Research Associates - Harvard Business School

As a Research Associate (RA) you'll have the unmatched opportunity to work closely with world-renowned faculty on the research, case studies, and coursework that shape the world’s leaders. On any given day, you might analyze data; delve into the resources of our world-class library; or write the story that brings a business situation to life. You may travel across town— or around the world— to conduct field interviews with senior-level executives or spend time on the factory floor. Investigation, discovery, and analysis make for a rich and rewarding experience that supports the HBS mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world.

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Why Become a Research Associate?

“You will really enjoy this job if you like going down different pathways, if you’re not willing to accept the first answer, if you think Google is not really the only way to find data. This is a job for people who like to go after detail, who like to go after specifics, who like to think and research broadly but then be able to extract very specific, very clear recommendations, information, trends out of very broad, diverse literature.”

MANJARI RAMAN

There is no typical Research Associate.

“A broad range of people make up the RA community. Some of us are just out of college, but there are also people who have law degrees, some who have Ph.D.s, and others who have taught in the past or worked in consulting. It’s a very interesting, diverse group.”

NICOLE BENNETT