Chief Research Enablement Officer (CREO)
Core
Strategic leadership and operational oversight for the full research enterprise at Harvard Kennedy School, supporting faculty, students, and fellows across research administration, computing, and library services.
Role type
Principal research operations executive (C-suite)
Builds
A cohesive research ecosystem enabling the full lifecycle from discovery to dissemination for public policy and social science research.
Domain
Higher education / Public policy & Social Sciences
Required skills
Strategic leadership, organizational transformation, policy and regulatory compliance, data governance, project management, budgeting, stakeholder management, team development
Preferred skills
Experience with research computing infrastructure, sponsored award management, data security regulations (FERPA, HIPAA, FISMA), open science initiatives
Technologies
Data warehousing, secure computing environments, data sharing agreements, metadata standards
Responsibilities
Develop and execute strategic plans aligning data and research efforts; Lead efforts to streamline research compliance and resource access; Oversee shared data warehousing infrastructure and data governance; Provide executive leadership for research compliance and sponsored award functions; Coordinate staffing, budgeting, and resource allocation across portfolio units; Represent the School in external forums on research policy and compliance.
Seniority
C-suite, strategic leadership