24 associate director jobs found in Boston

Job Summary: Reporting to the Director of Alumni Communities, the Associate Director of Alumni Communities is a key member of a team responsible for creating and sustaining lifelong relationships between Harvard Business School and its alumni through engagement opportunities.  This team has been at the forefront of developing and implementing a strategy to support the transition of Harvard Business School (HBS) MBA graduates into the HBS alumni community.  Building on this foundation, the team is evolving its approach to create a more integrated arc of engagement – from prospective student to recent graduate, to lifelong alumnus.  This role is primarily responsible for leading the recent alumni engagement strategy as well as strategies for other audiences as defined by current School priorities.  The Associate Director will play a critical part in strengthening these connections, ensuring that engagement is not episodic but cumulative, reinforcing a lifelong sense of belonging...

The Department of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School seeks an accomplished and collaborative scientist to serve as Associate Director for the Core for Imaging Technology & Education (CITE). The Associate Director will work closely with and report to the Director to support the scientific, operational, and educational mission of a state-of-the-art light microscopy core facility serving the HMS research community. Key Responsibilities Scientific Consultation & User Support Advise faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students on experimental design, sample preparation, acquisition strategies, quantitative imaging, data validation, and image analysis. Provide hands-on imaging training to users across a wide range of biological and biomedical applications. Promote rigorous and reproducible imaging practices. Education & Training Design and deliver workshops on light microscopy and image analysis theory and best practices. Contribute lectures and...

Job Summary:  Are you a systems thinker who excels at translating academic priorities into well-designed, scalable operations? Do you enjoy leading complex, cross-functional work that directly shapes the student and faculty experience? The Associate Director role offers the opportunity to serve as a strategic and operational leader for the MBA Elective Curriculum (EC), driving planning, processes, and continuous improvement. As part of the MBA Registrar’s Office, you will collaborate across stakeholders to ensure a cohesive, data-informed, and high-quality academic experience from course planning through registration and beyond. As the experts in the MBA Program’s academic experience, the Registrar’s Office team provides a variety of services to students, faculty, staff, and alumni and values excellent service to our constituents. Job-Specific Responsibilities: EC Program Design & Implementation  Develop a deep understanding of the EC student and faculty...

This full-time exempt position in Alumni Engagement reports to the Managing Director, Alumni Affairs and Development, and is responsible for planning and executing MD alumni class-based engagement and fundraising efforts, with an emphasis on classes celebrating Reunion.  JOB-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS: Manage a portfolio of Reunion classes: Identify, qualify, cultivate, develop strategy, solicit, and/or steward a portfolio of alumni celebrating Reunion for current use, endowed or planned gifts of $10K-$100K (and above as appropriate). Identify, enlist, manage and steward volunteer Committees who have engagement and fundraising responsibilities. Plan and conduct committee meetings (3-4 per year per class). Guide and manage volunteer peer outreach for engagement and fundraising purposes. Set class fundraising goals, based on analysis, and partner with major and planned giving colleagues, as appropriate, on donor strategies. Determine, and execute as appropriate, engagement and event...

Job Summary: The Rock Center for Entrepreneurship champions entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School by leveraging the School’s research, teaching, vibrant ecosystem, and global network to help entrepreneurs, startup joiners, and investors launch, lead, and invest in impactful ventures. Founded in 2003 with the support of pioneering venture capitalist Arthur Rock (MBA ’51), the Center provides students and alumni with the inspiration, skills, tools, and support needed to build enduring companies. The Associate Director of Alumni Programs will lead the Rock Center’s alumni and practitioner engagement strategy, with a strong emphasis on founder development, network development, venture connectivity, and ecosystem activation. This role will focus on building a dynamic platform that connects entrepreneurial alumni, students, faculty, and venture leaders to catalyze new ventures and amplify the School’s impact. With more than 90,000 alumni worldwide and 500+ identified high...

Reporting to the Director, Educational Programs and Accreditation, this role is a strategic partner in advancing HMS Continuing Education priorities and goals, and also provides operational, programmatic and administrative leadership and guidance to the HMS Continuing Education program and sustains its Joint Accreditation with Commendation.   The Associate Director collaborates with HMS Course Directors, Course Administrators, and departmental staff to plan and implement accredited continuing education activities that meet standards and regulations established by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and Joint Accreditation (JA) criteria while supporting the office mission and vision. These activities include, but are not limited to, HMS accredited live conferences, online CME, enduring materials, Regularly Scheduled Series and Performance Improvement CME.  The Associate Director also ensures that MyCE, HMS’s accreditation management software, aligns...

