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Systems Administrator
Harvard University · 🇺🇸 Boston, MA, US
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 123 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 73 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
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The US Department of Labor certified 123 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 73 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Summary: The Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research (CBAR), an organization within the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is responsible for the design, monitoring and statistical analysis of clinical trials and observational studies for several major national and international NIH-funded clinical research networks. CBAR employs over 100 statisticians, programmers, research scientists, faculty, and staff. CBAR provides statistical analysis for the world's largest network of AIDS Clinical Researchers. Currently this includes infectious disease networks such as: Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections (ACTG), the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network (IMPAACT), and the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS). Results from studies have helped to establish the paradigm for the treatment and prevention of HIV and other infectious diseases, and contributed to international treatment and prevention guidelines. CBAR has a hybrid work environment which includes a combination of on-campus/in-person work and remote work. The Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research (CBAR) is actively recruiting a System Administrator position as part of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Infrastructure Team within the Department of Information Technology, providing state of the art computational expertise to the CBAR. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: • The System Administrator will collaborate with other members of the IT Infrastructure Team, maintaining and administering Linux, Windows, and VMware computer environments and related computing networks, including computer hardware, system software, applications software, networking, and all configurations. • The System Administrator will plan and conduct comprehensive infrastructure engineering duties. The role will work as part of a team on building, configuration and maintenance across systems, and implement IT solutions to complex business problems. • The System Administrator will provide technical and project assistance, and may work on multiple projects simultaneously. • The System Administrator will support the planning, coordinating, and implementing of system security measures to protect data, software, and hardware. • The System Administrator will also be involved in exciting new projects involving contributing to planning and orchestrating disaster recovery, compliance, business continuity, and security solutions for the CBAR computing environment. This is the ideal role for a person who enjoys planning, coordinating and implementing IT systems and cyber security measures to protect data, software and hardware. • The System Administrator will also monitor the performance of, create accounts for, and maintain access to the CBAR computing environment, and will be responsible for performing routine system startup and shutdown procedures, applying patches, managing and installing packages, and performing updates and upgrades to maintain a stable environment (including performing data back-ups and disaster recovery operations). This position will assist with troubleshooting and resolving user/server issues promptly and with proper documentation. This includes working directly with users to solve computing problems. PLEASE NOTE: This position has a term appointment of November 30, 2027 with the possibility of extension. PLEASE NOTE: This position requires schedule flexibility to work longer hours when implementing and evaluating technology and, as necessary, to troubleshoot and resolve problems. This includes maintenance one Saturday each month. PLEASE NOTE: Certifications in Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) is