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Education & Research Consultant, Academic Medical Center

Huron
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 8/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/29/2026
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 multi-faceted role you’ve been looking for… Managers play a vibrant, integral role at Huron. Their invaluable knowledge reflects in the projects they manage and the teams they lead. Known for being politically savvy, they build long-standing partnerships with clients, while collaborating with colleagues to solve their most important challenges. They plan, shape and deliver technology solutions that deliver results and seamlessly align with client goals, visions and missions. Remarkably versatile, our Managers also spend significant time mentoring junior staff on the engagement team—where they tirelessly share expertise as well as feedback and encouragement. This benefits Huron profoundly as it promotes a culture of respect, unity, collaboration and personal achievement.

Let’s get to work – together.

The Education Research Consulting Manager, Academic Medical Center Specialist will serve in an outward-facing, hands-on, and multi-faceted role combining project/engagement management, team leadership, material interaction with clients at both a tactical and strategic level. They will play an integral role in the continued build-out and growth of the Education Research team with a particular focus on Academic Medical Center clients.

The Manager can expect his/her contributions to have significant impact upon the client deliverables and communication including those to support transformational initiatives, strategic planning/education, and strategic review in support of leadership transitions. The Manager will assist in blending a passion for Education Research with a business savvy and pragmatic orientation to participate in the shaping, development and delivery of insightful analysis and solutions which anticipate of outpace industry needs and trends. He/she will be the direct liaison between the client and the Huron team. The Manager will have the unique opportunity to create and maintain relationships with Education Research leaders while building, fostering, and leading a team within Huron to hit goals and present results.

  • US Work Authorization
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
  • Extensive experience with Academic Medical Centers
  • Experience with human resources within an Academic Medical Center
  • Experience with administrative support services, faculty compensation and fund flow
  • Excellent communication skills - oral and written - and the interpersonal skills needed quickly to establish relationships of trust and collaboration
  • Ability to participate in the professional development of Huron staff in both project-management and technical dimensions
  • Ability to manage multiple projects of differing scale and duration
  • Strong analytical skills used to translate information from meetings into documentation that can be shared with meeting participants and project teams
  • Willingness and ability to travel on a 50% basis annually;

**We are considering both a Manager and a Director level at this time. **

The estimated base salary range for this job is $140,000 - $185,000 at the Manager level and $175,000 - $225,000 at the Director level. 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 $161,000 - $231,250 at the Manager level and $218,750 - $303,750 at the Director level. 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.

#REMOTE

Position Level

Manager

Country

United States of America

Salary : $140,000 - $185,000

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