Huron Research Suite (HRS) Consultant

ob Title: Huron Research Suite (HRS) Consultant / Developer
Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience preferred
Location: Atlanta GA
Duration: Contract  12 months
Work Mode: [Onsite / Hybrid / Remote]

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Huron Research Suite (HRS) Consultant with strong expertise in research administration systems, implementation, configuration, integrations, and application support. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Huron Research Suite and a solid understanding of university research administration, sponsored programs, grants management, and related business processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement, configure, and support Huron Research Suite applications based on business requirements.

• Work with research administration teams to understand workflows for pre-award, post-award, sponsored projects, and grants management.

• Gather requirements, conduct gap analysis, and translate business needs into functional and technical solutions.

• Configure system modules, business rules, workflows, forms, notifications, and approval processes.

• Support integrations between HRS and enterprise systems such as ERP, finance, HR, identity management, and reporting platforms.

• Troubleshoot application issues, investigate defects, and coordinate resolution with technical teams and vendors.

• Develop and execute functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance test cases.

• Support data migration, data validation, deployment, and post-implementation activities.

• Prepare functional specifications, technical documentation, training materials, and user guides.

• Collaborate with research administrators, principal investigators, IT teams, and project stakeholders.

• Provide production support, system enhancements, and continuous process improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Huron Research Suite (HRS) implementation, configuration, development, or support.

• Knowledge of research administration processes, including sponsored projects, grants, pre-award, and post-award activities.

• Experience with requirements gathering, workflow analysis, system configuration, and testing.

• Understanding of enterprise application integrations and data exchange.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work with business stakeholders and technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing HRS at a university, research institution, or academic medical center.

• Familiarity with research compliance, institutional approvals, proposal development, and award management.

• Experience with APIs, web services, SQL, reporting tools, or data integration technologies, as applicable to the environment.

• Experience with ERP integrations, data conversion, and enterprise application support.

• Experience with Agile or other structured software development methodologies.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have direct Huron Research Suite experience, understand higher-education research administration workflows, and be able to support both functional requirements and technical implementation activities.