Job Summary: Are you a higher ed professional looking to utilize and contribute your program management skills to a high-energy, innovative environment? Are you excited about being part of a collaborative team deeply committed to providing faculty and students with the highest-level MBA academic experience? Are you looking to be highly engaged in the day-to-day processes that support the MBA Program? If so, consider the coordinator role, where you will be a member of the MBA Registrar Services team with a specific focus on the Curricular programs. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Academic Infrastructure  Oversee ongoing updates to the Student Information System database (SIS) to ensure accuracy in date, start time, end time and location details as well as faculty/staff access, student enrollment records and grade reporting. Assist with creation of all courses in SIS; manage lesson and enrollment loads. Liaise with Operations on classroom spaces for Elective Curriculum...

Research Staff Services (RSS) provides comprehensive administrative and operational support for the recruitment, onboarding, development, and management of over 600 research and teaching staff, while supporting more than 200 faculty members, 10+ multi-faculty research initiatives, and the D³ Institute at Harvard. Research staff include Research Associates, Predoctoral Fellows, Postdoctoral Fellows, Research Managers, and all Teaching Fellows supporting HBS faculty. Reporting to the Associate Director, the Assistant Director, RSS is one of two roles on a three-person team. Each Assistant Director manages a defined portfolio of faculty relationships and provides administrative oversight of research staff, collaborating closely to ensure consistent service delivery, shared standards, and alignment across RSS operations. This role exercises a high degree of independent judgment and operational leadership in supporting faculty research needs and enhancing the effectiveness of the...

We are seeking an experienced Agentic AI Product Manager to lead the development, oversight, and optimization of agentic AI applications supporting the HBS AI Institute Executive Education portfolio. Reporting to the Senior Associate Director, Data Science Vendors, this role is responsible for product ownership of AI-driven agent systems that enhance program delivery, operational efficiency, and learner experience. This position serves as the primary owner of agentic AI capabilities across executive education initiatives, working closely with faculty, program leadership, and external vendors. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Product Ownership and Strategy Own the vision, roadmap, and lifecycle management of agentic AI systems supporting executive education content and operations. Maintain and prioritize the product backlog for agentic AI initiatives. Translate business requirements into technical specifications for development teams. Communicate progress, risks, and...

Job Summary: The Manager, Unit and Faculty Support plays a key role in delivering high-quality administrative and operational support to individual faculty and units. The Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of a group of Faculty Support Specialist (FSSs) and unit coordinators ensuring the faculty and their administrative support staff are and feel well supported. Reporting to the Associate Director, this position partners closely with Unit Heads, faculty, Human Resources, and administrative colleagues to ensure effective service delivery across assigned units. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Unit & Faculty Support Operations Manage the day-to-day administrative operations of assigned faculty units, ensuring smooth delivery of unit activities and faculty support. Partner with Unit Heads and faculty to understand needs and ensure appropriate administrative support is in place. Advise faculty on effective utilization of support staff, including...

Job Summary: Reporting to the Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Business Development, Marketing, & Ticketing, this position is responsible for leading and developing a comprehensive marketing and fan experience strategy across 42 varsity teams. Additionally, this position will collaborate closely with internal departments, as well as external consultants, vendors and organizations to increase revenue, attendance, and brand awareness. Manages and develops a team consisting of a full-time employee, two 10-month interns, and game-day staff.    Job-Specific Responsibilities: Marketing and Fan Experience Strategy and Planning Leads the development and implementation of a comprehensive marketing strategy to promote 42 varsity teams to a wide and diverse audience to generate revenue, increase attendance and enhance awareness of Harvard Athletics. Manages marketing and fan engagement budget to support strategy and plans. Responsible for overall fan engagement and...

Reporting to the Associate Director of Transit Services, the Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management and continuous improvement of Harvard University’s Transit operations. The role supports: A 24 hour operation and oversees frontline and administrative staff, daily service delivery, customer service, and compliance activities across fixed-route daytime and evening campus shuttle services, accessible van services, on-demand evening transportation, and charter services. Requires evening and weekend hours. Ensures reliable, safe, and customer-focused operations while supporting strategic initiatives and projects led by the Associate Director and Managing Director of Transportation Services. This position collaborates closely with the Fleet Management team and provides operational support across Transit and Fleet as needed. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Operational Management & Service Delivery Manages daily operations of campus shuttle,...

