16 key carrier jobs found

The Senior Leadership Engagement team manages and implements donor and alumni engagement activities involving the President, Provost, Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Dean, SEAS Dean, and additional FAS academic leadership of Harvard University. These activities include planning AA&D-focused travel, facilitating event participation, and organizing donor and prospect meetings. To do this, the team builds strategic partnerships with AA&D colleagues from across the University to help coordinate and facilitate alumni engagement, donor cultivation and stewardship opportunities, with University and FAS leadership. This is a strategic leadership position within the Senior Leadership Engagement team and includes management responsibilities for an assistant director, a coordinator, and an additional assistant director with a dotted line. The position is responsible for establishing and overseeing best practices related to supporting FAS academic leaders in trips, prospect...

Job Summary: The Admissions Staff Assistant provides administrative and operational support to the Admissions team, helping ensure timely, accurate, and responsive service to prospective students, applicants, admitted students, faculty, staff, and visitors. This position serves as a key point of contact for the Admissions inbox and phone line, coordinates event logistics, supports application processing and admissions committees, maintains admissions systems and web content, and processes travel and expense-related documentation. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, responsive, comfortable managing multiple priorities, interested in and comfortable with databases and administrative systems, and able to work effectively with confidential student and applicant information. TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Admissions Communication and Customer Service Serve as the primary contact for prospective students and applicants through the admissions email inbox...

Job Summary: The AI Technical Product Manager bridges the gap between artificial intelligence capabilities and real-world product applications, combining deep technical understanding with strategic product understanding to build AI-powered solutions that deliver measurable value. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Product Balance innovation with practical implementation, assessing technical feasibility and business impact Establish success metrics and KPIs for AI product initiatives Technical Leadership Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, and software developers to translate business requirements into technical specifications Understand AI/ML fundamentals including model architectures, training processes, evaluation metrics, and deployment considerations Make informed decisions about model selection, data requirements, and infrastructure needs Evaluate emerging AI technologies and determine their applicability to product challenges and understand...

Job Summary:  The Registrar provides strategic, operational, and service leadership for all registrar functions at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The Registrar oversees academic records, registration and enrollment, course and classroom scheduling, grading, degree certification, and compliance with University, School, and external regulations. Working within a decentralized academic environment, the Registrar serves as a key connector across academic departments, central University partners, and offices within the Student Services division. Reporting to the Associate Dean for Student Services, the Registrar is a key member of the Student Services leadership team and a critical partner to faculty, departmental administrators, and colleagues across the School and University. This role is responsible for managing a skilled and experienced team, including direct supervision of two Senior Associate Registrars and seven total professional and administrative staff,...

Job Summary: Reporting to the Director of International and Field Research, this position provides expert operational support for complex domestic and international fieldwork, including research conducted in high-risk, remote, and limited-infrastructure settings environments. Working in close collaboration with the Director of International and Field Research, this role serves as a divisional resource supporting units within the Science Division, as well as other academic divisions as needed, on fieldwork planning, researcher support, risk mitigation, policy interpretation, compliance coordination, and process improvement to enable safe, compliant, and effective research activities. The Assistant Director role plays a key part in implementing divisional approaches to field-based research and educational activities, while ensuring alignment with institutional policies. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Advise on fieldwork operations and researcher support Provide...

Job Summary: The Deputy Director, Programs and Operations, is the senior leader for program strategy and operations, facilities, and resource allocation within the OFA. Reporting to the Director of the OFA, this role oversees programs and student services, ensures effective use of OFA spaces and facilities, advises on budget and HR, and serves as a key administrative and strategic partner. The Director of Program Operations works closely with program leaders to plan and deliver high-quality arts programs and services; address operational and programmatic challenges; allocate staffing, space, and technology resources; and represent OFA programs across the College. The role ensures that OFA programs remain vibrant, adaptive, and student-centered while operating efficiently and in alignment with university policies and priorities. The Director of Program Operations is a member of the OFA senior leadership team and serves as an active co-leader in the Director’s absence....

Job Summary: Reporting to the Class of 1955 Executive Director of PBHA, the Assistant Director of Operations and Development will play a critical role in developing and overseeing donor management, communications, and alumni engagement systems to support the Executive Director, Senior Development Coordinator, and student officer efforts. The position will support projects related to PBHA’s 501C3 financial systems and data analysis in consultation with the Assistant Director of Financial Strategy for PBHA. The position will create systems and structures that build institutional memory, streamline transitions of staff and student leaders, and reduce administrative workload of the Executive Director in support of PBHA’s mission with a special focus on managing PBHA operations and internal HR processes. The position will also supervise the Vehicles Coordinator and Operations Coordinator positions, fundraising and event consultants and coach events, alumni, and communications...

Job-Specific Responsibilities: The HR Partner is responsible for comprehensive human resources consulting services for a unit(s) or department(s). Provide leadership in change processes to create a culture of productivity and engagement. This role works closely with managers, and leaders to align people strategies with institutional goals and priorities. This role provides advanced guidance on workforce planning, organizational design, performance coaching, talent planning, and complex employee relations issues.  Strategic Partnership & Workforce Planning  Serve as the primary HR partner to the Division of Arts and Humanities, building strong, consultative relationships with leadership and faculty.  Advises on workforce planning, organizational design, staffing models, and role structures  Translate FAS and departmental strategies into HR priorities and action plans.  Talent Management & Organizational Development  Partner with leaders on...

