Project Support Specialist, Radiology and Imaging Sciences

Jobtailor; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Emory University in Atlanta seeks an experienced Administrative Coordinator to enable faculty scholarship, research compliance, and academic advancement. You will manage scholarly submissions, portfolio maintenance, and CV updates, while acting as a superuser for Emory Insight.

The role supports research administration, regulatory documentation, and complex project work involving budgets and timelines. Collaboration across departments is essential to drive compliance and timely deliverables.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree and three years of project, financial and/or administrative management experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Proficiency with Excel and Access
• Preferred: familiarity with research administration, IRB processes, research compliance requirements, conflict of interest disclosures, or related regulatory activities
• Preferred: basic knowledge of data analysis, reporting, and visualization tools, including experience developing reports and charts
• Skills in basic statistical analysis of a data set
• Preferred: experience in an academic medical center, higher education institution, healthcare organization, or research environment
• Preferred: experience supporting faculty, physicians, researchers, trainees, or academic programs
• Preferred: experience using research administration systems, electronic research compliance platforms, or academic portfolio management tools; experience with Emory Insight preferred
• Preferred: experience coordinating publications, scholarly submissions, faculty development programs, or academic advancement activities

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and operational support enabling faculty scholarship, academic advancement, and research compliance activities
• Coordinate scholarship-related processes and facilitate research administration and compliance requirements
• Assist with preparation, formatting, submission, and tracking of manuscripts, abstracts, posters, presentations, and other scholarly materials
• Coordinate publication tracking, academic portfolio support, faculty profile maintenance, and curriculum vitae updates
• Serve as a departmental subject matter resource and superuser for Emory Insight
• Assist faculty with research administration, compliance activities, disclosures, regulatory documentation, and related approvals
• Lead and provide project management support for projects involving financial administration, metrics, software system upgrades, and related activities
• Develop and manage project timelines and ensure timely delivery of project deliverables
• Collaborate with project teams and departments to identify and resolve concerns
• Maintain databases, records, tracking systems, reports, dashboards, and departmental websites
• Design presentations and assist with data analysis, statistical summaries, visualizations, and reporting
• Track departmental budgets and forecast future budget needs
• Plan and coordinate special events as needed

Skills

Project Management

Data Analysis

Statistical Analysis

Budget Tracking

Research Compliance

Publication Coordination

Manuscript Preparation

Regulatory Documentation

Metrics Development

Event Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Access

Emory Insight

Research Administration Systems

Electronic Research Compliance Platforms

Job description

• Provide administrative and operational support enabling faculty scholarship, academic advancement, and research compliance activities
• Coordinate scholarship-related processes and facilitate research administration and compliance requirements
• Assist with preparation, formatting, submission, and tracking of manuscripts, abstracts, posters, presentations, and other scholarly materials
• Coordinate publication tracking, academic portfolio support, faculty profile maintenance, and curriculum vitae updates
• Serve as a departmental subject matter resource and superuser for Emory Insight
• Assist faculty with research administration, compliance activities, disclosures, regulatory documentation, and related approvals
• Lead and provide project management support for projects involving financial administration, metrics, software system upgrades, and related activities
• Develop and manage project timelines and ensure timely delivery of project deliverables
• Collaborate with project teams and departments to identify and resolve concerns
• Maintain databases, records, tracking systems, reports, dashboards, and departmental websites
• Design presentations and assist with data analysis, statistical summaries, visualizations, and reporting
• Track departmental budgets and forecast future budget needs
• Plan and coordinate special events as needed

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree and three years of project, financial and/or administrative management experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Proficiency with Excel and Access
• Preferred: familiarity with research administration, IRB processes, research compliance requirements, conflict of interest disclosures, or related regulatory activities
• Preferred: basic knowledge of data analysis, reporting, and visualization tools, including experience developing reports and charts
• Skills in basic statistical analysis of a data set
• Preferred: experience in an academic medical center, higher education institution, healthcare organization, or research environment
• Preferred: experience supporting faculty, physicians, researchers, trainees, or academic programs
• Preferred: experience using research administration systems, electronic research compliance platforms, or academic portfolio management tools; experience with Emory Insight preferred
• Preferred: experience coordinating publications, scholarly submissions, faculty development programs, or academic advancement activities

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management, research administration, and compliance activities, with proficiency in data analysis and financial tracking. Capable of coordinating academic processes and supporting faculty in scholarly endeavors while maintaining regulatory standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• Research Administration
• Data Analysis
• Financial Administration
• Emory Insight

Hard Skills

• Project Management
• Data Analysis
• Statistical Analysis
• Budget Tracking
• Research Compliance
• Publication Coordination
• Manuscript Preparation
• Regulatory Documentation
• Metrics Development
• Event Coordination

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Problem-Solving
• Organizational Skills
• Attention to Detail

Industry Keywords

• Higher Education
• Academic Medical Center
• Research Environment
• IRB Processes
• Conflict of Interest Disclosures

Tools & Technologies

• Excel
• Access
• Emory Insight
• Research Administration Systems
• Electronic Research Compliance Platforms