27 principal associate jobs found

The Associate Director is a frontline fundraiser focused on qualifying, engaging, and cultivating prospects with capacity in the $100K–$500K range who are not well served by existing reunion, regional, or principal gift portfolios. The Associate Director will move prospects from qualification to cultivation and, when appropriate, transition them to principal, major, or planned gift officers. The role also manages a portfolio of prospects and donors in the $100K–$500K range whose philanthropic interests are in biomedical science and disease solutions. This position sits on the Principal & Major Gifts & Grants (PMGG) team and works closely with colleagues across Alumni Affairs and Development to design and implement targeted outreach and cultivation strategies. The role is not regionally based and includes moderate domestic travel. Key Responsibilities: Oversee Pipeline Building & Internal Collaboration Build and manage the leadership pipeline by identifying and...

BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE OVERVIEW Bain Capital Specialty Finance (“BCSF”) is a business development company utilizing the significant experience and expertise of Bain Capital Credit’s Private Credit Group, which has over 20 dedicated professionals around the world who exclusively focus on middle-market investments. This scale enables the team to remain focused on sourcing and analyzing a large opportunity set, while remaining highly selective in approving credits. Our approach facilitates detailed focus on structuring, monitoring, and managing each of its current and prospective portfolio company investments. BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT OVERVIEW Bain Capital Credit is a leading global credit specialist with $58.2 billion in assets under management. We invest across the credit spectrum and in credit-related strategies, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, structured products, private middle market loans, bespoke capital solutions, distressed securities and assets,...

BAIN CAPITAL OVERVIEW With approximately $215 billion of assets under management, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Over four decades we have strategically grown our platform to focus on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,985+ employees in 24 offices on four continents.  We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential. Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Today, our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic growth, build enduring relationships with a robust external network, and collaborate across our integrated platform to connect the deep and diverse expertise...

The Center Programming Manager serves as the principal contact and administrative organizer for all programming and non-degree educational programs in the Center for Bioethics and supports the Responsible Conduct of Research program.  It includes a broader strategy for collecting and maintaining data to produce reports on program participation, marketing responses, and program evaluations.  Reporting to the Associate Director of Finance and Operations, this role will coordinate across Center staff and faculty to ensure clear program objectives, effective program design aligned to objectives, smooth operations and implementation, clear communication, and alignment of key stakeholders on appropriate educational aims, program development and organization, and operational details. This position requires hands-on implementation, follow-through, and proactive communication. Non-Degree Certificate Programs Has direct administrative responsibility for the non-degree certificate programs...

BAIN CAPITAL OVERVIEW With approximately $225 billion of assets under management, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Over four decades we have strategically grown our platform to focus on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,985+ employees in 24 offices on four continents.  We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential. Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Today, our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic growth, build enduring relationships with a robust external network, and collaborate across our integrated platform to connect the deep and diverse expertise that...

Job Summary Research, design, document, implement, configure, and validate solutions to business needs. Solve highly complex technical problems. May manage multiple projects simultaneously. Reporting to an Associate Director on the Research Administration and Compliance Systems team to deliver software solutions to the research administration and research compliance community. Harvard’s research portfolio relies on a set of software applications, both custom and vendor-provided, supporting the research life cycle. The team is responsible for designing and enhancing those IT systems and supporting the academic and administrative staff to manage their research projects. The Senior Business Analyst supports the service delivery of systems, solutions, and services with a focus on the vendor-provided application for effort reporting, ecrt, and a Harvard custom research administration portal supporting administration and compliance to do lists, action items, and financial management....

Reporting to the Associate Vice President for University Development and Advancement Solutions (UDAS), the Director, Development Strategy, will manage and oversee the systems, processes, and internal communications that serve to support the pipeline of top solicitations University-wide and maximize the time and effectiveness of the Harvard University President and Provost. In a University campaign setting, this individual will manage activities related to internal planning, pipeline feasibility, and volunteer leadership.  The successful candidate will possess a strong understanding of principal gift fundraising strategy and donor relations, along with the strategic judgment and ability to navigate organizational, data, and operational complexity, influence across functions, and lead the successful execution of high-priority initiatives.  Job-Specific Responsibilities: Develop familiarity with the backgrounds and strategies for each of the University’s top prospects and...

BAIN CAPITAL OVERVIEW With approximately $225 billion of assets under management, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Over four decades we have strategically grown our platform to focus on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit & Capital Markets, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 2,000+ employees in 24 offices on four continents.  We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential. Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Today, our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic growth, build enduring relationships with a robust external network, and collaborate across our integrated platform to connect the deep and...