The Office of Admissions at Harvard Medical School (HMS) is dedicated to identifying, recruiting, and selecting exceptional students who will contribute meaningfully to the medical profession and advance the school’s mission of leadership, discovery, and service. The office ensures that each entering class reflects a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences essential to excellence in medicine. Working closely with faculty, staff, and affiliated programs, the Office of Admissions plays an important role in cultivating a community of future physician leaders who will thrive at HMS and make a lasting impact on healthcare and society. We seek an accomplished academic physician with a demonstrated record of leadership in medical education and a strong understanding of the higher education admissions landscape. They will be a strategic thinker, an effective communicator, and a principled leader capable of navigating complexity with fairness and integrity. This position...

Reporting to the Dean for Medical Education, the Associate Dean for Faculty Development in Medical Education (ADFDME) oversees Harvard Medical School (HMS) faculty development efforts aimed at educators of medical students and supports medical education research efforts focused on undergraduate medical education (UME) from across the HMS ecosystem.  The overarching mission of this ADFDME position is to ensure that Quad-based and hospital-based HMS faculty are fully prepared both to serve in instructional and evaluative roles within the MD program and to study aspects of this educational program in a rigorous manner.  Oversight of Faculty Development for HMS Teaching Faculty in the MD Program Faculty development programming for those who teach or evaluate in the MD program takes multiple forms, including live events and workshops, online modules and courses, and 1:1 observation and coaching of individual faculty as needed. The ADFDME leads the team that designs, delivers,...

Join a dynamic team of curators committed to the collections at Harvard University’s tree museum. Steeped in history, 152 years of records and objects are ready for discovery, stewardship, and development.  The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is the oldest public arboretum in North America and one of the world's leading centers for the study of plants. Founded in 1872 and designed by America's first landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, and the Arboretum's first director, Charles Sprague Sargent, the 281-acre Arboretum is an historic landmark and one of the best preserved of Olmsted's landscapes. A unique blend of beloved public landscape and respected research institution, the Arboretum provides and supports world-class research, horticulture, and education programs that foster the understanding, appreciation, and preservation of woody plants. Along with a horticultural library and herbarium encompassing some 1.5 million dried plant specimens, the Arboretum...

Harvard Business School (HBS) is seeking multiple Predoctoral Research Associates starting in Summer 2026 to support one of the following assigned faculty members:  Maria Roche You will see this posting updated with names of additional hiring faculty listed in the coming months as more needs are identified. We ask that you please indicate the faculty you are interested in supporting in your cover letter. More information on career outcomes, including PhD programs recent Predoctoral Research Associates attended, can be seen here .  Overview:  The Predoctoral Research Associate position reports directly to faculty supervisors and administrative manager in the Research Staff Services office.  Ideal candidates will be comfortable in an environment that requires a high level of independence, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to use discretionary judgment.   Primary duties: Work under the general direction of HBS faculty on topics central to HBS research agenda....

Harvard Business School (HBS) is seeking multiple Predoctoral Research Associates starting in Summer 2026 to support one of the following assigned faculty members:  Livia Alfonsi Tomomichi Amano Zoe Cullen Natalia Garbiras-Diaz and Ambra Seck  (paired together) Todd Lensman Madhav Kumar   You will see this posting updated with names of additional hiring faculty listed in the coming months as more needs are identified. We ask that you please indicate the faculty you are interested in supporting in your cover letter. More information on career outcomes, including PhD programs recent Predoctoral Research Associates attended, can be seen here .  Overview:  The Predoctoral Research Associate position reports directly to faculty supervisors and administrative manager in the Research Staff Services office.  Ideal candidates will be comfortable in an environment that requires a high level of independence, intellectual curiosity, and the...

Job Summary: The Research Manager, AI will support research at the HBS AI Institute at Harvard  by being the in-house expert on research compliance, finance, and other policies leveraging AI tools to navigate these areas. The Research Manager will report to the HBS AI Institute Director of Research Services. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Configures, co-develops, and uses AI tools to support faculty principal investigators and researchers developing required research documentation, such as Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions, data use agreement (DUA) exhibits, scopes of work (SOW), and budgets, with the goal of accelerating approval by delivering better first drafts to HBS and Harvard research administration. Identifies additional opportunities for use of agentic AI and other tools to streamline compliance workflow and develops strategy for deployment and adoption by HBS AI Institute and other HBS faculty. Partners with HBS Division of Research and Faculty...

