Emory University

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Coordinates major financial reporting and budgeting activities.
• Ensures compliance with regulations and reporting requirements.
• Coordinates the correction of account balances, resolves funding issues and maintains proper accounting controls and procedures.
• Makes recommendations to management related to long-range financial and cash flow analyses.
• Prepares and analyzes statistical and financial reports, financial statements and supporting schedules.
• May assist in preparing, developing and monitoring department/organizational budgets.
• May maintain grant agreements, policies and guidelines; coordinate grant reporting requirements; review grant funding source compliance; and negotiate grant funding with awarding agencies.
• May perform indirect cost analysis.
• May hire, train, and supervise a small staff.

Senior Financial Analyst – Campus Services

Public Health

• Develops, conducts and evaluates health education programs
• Researches, develops, designs and/or writes health education materials
• Develops, conducts and advises related support groups
• Coordinates publicity for programs, events, and related activities
• Develops and maintains information concerning services pertaining to health education and health concerns

Health Educator

• Reviews, monitors and processes a variety of fiscal transactions
• Reconciles accounts
• Maintains records
• Receives and accounts for cash transactions
• Performs billing
• Reviews accounts payable transactions for accurate documentation
• Authorizes and processes payments
• Performs purchasing functions
• Develops and monitors budgets and financial reports
• Assists in budget preparation and compiles information pertaining to budgets, accounts, inventories and other financial operations
• Enters data onto spread sheets, ledgers, worksheets and/or other forms
• Responds to inquiries; checks accounting transactions to resolve discrepancies
• May support research administration activities such as monitoring grant funding and expenditures
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

Finance/Accounting Specialist – Campus Services

Administrative Assistant

• Provides administrative support for a Chair or Assistant Dean of an academic or basic research unit or for an Assistant Vice President or Assistant Vice Provost (and above)
• Oversees office operations and ensures compliance with policies and procedures
• Prepares budgets, grant applications, proposals, status reports and financial statements
• Develops and maintains spreadsheets
• Initiates, processes and maintains records and invoices
• Maintains calendar, prepares daily schedule and prioritizes meeting requests for managers
• Coordinates, attends, prepares materials for and/or takes minutes at meetings and special events

Senior Administrative Assistant – Office of Nursing Research

Operations

• Provide day-to-day management of assigned residential facilities and administrative tasks.
• Acts as the main facility point of contact for assigned areas and interacts with students, University staff, and vendors daily.
• Conducts residential inspections with Facilities Management supervisory maintenance and custodial staff.
• Maintains inspection documentation, and damage assessment and performs any necessary follow-up.
• Attends facilities-related meetings.
• Responds to student and parents/families residential custodial and facilities inquiries and concerns.
• Participates in the development of short- and long-term maintenance, custodial, construction and renovation goals.
• Prepares residential facilities for hall opening/closing and transitional housing.
• Trains residence hall staff and student organizations on residence hall opening/closing, transitional housing, facilities management, fire safety, and housing and facility administration topics.
• Supports compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations as directed by supervisor.
• Coordinates recycling and sustainability efforts in the residential facilities.
• Supervises interns and student staff.
• Perform other responsibilities as required.

Facilities Coordinator – Housing Operations

Research Analyst

• Functions as a skilled individual contributor or lead researcher on one or more research projects, serving as an expert in specialized area(s).
• Designs, develops and conducts large and/or complex research experiments.
• Reviews progress of research and evaluates results.
• Shares expertise in equipment operation and laboratory techniques.
• Refines/adapts methodologies to fit specific experiment requirements.
• Collaborates in the development of new techniques.
• Co-authors publications and may co-present findings with Principal Investigator at meetings/conferences.

Research Technical Specialist – School of Medicine Neurology

• Direct the design, implementation, and management of data systems for multidisciplinary research studies.
• Lead data management activities across the study lifecycle, including study setup, data collection, validation, and closeout.
• Develop and implement data quality monitoring frameworks, including validation rules, edit checks, and discrepancy resolution processes.
• Collaborate with investigators and research teams to translate study protocols into data collection tools (e.g., CRFs, surveys).
• Assist with the onboarding and training of study staff to ensure data integrity and associated documentation required from capture to dissemination.
• Manage and integrate data from multiple sources (e.g., EDC systems, external vendors, surveys).
• Perform data cleaning, transformation, and preparation for statistical analysis.
• Develop queries, reports, and dashboards using tools such as SQL, Python, R, or other statistical software.
• Establish and maintain data governance standards, SOPs, and documentation to ensure compliance and reproducibility.
• Support regulatory compliance with applicable standards (e.g., GCP, HIPAA, NIH).

Lead Research Informatics Analyst

General

• Helps design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career.
• Designs and evaluates experiments.
• Develops new ideas that promote current research.
• Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator.
• May be responsible for operation of specific equipment.
• May teach techniques to others, train, and supervise research staff.
• Positions are temporary appointments as a research trainee. The initial appointment is for one year, renewal expected if progress is satisfactory and funds are available. Appointments cannot exceed five years.

Post Doctoral Fellow

Psychologist

• Provision of patient care to adolescents and families
• Supervision and teaching within the addiction psychiatry fellowship and psychology training programs
• Participation in research or quality improvement
• Engagement in team-based care

Adolescent and Family Addiction Psychologist

Research Scientist

• Functions as a highly skilled contributor/researcher and has significant authorship on publications and advanced knowledge and expertise of laboratory and experimental platforms necessary to advance basic and/or translational research programs.
• Will oversee quality and training of other team members.
• Design, develop and conduct research experiments.
• Assist in grant and other funding applications as necessary and appropriate, or with approval of the responsible faculty director, may have their own research projects and/or have full responsibilities for specific areas of a program.
• May serve as the principal investigator on funded (grant) proposals as approved by the responsible Emory faculty director.
• Performs other responsibilities as required.