Harvard seeks an innovative and experienced fundraising leader and strategic thinker to oversee University Development within AA&D, including corporate and foundation relations, international philanthropy, priorities & initiatives, and principal gifts ($10M-$100M).  Reporting to the Associate Vice President for University Development and Advancement Solutions (UDAS), the Senior Executive Director will serve as a member of the UDAS senior leadership team and work in close coordination with senior academic and development leaders across Harvard. They will develop, implement, and oversee a proactive fundraising strategy to advance University priorities, which include School-based priorities as well as central and University-wide priorities as defined by the President and Provost, while ensuring excellent donor relationship management. A successful candidate will have demonstrated success in developing or implementing rigorous data-informed approaches to grow fundraising, with...

Position Summary The Associate Biological Safety Officer (ABSO) is responsible for providing support to the Biosafety Team within the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Office and contributing to a culture of safety at Harvard. This position offers a great opportunity for an entry-level biologist, EHS professional, or person looking for a career transition to gain experience in the biosafety field. Primary responsibilities include providing technical and field support to the EHS Biosafety Team and assisting in the implementation of programs and services relating to the use of biohazardous materials and/or recombinant and synthetic nucleic acids within Harvard schools. The ABSO will participate in a variety of support tasks and will report to the Biosafety Manager. Duties may include acting as a customer liaison between university clients (such as laboratory principal investigators and research staff), Facilities Management, and EHS. This position provides...

Job Summary: This newly created, full-time exempt position reports to the Senior Associate Director of Development, Harvard College Fund (HCF), and is responsible for planning and executing fundraising efforts on behalf of the Women’s Philanthropy Initiative (WPI). The Assistant Director is a key member of the Harvard College Fund team and works in close partnership with colleagues across Harvard Alumni Affairs and Development to secure leadership-level support of $25,000 or more annually from alumnae for the Harvard College Fund. The role combines extensive internal collaboration with staff and institutional partners and direct external engagement with alumnae volunteers, prospects, and donors. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Executes annual fundraising plan and strategy for the Harvard Women’s Philanthropy Initiative (WPI) in alignment with FAS development goals.   Responsible for identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding alumnae in the WPI...

BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT OVERVIEW Bain Capital Credit is a leading global credit specialist with $65 billion in assets under management. We invest across the credit spectrum and in credit-related strategies, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, structured products, private middle market loans, bespoke capital solutions, distressed securities and assets, non-performing loans, hard assets, and equities. Since inception, we have made a cultural commitment to investor alignment. We are a private partnership and invest a significant amount of our own capital alongside our limited partners. We have approximately $1 billion of employee co-investment committed across Bain Capital Credit funds as of December 31, 2025. Bain Capital Credit’s investment professionals are dedicated to sourcing, analyzing, documenting, and executing attractive credit opportunities across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific and are supported by robust operational and technical resources. BAIN...

BAIN CAPITAL OVERVIEW With approximately $225 billion of assets under management, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Over four decades we have strategically grown our platform to focus on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,985+ employees in 24 offices on four continents. We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential. Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Today, our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic growth, build enduring relationships with a robust external network, and collaborate across our integrated platform to connect the deep and diverse expertise that...

Job Summary: The Graduate School of Design (GSD) is a global leader in design education and research, training the next generation of architects, landscape architects, urban planners, urban designers, and design thinkers whose work will shape the future of cities, communities, and the planet. At a moment when the world faces urgent and interlocking challenges—from climate change and environmental justice to access to housing, public health, and infrastructure—the GSD is uniquely positioned to generate the creative, interdisciplinary, and actionable solutions these crises demand. The School’s faculty and students push the boundaries of knowledge and practice, advancing ideas that influence policy, industry, and communities worldwide. To sustain and accelerate this impact, the GSD must secure long-term philanthropic investment in its core priorities: ensuring access for exceptional students, supporting world-class faculty, and fueling innovative programs and research....

Reporting to the Artistic Director and serving on the senior leadership team, the Chief Development Officer (CDO) is responsible for creating and implementing the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University’s fundraising strategy and leading a comprehensive development program that ranges from membership levels to 8-figure capital gifts. The CDO is a key thought partner to the Artistic Director, Managing Director, Board Chair, and committee chairs of the boards for fundraising and organization-wide philanthropic strategy. Under Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Managing Director Anna Fitzloff, the A.R.T. is poised to raise unprecedented funding support to serve the A.R.T.’s mission to expand the boundaries of theater . The CDO will partner strategically with the Harvard University Development Office (UDO) to steward University and alumni donor relationships and promote A.R.T.’s interests. With this visibility and energy, the CDO will create...