About You: You are a collaborative, impact-focused problem solver who wants be a part of a dynamic team dedicated to creating and commercializing novel approaches to improve medicine and address global challenges in healthcare, sustainability, and industry. You want the opportunity to explore your scientific and medical interests and to apply your knowledge to tackle ambitious projects in a fast-paced entrepreneurial- minded environment with resources and support from top-notch scientific, operations and administrative professionals. You enjoy working with diverse groups of people and leveraging your own expertise to create innovations that can change the world.  About the Role: Reporting to the Principal Scientist, you will: Develop potential drugs that mitigate radiation injury and accelerate recovery after ionizing radiation exposure Study the effects of radiation exposure, including that associated with spaceflight, on human hematopoietic cells Your work will...

Harvard Business School (HBS) is seeking multiple Research Associates (General) starting in Summer 2026 to support assigned faculty members leading projects across a variety of business topics including: Harvard Business School AI Institute  - The Harvard Business School AI Institute uses real-world experimentation and rigorous research to shape how artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and innovation redesign business, science, and society. The Private Capital Project  - Private equity has become an integral part of the financial landscape, gaining increasing relevance over time. Harvard Business School’s broader missions are well-aligned with the interests of private capital. Private capital techniques have the potential to be a crucial part of the solutions to some of the most pressing challenges facing the world. This project is co-led by Professor Josh Lerner and Professor Victoria Ivashina. Julie Battilana's Research on Social Innovation & Change...

Harvard Business School seeks multiple Research Associate (RA) to support faculty members on writing / content focused work. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of business topics and prior writing experience.  The Research Associate (RA) position reports directly to faculty supervisors and administrative manager in the Research Staff Services office. Ideal RA candidates will be comfortable in an environment that requires a high level of independence, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to use discretionary judgment.   Primary duties: Work under the general direction of HBS faculty on topics central to HBS research agenda.  Provide subject-area knowledge, analysis and interpretation to faculty member. Identify and explore a wide-range of questions related to faculty’s research agenda. Write cases, case supplements, project reports, and drafts for a book project from start to finish creating original writing based on subject-area expertise,...

About You: You are a collaborative, impact-focused problem solver who wants to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to supporting the commercialization of novel approaches to global challenges in healthcare and sustainability. You want the freedom to explore, to push the boundaries of what is possible, and to use your ambition to tackle challenging projects in a fast-paced, industry-focused environment. You enjoy working with diverse groups of people and leveraging your expertise to help get innovations that can change the world out of the lab and into the market. About the Role: We are looking for a talented individual to join our community as a Business Development Manager. Reporting to the Senior Business Development Director,- Commercialization, you will provide high-level support for the Institute's fast-paced business development activities by supporting startup formation, sponsored research and collaborations, licensing, and alliance management activities. What...

The Single Cell Core (SCC) at Harvard Medical School is seeking a Research Core Scientist to join our group. The successful candidate will work closely with the Director of the SCC to become an expert in single cell RNA-sequencing and spatial transcriptomics methods, to perform/ execute experiments while collaborating with researchers to extract maximum value from the data generated from rare and precious samples, to work closely with the SCC Director to optimize and validate new technologies and procedures from a variety of genomics workflows. The candidate must be creative, analytical and detail oriented with excellent communication skills, and able to present their work to the group in lab meetings and regional scientific meetings. This is an opportunity to perform cutting-edge techniques at the forefront of next-generation sequencing and spatial transcriptomics methods, and to gain experience in project management and leadership. Key Responsibilities: Independently carries...

Provides initial response, triage, stabilization and/or repair for all types of building infrastructure maintenance requests, with emphasis on HVAC systems.   Inspects, adjusts, modifies, and repairs all types of boilers, heating systems, cooling systems and auxiliary equipment.  Interprets mechanical plans and prints and updates as necessary.   Monitors, queries and reports on the status of building systems managed by DDC technology.   Initiates follow-up actions as required.   Provides responsive customer support in all phases of building maintenance and operations.   Assists and advises customers on maintenance solutions and provides follow-up on progress and status of work.   Performs other core skills of the trades and related duties as required.   May be assigned to work independently or as part of a multi-trade team under the guidance and direction of the Area Supervisor and/or Working Foreperson.  Required to wear/use appropriate safety clothing/equipment at all...