ERA Business Analyst III - 529799
About The Position
The Electronic Research Administration (eRA) Business Analyst III serves as a functional expert in research administration and compliance, providing independent leadership to support and continuously improve the University’s eRA ecosystem. Partners closely with research administration offices and system stakeholders to analyze business processes, interpret policy and regulatory requirements, and ensure that system functionality and reporting accurately support institutional needs during implementation and throughout long-term sustainment. Leads functional analysis, reporting, and data quality efforts for research systems with a high degree of autonomy, serving as a key liaison between end users, system teams, and leadership. Identifies operational risks, validates data accuracy, supports compliance monitoring, and drives continuous improvement once systems are in production. Supports research and compliance solutions including, but not limited to, grants, agreements, conflict of interest disclosures, animal operations, IACUC, biosafety, and related research administration systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and four (4) years of experience supporting or working with Electronic Research Administration (eRA) systems; OR master's degree and two (2) years of experience supporting or working with Electronic Research Administration (eRA) systems.
- Ability to work independently and exercise judgment in analyzing business processes, operational outcomes, and reporting data.
- Ability to develop functional business requirements, process documentation, and business rules, in partnership with system and technical teams.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to analyze reports and data sets to assess accuracy, validity, and operational or compliance impact.
- Ability to identify systematic data issues, assess material or institutional risk, and coordinate corrections with appropriate data owners and system teams.
- Knowledge of change management and system adoption best practices, including advising on training strategies and post-implementation sustainment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting research administration, compliance, or similarly complex regulatory business operations.
- Experience supporting or working with electronic research administration (eRA) systems, such as the Huron Research Suite.
- Experience designing, running, and interpreting research administration reports to support compliance monitoring, audits, and leadership decision-making.
- Experience leading or significantly contributing to continuous improvement efforts in established enterprise systems.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a functional expert in research administration and compliance.
- Provide independent leadership to support and continuously improve the University’s eRA ecosystem.
- Partner closely with research administration offices and system stakeholders to analyze business processes.
- Interpret policy and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure system functionality and reporting accurately support institutional needs during implementation and long-term sustainment.
- Lead functional analysis, reporting, and data quality efforts for research systems with a high degree of autonomy.
- Serve as a key liaison between end users, system teams, and leadership.
- Identify operational risks.
- Validate data accuracy.
- Support compliance monitoring.
- Drive continuous improvement once systems are in production.
- Support research and compliance solutions including, but not limited to, grants, agreements, conflict of interest disclosures, animal operations, IACUC, biosafety, and related research administration systems.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