Job Summary: The Harvard Art Museums Ever since their founding,  The Harvard Art Museums  —the Fogg Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum and Arthur M. Sackler Museum—have been dedicated to advancing and supporting learning at Harvard University, in the local community, and around the world. Displayed in galleries that mix not only media but schools of art, the collections at Harvard are celebrated and interrogated within a larger story of artistic expression and historical and contemporary issues. The diverse collection is among the largest in the United States. Through research, teaching, professional training, and public education, the museums strive to advance the understanding and appreciation of art. The Associate Conservator of Objects and Sculpture reports to the Assistant Director and Head of Objects Lab, Straus Center for Conservation and serves as an integral part of the collaborative Objects Lab team. The Associate Conservator demonstrates achievement, expertise, and...

Bain Capital With approximately $225 billion of assets under management, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Over four decades we have strategically grown our platform to focus on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,985+ employees in 24 offices on four continents.    We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential. Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Today, our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic growth, build enduring relationships with a robust external network, and collaborate across our integrated platform to connect the deep and diverse expertise that...

Harvard Allston Land Company (HALC) i s a subsidiary of the University and oversees the planning and development for the University’s Enterprise Research Campus (ERC) in Allston.  Initial focus is to develop 14 acres of the ERC, which includes new infrastructure, streets, open space, mixed-use development of office and lab space, residential units, a hotel and conference center.  The Administrative Coordinator reports to the Director of Finance and Operations for HALC.  As a member of the HALC team the Administrative Coordinator provides a wide range of complex administrative support duties for HALC. Serves as the principal administrative contact for internal and external constituencies and provides a high level of customer service in all aspects of work. The Administrative Coordinator serves as principal coordinator for a variety of activities/processes associated with HALC’s provision of service and/or activities. Provides, organizes, manages, and implements administrative and...

NOTE: This position is a Term appointment for up to two years depending on funding. Reporting to the Director of the Center for Green Buildings and Cities, who serves as the project's Principal Investigator, the Interdisciplinary Research Program Manager supports the coordination and success of this interdisciplinary research initiative, working closely with the project's co-PIs. The Program Manager organizes weekly meetings to ensure regular progress updates, cross-team alignment, and timely course corrections, and serves as a central point of communication across the project's three integrated research thrusts: advanced thermal materials, intelligent building-scale systems, and cooperative urban-scale energy management. The Program Manager tracks project metrics and sponsor reporting deadlines, and is responsible for the project's major written outputs, including the annual report to sponsors. In addition to supporting integration across disciplines, the Program Manager...

Title: Business Systems Analyst (Treasury & Investment Finance Systems) Department : Information Technology Location : Boston, MA BAIN CAPITAL OVERVIEW With approximately $225 billion of assets under management, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Over four decades we have strategically grown our platform to focus on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit & Capital Markets, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,880+ employees in 24 offices on four continents.  We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential. Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Today, our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic...

Job Summary: The Researcher Affairs Specialist administers a portfolio of researcher appointments and serves as a primary resource for faculty, principal investigators, departments, research centers, and researchers throughout the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). The position is responsible for managing researcher appointments throughout the employee lifecycle, including hiring, onboarding, appointment changes, visa coordination, payroll-related transactions, compliance monitoring, and issue resolution.  Working in partnership with University administrative offices, the Researcher Affairs Specialist ensures researcher personnel actions are processed accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with University policies, collective bargaining agreements, immigration regulations, and applicable federal and state employment laws. The position requires exceptional organizational skills, sound judgment, attention to detail, and a strong customer service orientation while supporting...

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...

Job Summary: The Senior Research Administration Manager is a member of Project Zero’s Finance Team and manages and supports the sponsored research portfolios of Project Zero (PZ) principal investigators (PIs), including the administration of grants and contracts. The role provides comprehensive pre- and post-award support across a variety of funding sources, including sponsored awards, gifts, core funds, and research accounts. This position oversees the full range of administrative and financial activities associated with grants and contracts management, including developing financial deliverable schedules; preparing timely and accurate financial reports and invoices; reconciling accounts; and coordinating account closeout. In collaboration with the Director of Finance & Administration, the Senior Research Administration Manager helps ensure the effective operation of PZ’s financial and research administration functions. The role may also represent the Director in their...

TITLE:  Compliance Officer – Private Credit DEPARTMENT:  Compliance and Legal LOCATION:  Boston, MA Bain Capital Overview With approximately $225 billion of assets under management, Bain Capital is one of the world's leading private investment firms. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Over four decades we have strategically grown our platform to focus on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit & Capital Markets, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,880+ employees in 24 offices on four continents. We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential. Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Today, our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic growth, build enduring...