226 jobs found in Boston, MA

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. We are hiring for two openings under this job posting. Candidates engaged in the recruitment process will be considered for both roles.  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...

1. Administrative and HR Support Processes new hires and terminations in PeopleSoft (PS). Collects and uploads required documentation (I-9s, IDS forms, visas, IC certification forms, etc.). Initiates online forms (e.g., APEX, Fieldglass) and ensures data entry is complete and accurate. Provides back-up to the senior administrative manager as needed. Assists the senior administrative manager and both department’s leadership as needed.  2. Onboarding and Offboarding Logistics Tracks checklists for incoming and exiting members. Schedules orientations and ensures completion of required training. Maintain both departments’ email listservs. Coordinates ID cards, system access, and return of University property.  3. Reappointments, Tracking and Document Management: Maintains appointment and renewal tracking systems. Assists with communication and document collection for annual renewals. Maintains organized records for personnel, ICs, students, and departmental...

About you: You are a collaborative, impact-focused problem solver who wants to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to creating and commercializing novel approaches to global challenges in healthcare and sustainability. You want the opportunity to explore your scientific interests and 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 highly motivated, diverse teams and leveraging your expertise to create innovations that can change the world. About the role: We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic Research Assistant II to join our team. You will help develop new diagnostic tests for neurodegenerative disorders, such as ALS and Alzheimer’s disease, using cutting edge, ultra-sensitive technologies. This position is for someone who is excited about science and enjoys working at the bench. You will work...

Job Summary: The mission of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is to advance the public's health through learning, discovery and communication.  To pursue the mission, the school produces knowledge through research then translates this knowledge into evidence that can be communicated to the public, policymakers, and practitioners to advance the health of populations.  The Office of Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) supports the school's mission by serving as a central resource for the research community through the provision of expertise and leadership in obtaining and managing research funds.  It acts as the institutional representative of the President and Fellows of Harvard College for the administration of sponsored projects for the school. SPA is comprised of research administrators that work in partnership with faculty to review and submit proposals for funding and to ensure that proposals and then awards conform and are managed according to sponsor...

Job Summary: The mission of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is to advance the public's health through learning, discovery and communication. To pursue the mission, the school produces knowledge through research then translates this knowledge into evidence that can be communicated to the public, policymakers, and practitioners to advance the health of populations. The Office of Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) supports the school's mission by serving as a central resource for the research community through the provision of expertise and leadership in obtaining and managing research funds. It acts as the institutional representative of the President and Fellows of Harvard College for the administration of sponsored projects for the school. SPA is comprised of research administrators that work in partnership with faculty to review and submit proposals for funding and to ensure that proposals and then awards conform and are managed according to sponsor...

Job Summary: Are you a technical visionary who thrives at the intersection of high-performance computing, cloud innovation, and world-class academic research? HBS IT is seeking a Solutions Architect to serve as the technical anchor for our next-generation research computing platforms. This is a unique opportunity to join a "class-defining" environment where you will not just manage systems, but architect the future of how social science research is conducted at one of the world’s leading institutions.  Reporting to the Manager, Research Technology Platforms, the Solutions Architect is a senior technical leader who collaborates closely with product and service leadership to drive the technical solutions for HBS research. In this role, you will lead the planning, building, and configuration of research computing systems at scale, serving as the primary technical authority for our platforms’ sustained growth. You will bridge the gap between complex faculty research needs and...

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...

Job Summary: The Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) for Occupational Safety and Health in the Department of Environmental Health is seeking a Program Coordinator for the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency (OEMR) Program. The OEMR Program, founded in the 1970s, is a two-year training program, that includes clinical and research training in both years, and an MPH degree in Occupational and Environmental Health in the first year. The OEMR program, which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), maintains one of the largest civilian resident cohorts in the U.S. and is recognized as the best occupational medicine program in the country. The Program Coordinator provides support to the OEMR Program Director, serves as the Residency Coordinator for the Program, and acts as a liaison within the School and to outside institutions. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Duties and responsibilities include, but are not...

Harvard Health Publishing (HHP) is the consumer health information division of Harvard Medical School (HMS), the graduate medical school of Harvard University. HHP brings trustworthy, accessible, and actionable health information to the general public. HHP's team carries out in-depth research to create and maintain health content that is compelling, accessible, and useful to a broad audience. This role defines and operationalizes the content maintenance (review, revision, retirement) strategy for Harvard Health Publishing’s health content library, overseeing the ongoing maintenance, quality, and performance of more than 11,000 pages of clinically reviewed content. The Managing Editor is responsible for ensuring that all content remains accurate, current, and aligned with audience needs and business priorities. This includes establishing clear editorial standards, building scalable workflows, and leading cross-functional planning to prioritize updates, consolidations, and...

