Business Analyst - Agreements Application Specialist (Remote - PST Working Hours)

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future. Together, we empower clients to drive innovation, create sustainable funding streams and deliver better student outcomes.

Today, leaders of higher education institutions and academic medical centers are spending too much time reacting to market forces, rather than focusing on the essential priorities that help students, faculty and staff thrive. The most productive path forward requires an intentional approach and innovative thinking, whereby stakeholders across the entire institution rally around a shared vision and embrace the hard work of effecting change.

You’ll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability.

Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

The Agreements Application Specialist is responsible for analyzing complex business workflow issues, ensuring smooth agreements-related operations, and facilitating communication between internal teams and clients to enhance business processes. This role requires translating business needs into technical specifications, evaluating systems and procedures, and ensuring compliance within U.S.-based research, particularly in ethics and regulatory agreements.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a bridge between product management teams, clients, and compliance stakeholders to understand agreement needs and priorities.
• Gather and document business and functional requirements specific to agreements-related workflows, tools, and regulatory processes.
• Ensure alignment between institutional agreements and regulatory standards by conducting process reviews and recommending improvements.
• Conduct fit/gap analysis, feasibility studies, and business cases related to agreements and compliance requirements.
• Provide timely insights to product teams and committees regarding agreement workflows that enhance efficiency for clients.
• Facilitate user testing, focusing on agreements-related system functionality.
• Assist in developing best practices, techniques, and tools for advanced support escalation in agreement-related issues.
• Mentor other Business Analysts by reviewing agreements-related requirements and providing guidance.
• Prepare documentation for audits, inspections, internal reviews, and compliance reporting.
• Train stakeholders on agreements workflows, and best practices.
• Stay up to date with federal, state, and institutional regulations and policies related to agreements.
  
  

Qualifications

Required:

• U.S. work authorization.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, Information Systems, Analytical Sciences, Healthcare, or related fields.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent organizational, time-management, and facilitation skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
  
  

Preferred

• Familiarity with contract management systems and agreements-related workflow automation tools.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Workday, Salesforce.
• Knowledge of Research Administration agreements and compliance procedures.
  
  

The estimated base salary for this job is $60,000 - $80,000. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $64,800 - $89,600. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.

Position Level

Analyst

Country

United States of America