Research Portfolio Manager

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Job Description

Job Summary:

The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) Office for Research Administration (HGSE ORA) provides comprehensive, faculty-centered research administration support across the full lifecycle of sponsored and research-related activity at HGSE.

Reporting to the Director of Research Management, the Senior Research Portfolio Manager manages a portfolio of assigned HGSE Principal Investigators (PIs) and areas, departments, and centers. The Senior Research Portfolio Manager provides comprehensive support across the full lifecycle of sponsored awards and other research funding — including contracts, consulting and related services agreements, gifts, internal awards, and other non-grant research support — from proposal development and submission through post-award management and closeout, helping to ensure compliance with sponsor, donor, and Harvard policies while supporting HGSE's research mission. As a Senior Research Portfolio Manager, this position works independently to prepare, negotiate, and manage a full array of sponsored research awards, consulting and related services agreements, non-grant research funding, and related compliance issues.

This is a one-year term position with the possibility of extension, contingent upon funding, program needs, and satisfactory performance.

Position Description

The Senior Research Portfolio Manager operates under the HGSE ORA lifecycle model as an independent and experienced practitioner, serving as the primary point of contact for an assigned portfolio of HGSE PIs across all stages of the sponsored research process. This role requires advanced knowledge of pre- and post-award administration, sponsor and donor regulations, and Harvard financial systems, as well as the ability to exercise independent judgment on complex award management and compliance issues.