The Scientific Manager for the Bertarelli Rare Cancers Initiative (BRCI) at Harvard will report directly to the Co-Directors and coordinate all phases of BRCI-funded research and collaborative scientific activities of the Initiative. In close coordination with the Co-Directors, this position will integrate basic, translational, and clinical research projects across the BRCI-funded activities at Harvard (including Harvard Medical School, HMS-affiliated Hospitals, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and any other Harvard Schools and Departments), as well as with collaborating institutions outside of Harvard. Duties and responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following: Execute implementation of the BRCI scientific vision, long-range scientific plan, and research priorities. Design collaboration strategy for BRCI-funded investigators. This may entail development of project groups, organization of symposia, creating scientific content for the website, or...

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. Julie Battilana's Research on Social Innovation & Change  - Through teaching, research, and field building efforts, the Social Innovation & Change Initiative helps aspiring and longtime social innovators navigate the challenges of initiating and implementing positive social change. This initiative is led by Professor Julie Battilana, whose research projects focus on power and purpose.  Please note the faculty currently hiring include:  Julie Battilana Lauren Cohen Karim Lakhani Jackie Lane...

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must submit a cover letter to be considered for this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Job Summary: The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Office of Development and Alumni Relations (ODAR) is committed to securing the financial resources, time, and loyalty of alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations to promote the school’s work of educating new generations of global health leaders and producing powerful ideas that can transform the lives of people everywhere. Reporting to the Vice Dean, the executive assistant (EA) will serve as the primary administrative point of contact and provide high-level administrative support to the vice dean. The successful candidate will be a collaborative, self-directed individual who demonstrates a solutions-oriented approach, anticipating and resolving problems with the utmost discretion and professionalism to ensure the vice dean's day-to-day affairs are conducted smoothly....

The Office for Research Initiatives and Global Programs at Harvard Medical School oversees inter-departmental and inter-institutional research initiatives, fellowship programs, research cores, and education and training programs. Spanning about 40 different programs implemented by 50+ faculty and staff through an annual budget of about $30M, the Office for Research Initiatives and Global Programs is seeking a Part-Time Financial Associate to support our growing portfolio. Reporting to the Assistant Director for Research Administration and Finance and supporting a team of three finance and grants professionals, the Financial Associate will be responsible for daily financial transactions including invoice payments, accounting adjustments, and expense review. The ideal candidate will bring outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail, and an appreciation for structured financial processes.  Key duties and responsibilities of the Financial Associate include: Invoice...

Job Summary: The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is dedicated to advancing the public's health through learning, discovery, and communication. The field of public health is inherently multi-disciplinary and so, too, are the interests and expertise of the school’s faculty and students. Within this rich and diverse environment, the mission of the Office of Educational Programs (OEP) is to deliver student-centered educational programs based on active learning principles that enable graduates to become leaders in public health research and practice. The Educational Programs Coordinator will be part of a small customer service-driven team that is charged with managing the operations of the Office of Education's (OED) academic programs. This key support role will engage with students through multiple program offerings in OEP and will be responsible for managing various aspects of the programs with minimal supervision, requiring independent thought and action. Job-Specific...

Job Summary:  The Coordinator, Sponsored Research provides support for sponsored research activities within the Research Administration team. Working closely with the Research Administration team, including the Director of Sponsored Research, Manager, Research Administration, and colleagues across the division and School, the Coordinator supports proposal preparation, budget documentation, award tracking, and compliance documentation collection. The role focuses on accurate execution of established processes under guidance, maintenance of documentation integrity, support for school-level review workflows, and timely completion of recurring administrative tasks across the sponsored research lifecycle. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Reporting to the Director, Research Facilitation, the Coordinator provides a broad range of funder, pre-award, and post-award process expertise and support to HBS faculty and researchers engaged in sponsored research and to other staff working...

Job Summary: The Assistant Director is a frontline fundraising position responsible for managing class-based reunion fundraising campaigns and securing leadership gifts from alumni. Directly oversees reunion fundraising activity, including volunteer management, for a portfolio of classes to primarily raise support from alumni for the HBS Fund. Cultivates, solicits, and stewards gifts of five-, six-, and seven-figures from a portfolio of class-based prospects. Identifies, enlists, and manages volunteer leadership who serve as partners in driving class fundraising activities and leads class fundraising committee meetings and calls. Develops and/or collaborates on class campaign and individual prospect strategies. This position requires a strong command of fundraising principles, a familiarity with the objectives of reunion and leadership giving fundraising, a high level of organization and professionalism, and the ability to work with a sophisticated and high-level alumni...