Academic Research Scientist – Pharmacology

Clinical Research

• Handles administrative activities generally associated with the conduct of clinical trials.
• Manages research project databases, develops flow sheets and other study related documents, and completes source documents/case report forms.
• Provides guidance to less experienced staff.
• Interfaces with research participants, determines eligibility and consents study participants according to protocol.
• Approves orders for supplies and equipment maintenance.
• Assists in developing recruitment strategies and conducting screenings for study participants including interviews and questionnaires.
• Supervises collection of study specimens and processing.
• Establishes case packages for study procedures, monitors scheduling of procedures and charges, coordinates other services as needed.
• Ensures compliance with research protocols, reviews case report forms and audits for accuracy with source documents, attends monitoring meetings with sponsors.
• Prepares regulatory submissions.
• With appropriate credentialing and training may perform phlebotomy or diagnostics.
• Performs related approved responsibilities as required.

Clinical Research Coordinator II

• Manages research project databases, develops flow sheets and other study related documents
• Completes source documents/case report forms
• Provides guidance to less experienced staff
• Interfaces with research participants, determines eligibility and consents study participants according to protocol
• Approves orders for supplies and equipment maintenance
• Assists in developing recruitment strategies and conducting screenings for study participants including interviews and questionnaires
• Supervises collection of study specimens and processing
• Establishes case packages for study procedures, monitors scheduling of procedures and charges, coordinates other services as needed
• Ensures compliance with research protocols, reviews case report forms and audits for accuracy with source documents, attends monitoring meetings with sponsors
• Prepares regulatory submissions
• With appropriate credentialing and training may perform phlebotomy or diagnostics

Clinical Research Coordinator II – Infectious Diseases

• Recruits, orients, and supervises research administration staff or independently manages the most complex research administration activities associated with the conduct of clinical trials
• Manages a large or multiple smaller clinical research projects
• Manages clinical trials related information systems
• Supervises the implementation of and adherence to study protocols
• Monitors expenditures and adherence to study budgets and resolves CAS issues
• Educates research staff on established policies, processes and procedures
• Determines effective strategies for promoting/recruiting research participants and retaining participants in long-term clinical trials
• Periodically audits operations including laboratory procedures to ensure compliance with applicable regulations; provides leadership in identifying and implementing corrective actions/processes
• Plans, identifies, and handles study-related equipment and facilities needs
• Provides leadership and expertise in identifying and completing research grants, study materials, brochures and correspondence
• Develops and submits grant proposals
• Leads or chairs committees or task forces to address and resolve significant issues
• Performs related approved responsibilities as required

Clinical Research Coordinator IV

• Coordinates major financial reporting and budgeting activities.
• Ensures compliance with regulations and reporting requirements.
• Coordinates the correction of account balances, resolves funding issues and maintains proper accounting controls and procedures.
• Makes recommendations to management related to long-range financial and cash flow analyses.
• Prepares and analyzes statistical and financial reports, financial statements and supporting schedules.
• May assist in preparing, developing and monitoring department/organizational budgets.
• May maintain grant agreements, policies and guidelines; coordinate grant reporting requirements; review grant funding source compliance; and negotiate grant funding with awarding agencies.
• May perform indirect cost analysis.
• May hire, train, and supervise a small staff.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

Senior Financial Analyst

• Manages invoice processing and exception resolution across purchase order (PO) and non-PO transactions, reinforcing accounts payable controls and supporting close activities through accurate reporting and analysis.
• Handles a higher-complexity workload, acts as an escalation point for problem invoices and expense-related exceptions, as applicable, and completes supplier maintenance requests (new supplier set-ups and updates/changes), confirming documentation is complete and that sensitive changes (e.g., bank updates) follow required verification and escalation steps.
• Reviews and posts complex invoices each day and resolves most exceptions/escalations, including issues tied to employee reimbursement/expense activity.
• Completes daily supplier requests (set-ups and supplier changes) and validates supporting documentation, applying policy-required verification and escalation for sensitive updates (such as bank changes).
• Manages daily invoice intake and processing for PO and non-PO invoices, confirming accurate coding, documentation, and timely posting.
• Processes higher-complexity invoices (multi-line, multi-entity, tax-sensitive, recurring, credits/memos), verifying coding and approvals and resolving documentation gaps.
• Leads exception management for PO/receiving/price variances and partners with buyers/sourcing managers, departments, and suppliers to resolve issues; drive root-cause fixes to reduce recurrence.
• Handles escalated invoice/payment issues requiring deeper research (duplicates, disputed charges, urgent payments) and communicate status, findings, and next steps to stakeholders.
• Completes and/or reviews supplier set-ups and maintenance changes for accuracy and completeness; route sensitive updates (e.g., bank changes) through policy-defined verification and approval pathways.
• Performs AP reconciliations and responds to audit requests by providing documentation and explanations.
• Prepares and reviews month-end close deliverables to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Executes payment processing activities (payment proposal review, payment holds/releases, positive pay review as applicable) and coordinate with Treasury on timing, exceptions, and control adherence.
• Develops and maintains AP reports and dashboards (aging, past due, discounts, exceptions, throughput/touchless rate) and shares insights and recommendations with stakeholders.
• Maintains and refines AP procedures/SOPs; proposes control improvements and automation opportunities (e-invoicing, OCR, workflow).
• Coaches and provides informal training to entry-level staff; performs quality checks and shares best practices.