Baker Research Services (BRS), a research team within HBS Knowledge and Library
Services, is seeking an expert data wrangler/researcher to become a valued
member of BRS providing unique data and research support to HBS faculty and
doctoral students through multiple phases of their research, teaching and
learning activities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Supports the creation of original intellectual property by HBS faculty and
doctoral students in the forms of scholarly articles and books, cases,
conference presentations, course materials, and web content.
• Researches, identifies, evaluates, obtains, accesses, interprets and analyzes
text and quantitative information and data from printed and digital sources
including, but not limited to: macroeconomic, financial, accounting, and
securities data, and information collected from third-party and non-traditional
sources.
• Responds accurately and rapidly to the information needs of clients using
electronic, printed, and other types of information sources. Responsible for
completing a varying number of long-term research projects as well as
responding to quick-turnaround information requests.
• Builds and manages coherent spreadsheets and databases, merges data from
multiple sources and formats, performs limited statistical analyses, and
creates data visualizations representing results of research and analyses.
• Consults with and advises researchers on optimal methodologies and
interpretations of results.
• Provides colleagues and clients with training and support for specialized
research databases and analytical software in BRS.
• Participates in Baker Library and Harvard Library committees, working groups,
events, etc.
Basic Qualifications :
Master’s degree or equivalent graduate education in Economics, Statistics,
Library/Information Science, Business Administration or other relevant
discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of overall experience with 3+ years of applicable work
experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in accessing and preparing for analysis data from
diverse sources and in structured and unstructured formats, using Excel and at
least one statistical analysis software package (SAS, Stata, R, etc.).
Additional Qualifications :
Solid understanding of business and economics concepts, related
quantitative/qualitative measures for research application, and research
methodologies, practices, and tools.
• Experience finding, collecting, cleaning, manipulating and analyzing
quantitative data in a research environment, including experience with
third-party business data sources.
• Record of participation in research, preferably in a business-related
discipline and particularly in the process of accessing and preparing raw data
for analysis.
• Ability to work closely with HBS faculty, doctoral students, research
assistants, and colleagues to understand and assist with the achievement of
their research goals and to help resolve problems.
• Knowledge of literature databases (particularly business literature databases
such as Factiva, EBSCO, and LexisNexis) and experience with tools and
strategies for searching these databases, organizing voluminous search results,
and integrating results with data from other sources.
• Highly developed skills and creativity in information research, organization,
presentation and delivery; excellent critical thinking skills; superb customer
service. Ability to learn and apply new skills as required to meet clients’
needs. Able to produce timely, high quality results under pressure.
• Proven record of managing client relationships, setting priorities, meeting
multiple deadlines and sharing workloads and projects with a research team.
• Demonstrated ability to instruct and guide others in the use of data sources
and data analysis tools and to troubleshoot problems.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work well with others and to
collaborate and contribute to group projects-- such as participation on
committees and working groups-- within BRS, across KLS, and across the Harvard
Library.
• Working knowledge of data visualization tools (Tableau, D3, R), Python or
other scripting languages, MariaDB, textual analysis, and/or GIS mapping
software is a plus.
Additional Information :
Working Relationships:
• Works on an adaptive, collaborative team of 7 BRS colleagues. Reports to the
Senior Manager, Baker Research Services.
• Works closely with HBS faculty, doctoral students, and research associates in
a high-touch, customer-focused environment.
• Contributes to the goals and priorities of BRS and Knowledge and Library
Services (KLS).
• Works closely with subject matter, content, and technical experts across KLS,
HBS and the Harvard University community.
Additional Information
Come join us! One of 13 schools at Harvard University, Harvard Business School
(HBS) is located just across the river from Harvard University’s main campus
and a short walk from Harvard Square in Cambridge. HBS’s mission is to educate
leaders who make a difference in the world.
Baker Library, part of Harvard Business School’s Knowledge and Library Services
(KLS) department, is one of the preeminent academic business libraries in the
world. Its innovative programs provide the expertise and resources that
faculty, students, alumni and visiting scholars depend on in order to create,
share, discover, use and disseminate knowledge. Informed leaders start here!
Check out some of our services and exhibits.
Our expectations are that employees of HBS adhere to and represent our
Community Values. They are:
• Respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others
• Honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of the community
• Accountability for personal behavior
Many HBS employees are eligible for Flexible Work Arrangements, which may be
explored during the interview process.
Cover Letter is Required.
Culture of Inclusion: The work and well-being of HBS are strengthened
profoundly by the diversity of our network and our differences in background,
culture, experience, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and much
more.
Explore HBS Work Culture at http://www.hbs.edu/employment/ and learn about
other Employment Opportunities.
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Harvard Business School will not offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity.
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