Chief Research Enablement Officer (CREO)
Core
Provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the full research enterprise at Harvard Kennedy School, aligning research administration, computing, and library services to support the research lifecycle.
Role type
Executive-level research operations leader (C-suite)
Builds
A cohesive research ecosystem supporting faculty, students, and fellows across discovery, data acquisition, analysis, and dissemination.
Domain
Higher education / Public policy and social science research / Research infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Strategic leadership, organizational transformation, compliance management, data governance, budgeting, stakeholder management, change management
Preferred skills
Experience with interdisciplinary funding, AI policy, data security regulations (FERPA, HIPAA, FISMA)
Technologies
Data warehousing infrastructure, shared software licensing, data analytics tools
Responsibilities
Develop and execute strategic plans for research and library services; oversee shared data warehousing infrastructure and data governance; provide executive leadership for research compliance and sponsored awards; coordinate staffing, budgeting, and resource allocation; represent the School in external forums on research policy and compliance.
Seniority
Executive, strategic leadership & organizational design
