting and admissions for the Master of Science in Clinical Research. Specific responsibilities include Admissions This role will coordinate efforts across units to ensure successful program launches in the start of each admissions cycle. Collaborate with faculty on enrollment data and information. Prepare and send communications to students and monitor questions sent to program inboxes.   Score incoming applications and schedule interviews with Program Directors, Alumni and participate in the interview.  Organize and facilitate Admissions Committee and send out decision letter. Communicate student numbers to Leadership. Update databases as needed and prepare visa documents.   Monitor the student information system to ensure students are successful

Specific responsibilities include:

Admissions: This role will coordinate efforts across units to ensure successful program launches in the start of each admissions cycle. Collaborate with faculty on enrollment data and information. Prepare and send communications to students and monitor questions sent to program inboxes.   Score incoming applications and schedule interviews with Program Directors, Alumni and participate in the interview.  Organize and facilitate Admissions Committee and send out decision letter. Communicate student numbers to Leadership. Update databases as needed and prepare visa documents.   Monitor the student information system to ensure students are successfully onboarded to HMS. 

Program Management: Serves as primary course coordinator, planning and scheduling class sessions, coordinating content with the master’s team, and as acting as liaison for internal and external constituencies, including students, faculty, teaching assistants, and administration.  Regularly maintains and manages the program gradebook for tracking of academic compliance and student progress. Works with Program Managers and program faculty to update course curriculum, including online and workshops. Tracks development of agendas and educational materials for classes; distributes materials to participants and advises participants regarding materials they must acquire independently. Maintains online library and scheduling of curriculum materials including assignments; coordinates preparation of online course material and prepares materials for upload to course CANVAS sites.  Manages and processes guest lecturer’s payment(s) and prepares necessary paperwork for payment on a timely basis. Prepares materials for uploading and ensures they are available to all students and faculty on a timely basis.

Student Management: Creates a sense of community for our students while they are in this program.  Creates onboarding packets, manages the student hub, schedules and student queries.   Work with the students at the beginning of each semester to make sure they are registered for the current courses in their program.  Interacts with the students, answering and triaging questions.  Serves as the primary contact for student issues.

Financial Reporting: Develop contracts for faculty and process their payments.  Updates finance spreadsheets and forecast finance payments during the budget season.

Reporting and Special Projects: Maintain record of grades and other statistics and report as appropriate.  Maintain other records, including number of applications, diversity statistics, admission, etc.   Develop and coordinate data and records for all students, alumni and faculty.  Take initiatives to identify ways to grow the program and collect relevant data.   

Basic Qualifications: 4 or more years of experience. Higher education may count towards experience.

Additional Qualifications and Skills: Must be proactive, detailed orientation and must have excellent time management skills.

• Standard Hours/Schedule: 40 hrs. per week | Monday - Friday | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. This is a hybrid position and requires the program coordinator to come into the office 2x per week.
• Visa Sponsorship Information: Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
• Pre-Employment Screening: Identity
• Staying Informed About Your Application: Due to the high volume of applications, we may not always be able to reach out right away, but you can track your status anytime through the Careers@Harvard portal.

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Work Format Details

This position has been determined by school or unit leaders that some of the duties and responsibilities can be effectively performed at a non-Harvard location. The work schedule and location will be set by the department at its discretion and based upon operational needs. When not working at a Harvard or Harvard-designated location, employees in hybrid positions must work in a Harvard registered state in compliance with the University’s Policy on Employment Outside of Massachusetts. Additional details will be discussed during the interview process. Certain visa types and funding sources may limit work location. Individuals must meet work location sponsorship requirements prior to employment.

Salary Grade and Ranges

This position is salary grade level 055. Please visit  Harvard's Salary Ranges  to view the corresponding salary range and related information. 

Benefits

Harvard offers a comprehensive benefits package that is designed to support a healthy work-life balance and your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. Because here, you are what matters. Our benefits include, but are not limited to: 

• Generous paid time off including parental leave 
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one 
• Retirement plans with university contributions 
• Wellbeing and mental health resources 
• Support for families and caregivers 
• Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement 
• Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks 

Learn more about these and additional benefits on our Benefits & Wellbeing Page. 

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