DBMI is a community of creative scholars, talented scientists and dedicated staff focused on advancing Harvard Medical School's research, teaching and service missions. The focus of research in DBMI is the application of computational reasoning to advancing health care, with special emphasis on cutting-edge technologies such as AI. The department is looking for a creative and accomplished individual to drive the execution of the department’s goals, raising the profile of the department internally and externally, supporting the Chair and the faculty in identifying and recruiting new faculty, developing a productive and supportive culture within the department and advancing excellence in both research and teaching.  Key Accountabilities Provide strategic leadership for departmental research administration, overseeing the full portfolio of research-related activities and ensuring alignment with the department’s academic and research priorities. Serve as the senior research...

Position Summary:  Is responsible for the management of all administrative functions and the daily operation of Mail and Distribution Services.  Works closely with the Delivery Manager to ensure the successful operation of Harvard University Mail Services, through a commitment to the highest standards of customer service. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Manages the operations of Harvard University Mail Services, including mail processing/sorting, the Student Mail Forwarding Center, HUMS-managed Mail Centers, and multiple administrative processes at Harvard University Mail Services. Oversees, trains, and assists in the evaluation of mail staff in accordance with established performance management plans. Manages all administrative workflow for Mail and Distribution Services’ staff, including scheduling, satellite mail center coverage for all HUMS-managed locations, and all customer service functions. Performs weekly inspections of satellite mail centers, ensuring...

Harvard Medical School Information Systems seeks a Business Systems Analyst professional skilled in leading requirements elicitation, journey mapping, business process redesign, and user-centered design.   This position will support the Harvard Integrated Life Sciences (HILS) Administration and will design, develop, and implement solutions to streamline HILS operations and data collection processes.  The position will collaborate regularly with the HILS Director of Academic Administration and Education Staff to translate business needs into technology strategies and systems requirements.  The position will participate in the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) from project inception through ongoing production support, including data analysis, testing, and training. The position will require experience with desktop, mobile, or web-based software applications and relational databases with a service delivery approach.  Familiarity with Peoplesoft Campus Solutions and/or...

Reporting to the Dean for Research Initiatives and Global Programs, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs is a key leader who works collaboratively with OPF staff and other institutional leaders to design, implement, strengthen, and broaden postdoctoral fellowship experiences for scientific advancement and professional and career development in the Harvard Longwood community. Specific responsibilities include: Design and implement the mission of the Office for Postdoctoral Fellows to serve approximately 600 postdocs in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School Provide strategic leadership for postdoctoral training at HMS/HSDM, including setting and executing annual office goals, managing staff (currently one full-time employee), and overseeing the office budget. Solicit feedback on strategic direction from the Office’s Advisory Committee.  Design, deliver, and continuously improve comprehensive postdoc programming, including orientation, training curriculum, outreach...

Job Summary: The Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research (CBAR), an organization within the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is responsible for the design, monitoring and statistical analysis of clinical trials and observational studies for several major national and international NIH-funded clinical research networks. CBAR employs over 60 statisticians and epidemiologists including Harvard faculty, research scientists, and staff.  Investigators within CBAR have provided statistical leadership and support for clinical research networks for thirty-five years. Currently this includes infectious disease networks such as: Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections (ACTG) and the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network (IMPAACT). Results from studies have helped to establish the paradigm for the treatment and prevention of HIV and other infectious diseases, and contributed to international treatment and...

Job Summary: The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) seeks qualified candidates for the position of Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies (ADUS) in Engineering Sciences with a concurrent dependent lectureship in Engineering Sciences (reflecting the course-instruction component of this 100% staff role). The ADUS for Engineering Sciences serves as a primary advisor, strategic leader, and a key instructor for our undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering and Environmental Science & Engineering programs. Reporting academically to the Area Chair for these concentrations and administratively to the Senior Director for Undergraduate Education, the ADUS works collaboratively with faculty and staff leadership to cultivate a vibrant, supportive, and innovative undergraduate engineering community. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Undergraduate Advising: Serve as the primary academic advisor for students navigating degree...

Job Summary: Responsible for analysis and administration of benefit programs(s). Manage vendor relationships and identify opportunities for plan improvements and cost savings. Position Description: The Health and Welfare team sits within the department of Total Rewards. This position reports to the Sr. Director, Benefits & Retirement Strategy and plays a key role in ensuring the ancillary benefit program administration is in compliance with design and contract provisions. This position works closely with Benefits colleagues and the Total Reward Customer Service, Operations and Finance teams to mitigate escalations by faculty and staff and manage health and welfare processes. This role also completes data requests to aid or identify utilization opportunities for plan design modifications, new programs and process improvements. This position would also have oversight of the Unemployment insurance process. Responsibilities: Plays a key role in the management of...

Job Summary: The National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University is a leading and internationally recognized program on crisis leadership. Established shortly after 9/11 at the request of the federal government, the program conducts research on crisis leadership, provides continuing education seminars devoted to crisis leadership, and advises leaders in times of crisis. NPLI faculty published one of the field's primary texts, “You’re It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most.” Given the tension between the federal administration and the university, the NPLI has shifted its focus from engagement with federal government agencies toward work with corporate, humanitarian, state, and local governments.    Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Senior Program Manager for NPLI serves as a senior client-facing program and operations lead responsible for managing NPLI’s residential and custom program engagements from inquiry through delivery and...