The Core for Computational Biomedicine (CCB) in the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) at Harvard Medical School (HMS) is looking for an experienced Senior Data Scientist/Computational Biologist to advance in CCB’s mission to leverage data and computation to transform research and improve health. CCB provides computational and analytic resources to advance scientific discovery within HMS through its multi-disciplinary team of computational and quantitative scientists who work on collaborative projects both within the center and with members of the HMS community. The role will involve processing, analyzing, and integrating public and newly generated single-cell and spatial multi-omics datasets in collaboration with experimental labs at HMS. This will include developing sustainable tools, software packages, and integrated data science products that empower research labs to explore, analyze, and interpret their data. The data sources will often be at the leading edge of...

The Senior Software Engineer role focuses on developing secure new applications and functionality, enhancing and supporting existing applications, providing system redundancy, and collaborating closely with AA&D staff and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and timely solutions. The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for leading application development efforts and adhering to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) best practices. The role performs the full application development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, functional analysis, design, development, unit testing, documentation, implementation, maintenance, and support of applications and reports. Key responsibilities include developing PL/SQL stored procedures, functions, packages, triggers, and supporting database objects. The role may leverage Oracle AOP, Dynamic SQL, ref cursors, bulk collection, explain plans, materialized views, shell scripting, and performance tuning...

HMS MEDscience has an opening for an experienced team teacher for its high school biology-based enrichment program serving a diverse population of students. In addition to teaching, this position will be responsible for coordinating the logistics of our programming for various partners and support the training of volunteers who join our teaching team. This position will directly support the work that advances the goals and vision of HMS MEDscience ( http://hmsmedscience.org/mission ).  This team member will work effectively within a culture inclusive of individuals with diverse backgrounds, styles, abilities, and motivations, and appreciate and leverage the capabilities, insights, and ideas of all individuals. This role will focus primarily on MEDscience's clinical program but may have the opportunity to teach other program areas (including laboratory science, forensic science, and biomedical engineering) over time. Key Responsibilities:  Lead Teacher Delivers interactive...

Job Summary: The mission of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is to advance the public's health through learning, discovery and communication. To pursue the mission, the school produces knowledge through research then translates this knowledge into evidence that can be communicated to the public, policymakers, and practitioners to advance the health of populations. The Sponsored Programs Administration office supports the school's mission by serving as a central resource for the research community through the provision of expertise and leadership in obtaining and managing research funds. It acts as the institutional representative of the President and Fellows of Harvard College for the administration of sponsored projects for the school. The Sponsored Programs Administration office is comprised of research administrators that work in partnership with faculty to review and submit proposals, review and negotiate awards/contracts, and provide oversight during an...

About You:   You are a visionary, strategically minded scientific leader with deep expertise in translational science, therapeutic or diagnostic development, molecular or cellular biology. You thrive in interdisciplinary environments and excel at driving programs from concept to preclinical readiness while shaping strategic direction. You enjoy partnering with research and colleagues to integrate wet-lab insights with advanced analytical methods. You are impact-driven and energized by transforming innovative technologies into real-world solutions. About this Role:  As Senior Scientist, you will provide scientific, operational, and development expertise across multiple Artzi-lab initiatives, guiding technology de-risking and translation for therapeutic innovations.  Reporting to the Principal Scientist,  you will join cross-functional research teams, mentor scientific staff and collaborate with clinical, industry, and business development partners to accelerate translation...

The Oyler-Yaniv and Lahav labs in Harvard Medical School’s Department of Systems Biology are looking for an intellectually engaged and highly motivated research assistant to support work on host-virus interactions and DNA damage responses. Both the Oyler-Yaniv and Lahav labs use quantitative, single-cell approaches to understand how cells make “decisions” that balance protection of the organism with avoidance of unnecessary damage. The Oyler-Yaniv lab focuses on host–virus interactions and the mechanisms that enable effective immune responses while limiting bystander tissue injury, while the Lahav lab studies how cells respond to DNA damage in ways that prevent cancer development without inappropriately eliminating cells with minor damage. A successful candidate will directly help to push these efforts by performing experiments with oversight from the labs’ PIs. Experiments will include, but are not limited to, cell culture and sterile technique, basic molecular biology, functional...

Job Summary: This position will support research by Prof. Mary Bassett within the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with a focus on the right to health. The role involves coordinating a research project that examines the right to health within the framework of international humanitarian law, with particular attention to contexts in which attacks on healthcare facilities have impeded the enjoyment and full realization of this fundamental right. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Research Development and Support: Support the development and refinement of research topics, questions, and thematic priorities related to the right to health in conflict settings and international humanitarian law. Conduct background research and assist in synthesizing relevant literature, policy developments, and emerging debates. Support the preparation and...

Harvard Business School (HBS) is seeking multiple Predoctoral Research Associates starting in Summer 2026 to support one of the following assigned faculty members:  Tomomichi Amano Zoe Cullen Natalia Garbiras-Diaz and Ambra Seck  (paired together) 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 ability to use discretionary judgment....