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Deploying Research Compliance Analytics

Research Consulting Solutions

Huron’s Research consulting solutions improve every aspect of research administration performance. Our deep expertise enables clients to more effectively manage the business of research, improve financial management and cost reimbursement, improve service to faculty, and mitigate compliance risks. We have one of the largest dedicated team of professionals experienced in research administration and have worked with each of the country's top 100 research universities, as well as non-profit research institutions and academic medical centers nationwide.

Research Consulting Solutions

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    • Research Enterprise Solutions

      Research Enterprise Solutions

      Our research enterprise solutions improve every aspect of research administration performance. Huron's solutions and deep expertise enable clients to more effectively manage the business of research, optimize clinical research operations, improve financial management and cost reimbursement, improve service to faculty, and mitigate compliance risks.

      Our experience spans more than 95 of the top 100 U.S. research universities, bringing best practices and thought leadership to the industry’s unique environment.

    • Research Software Solutions

      Research Software Solutions

      Our team helps manage research administration challenges by providing superior, proprietary software solutions. We help implement and design the process needed for the launch of a successful technology platform. We also offer custom applications that aid research organizations in becoming better prepared to satisfy the unique business, regulatory and compliance requirements associated with research administration. Solutions include:

      • Huron Research Suite (formerly Click): software suite made for managing the business of research
      • Employee Compensation Compliance (formerly ecrt): employee compensation compliance solution
      • efacs®: web-based F&A cost system

    • Research Strategy & Financial Planning

      Research Strategy and Financial Planning

      We help institutions develop strategic and financial plans that support an institution’s unique research mission. Our team works collaboratively to understand your programmatic growth objectives, and partners with you in developing models to estimate the total investment and financial performance to optimize return on investment. We assist in refining goals and investments to ensure your support structure is best positioned to drive toward your future vision.

    • Research Administration Transformation

      Research Administration Transformation

      Our research administration team has a deep understanding of the issues facing research administrators at universities, academic medical centers, nonprofits, and hospitals, including in clinical environments. Our strategic solutions enable the transformative change necessary to achieve sustainable operational excellence, helping an institution manage risk, enhance service quality, optimize the use of technology, increase productivity and achieve substantial cost savings.

    • Cancer Centers

      Cancer Centers

      We understand cancer centers. Our team of experienced leaders have served in multiple roles at well-established and developing cancer centers for years. Our experts rely on their front-line experience and first-hand knowledge of best practices to help improve your center's performance across multiple dimensions. We tailor approaches and solutions to your center's goals, issues, and organizational environment.

    • Compliance & Risk Mitigation And Investigation Support

      Compliance & Risk Mitigation /and Investigation Support

      We conduct diagnostic risk assessments and develop programs that mitigate compliance risk. Our solutions reduce the risk of non-compliance without imposing unnecessary constraints on an institution’s operations and stakeholders. During investigations, we support legal counsel and management in conducting forensic accounting analyses, data and document review and management, and assisting with audit findings resolution.

    • Facilities & Administrative And Cost Recovery

      Facilities & Administrative And Cost Recovery

      We partner with colleges and universities to identify strategies that enhance cost recovery on sponsored programs, with a focus on facilities and administrative (F&A) costs. Our team assists in developing and negotiating F&A cost rates, calculating and implementing comprehensive fringe benefit rates, and developing strategic plans to improve cost recovery and operational efficiency at research universities.

      We also offer a web-based F&A cost system that helps clients address the complex cost accounting involved in the calculation and negotiation of the F&A rate.

    • Research Operations Management & Staffing

      Research Operations Management & Staffing

      We provide clients with experienced staff to temporarily fill vacant positions or assist with peaks in workflow. Our professionals are skilled at all levels of research administration, including pre-award and post-award administration, regulatory compliance, and clinical research management. Our resources have depth of experience in all areas of research administration and have served in management and staff positions in clinical trials offices, IRBs, IACUCs, post-award units, pre-award offices, departmental areas, and shared services centers.

      In addition to assisting with overflow volume, gaps in staffing, backlogs and special projects, our staff will provide your organization with valuable insights to identify issues with workflow and processes. These insights help improve overall operations while we continue to help you manage day-to-day business.

    • Institutional Review Board (IRB) Transformation

      Institutional Review Board (IRB) Transformation

      We offer a unique approach to overcoming obstacles to subject protection and operational efficiency. It combines essential process methodology, software, and consulting expertise to transform IRBs, enabling them to provide more effective protections for human subjects as their institutions’ research portfolios grow.

      We offer solutions that span all areas that touch the IRB including:

      • Organizational effectiveness
      • Process automation staffing and training
      • HRPP toolkit

Resources

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