11 business solutions advisor jobs found

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...

The Harvard Medical School Department of Information Technology is seeking a talented Senior DevOps Engineer with a strong background focused on managing environments that must meet federal security standards. The Senior DevOps Engineer will be responsible for secure research computing environments (SRCE), a FISMA-certified AWS cloud infrastructure environment, enabling the groundbreaking biomedical research of some of the world’s foremost scientific investigators.   Core Duties: Oversee operational activities of the SRCE – deployment, monitoring, reporting, patching, and compliance, in partnership with HMS infrastructure and research computing teams Utilize best-practice cloud security designs to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the secure environment Manage a continuous integration and deployment methodology for AWS-based technologies Manage full application stacks from the OS through custom research applications using AWS Provide high-level...

Campus Services departments provide essential services to the Harvard community under market-based, competitive cost structures, with 1600+ employees (70% of staff represented by eight unions) and an annual budget of approximately $450 million. The Harvard International Office (HIO) supports the University’s international students, scholars, and employees, and the departments and schools that host them, by providing immigration advising, regulatory compliance, and programming that advances Harvard’s global mission. The Senior Director of the Harvard International Office provides overall strategic, operational, and financial leadership for the HIO. This position is responsible for setting the vision for the HIO; ensuring institutional and federal regulatory compliance; developing and managing a robust and resilient service portfolio for international students, scholars, and staff; and building strong partnerships with University leaders, schools, departments, and external...

Job Summary The Director of Research Compliance serves as Harvard Business School (HBS)’s senior subject matter expert on research compliance and a key member of the Research Administration team. The Director works collaboratively with faculty, researchers, administrators, and University offices to ensure compliance with applicable requirements while enabling innovative research. This role requires deep expertise in research compliance, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate complex and evolving issues with a practical, solutions-oriented approach. The Director contributes in three primary areas: 1. Research Compliance Leadership Provides strategic leadership, guidance, education, and oversight across research compliance domains, including human subjects protections, sponsored research, research collaborations, data governance, emerging technologies, and related regulatory requirements. 2. Governance and Institutional Decision-Making Advises faculty and...

Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Research Finance Team Lead in the Office for Sponsored Programs supervises staff and supports a team that manages post-award activities for a large volume of federal and non-federal sponsored research projects at Harvard University. Reporting to a Research Finance Portfolio Team Manager, this position encompasses a range of administrative, financial, and other tasks associated with post-award activities, including reviewing sponsored expenditures for compliance with award terms, completing timely financial reports and invoices, ensuring that funds are collected, and reconciling and closing accounts. This position supports the Portfolio Team Manager in managing client relationships, providing determinations for complex situations, managing team workload, and mentoring staff. Portfolio Oversight and Operations Responsible for fulfilling financial reporting requirements of Harvard’s sponsors, including reporting, cash management, account...

The Office for Sponsored Programs is a department within Harvard University’s Financial Administration (FAD) that is focused on providing high-quality administrative and financial assistance to faculty and other University affiliates performing sponsored research. OSP works with researchers and schools across Harvard to help obtain and negotiate awards from sponsoring agencies, assist with grant proposal preparation, ensure compliance with federal regulations and University policies, provide financial support including financial reporting and billing and collection services, assist with audits, and promote knowledge of sponsored research administration throughout the University research community through training and other educational programs. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Proposal Development, this position leads one of three FAS Proposal Development Teams and manages a team consisting of three to five members. This position provides expert proposal development and Just...

The Office for Sponsored Programs is a department within Harvard University’s Financial Administration (FAD) that is focused on providing high-quality administrative and financial assistance to faculty and other University affiliates performing sponsored research. OSP works with researchers and schools across Harvard to help obtain and negotiate awards from sponsoring agencies, assist with grant proposal preparation, ensure compliance with federal regulations and University policies, provide financial support including financial reporting and billing and collection services, assist with audits, and promote knowledge of sponsored research administration throughout the University research community through training and other educational programs.  This position is responsible for pre-award management for a portfolio of faculty sponsored and non-sponsored research funding. The portfolio is of high complexity. Working under the direction of the Manager of Proposal Development and...

Responsible for the daily coordination of services performed by a team of skilled Fire mechanics and Electricians, providing fire safety services in facilities located within a generally defined area of the Harvard campus. Installs, maintains, inspects and tests building life-safety equipment and systems, including fire alarm panels, detection and signal devices (smoke and heat detectors, lights and audible alarms), water and chemical-based suppression systems, portable fire extinguishers, fire escapes and hydrants.  Job-Specific Responsibilities: Performs all required installation, maintenance and repair, inspection and testing of life safety equipment in accordance with applicable standards and requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the Massachusetts State Building Life Safety Codes and/or established compliance requirements of the Authority Having Jurisdiction.  Interprets and updates mechanical plans, drawings and prints as necessary.  Assists...

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...

Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT) is a community of Information Technology professionals committed to delivering service and technological solutions in support of teaching, learning, research and administration.  We are recruiting an IT workforce that has both breadth in their ability to collaborate and innovate across disciplines – and depth in specific areas of expertise. HUIT offers opportunities for IT professionals to learn and work in a unique technology landscape and service-focused environment. If you are a technically proficient, nimble, user-focused, and accountable IT professional who also connects with the importance of collaborating well in a team environment, we are looking for you! The Change Manager provides dedicated, end-to-end process ownership for Harvard University Information Technology’s (HUIT) Change Management practice. Reporting to the Senior Director of IT Service Management & Operations, this role is responsible for the governance,...

Responsible for the daily coordination of services performed by a team of skilled Fire mechanics and Electricians, providing fire safety services in facilities located within a generally defined area of the Harvard campus. Installs, maintains, inspects and tests building life-safety equipment and systems, including fire alarm panels, detection and signal devices (smoke and heat detectors, lights and audible alarms), water and chemical-based suppression systems, portable fire extinguishers, fire escapes and hydrants. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Performs all required installation, maintenance and repair, inspection and testing of life safety equipment in accordance with applicable standards and requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the Massachusetts State Building Life Safety Codes and/or established compliance requirements of the Authority Having Jurisdiction.  Interprets and updates mechanical plans, drawings and prints as necessary....