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Through a series of forward-looking initiatives, Duke Economics has transformed itself into a department that focuses on a distinctive intellectual vision of our discipline, a vision that combines methodological rigor with intellectual breadth and diversity — and an insistence on real-world relevance. As a student of our Ph.D. program, you are joining a community of economists that aspires to transform conventional assumptions and venture into areas of inquiry that transcend the traditional boundaries within the field of economics and between disciplines. There are many opportunities for interaction with related disciplines, including environmental economics in conjunction with the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, finance and regulation through the Fuqua School of Business, law and economics through the School of Law, public policy through the Sanford Institute of Public Policy, and statistics through the Statistical Sciences.

We strongly believe our graduate students will go on to become the next generation of intellectual leaders. To that end, most graduate-level classes — with the exception of the core courses — are sufficiently small so that each student gets individual faculty attention, and we offer countless opportunities for interaction with leading scholars from around the world. 

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Duke University offers a world-class doctoral program in economics, featuring a vibrant faculty of exceptional scholars and teachers along with superior research facilities. The faculty is dedicated to anchoring all teaching and research firmly in the core disciplines of microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics. The first year of the program lays the critical foundation necessary for later work in field courses and dissertation-level research.

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The Department of Economics requires doctoral candidates to acquire certification in one major field and one minor field:

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• History of Political Economy
• Macroeconomics and International Economics
• Microeconomic Theory

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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Business Administration - Finance

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PhD Program

Duke's Fuqua School of Business

Duke’s Accounting group is committed to having a significant impact on accounting scholarship and accounting practice through world-class research and teaching. We invite you to explore our website to discover the world of Accounting at Fuqua .

Accounting involves the creation and use of information within and outside organizations. Accounting research investigates questions about how information is gathered, organized and used by individuals and by markets, and encompasses managerial accounting issues, assurance (auditing) issues, taxation issues and financial accounting/reporting issues.

We invite you to explore our program and curriculum . You’ll quickly realize that Fuqua’s accounting Ph.D. program is unique in three respects. First, our accounting faculty span the analytical paradigm (which seeks to model one or more phenomena in a stylized setting) and the empirical-archival paradigm (which relies primarily on historical data and statistical techniques). This combination facilitates positive spillovers: Analytically inclined students will be exposed to empirical-archival evidence that can motivate the modeling of important phenomena, while Empirically inclined students will be exposed to the process of developing rigorous and economically grounded predictions.

Second, we emphasize collaborative work between and among students and faculty. We believe that learning occurs when students are directly involved in research. As an output of this approach, students in our program frequently co-author papers with faculty both during and after having completed the program, as you can see from the Student collaborations with faculty page. Our students have placed at many prestigious research institutions and received multiple awards, as you can see from the Placement & Awards page.

Third, our department offers numerous occasions for interaction with world-class researchers through various department-organized events, such as the Duke/UNC Fall Camp and the Accounting Theory Summer School. Please refer to the Events page for more information on these events.

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Duke University: The Fuqua School of Business 100 Fuqua Drive Durham, NC 27708

Paymon Khorrami is an Assistant Professor in the Finance area. Previously, Paymon was an Assistant Professor of Finance at Imperial College Business School. He received his PhD in Financial Economics from University of Chicago. Paymon’s research primarily focuses on asset pricing and macroeconomics in the presence of financial “frictions.” His other research interests include banking, behavioral finance, and household and firm inequalities. Paymon teaches courses on Derivatives and Risk Management.

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PhD Funding

The contributions of graduate students are highly valued in the university and Duke has a strong commitment to fully fund the PhD students it selects for graduate study for five consecutive years. The Graduate School and its graduate programs offer a wide array of financial support. Funding is available from annually allocated fellowship awards funds, instruction, endowed fellowships, foundation, and other private support, as well as federal and privately sponsored research grants, training grants, and fellowships. PhD students are also encouraged to independently seek out external funding as these opportunities often provide valuable recognition of a student’s academic potential and promise.

Students admitted to a PhD program are typically supported for a period of five years, provided that satisfactory academic progress is being made. Standard support packages for PhD students may include a scholarship that covers all or a portion of tuition and fees, health insurance, and a fellowship and/or assistantship stipend to help defray the cost of living expenses. Students with funding questions specific to their studies are encouraged to communicate with their graduate program.

Duke also provides tuition scholarships to PhD students in their sixth year who do not have tuition support from external or other institutional sources. Sixth-year PhD students are eligible to apply for a tuition scholarship if they have applied for but did not obtain external tuition funding or competitive Graduate School tuition funding for the sixth year of study.

Department and Program Fellowships and Assistantships

Tuition and fee scholarships for study toward a PhD are provided by The Graduate School. For information about fellowship and/ or assistantship stipends in a specific department or program, students should contact the director of graduate studies for their program. In general, a student’s support package may be composed of several different types of funding, including:

Full or partial scholarships to cover tuition, mandatory fees, and health insurance.

Fellowship stipends are awarded by the department or program. Many departments also offer endowed fellowships.

Training grant appointments for US citizens and permanent residents participating in federally funded training programs.

Research assistantships are available for graduate students whose training enables them to assist individual faculty members in certain departments.

Teaching assistantships , which are opportunities offered to graduate students for instructional training, offer roles such as preceptors and section leaders, tutors, and graders.

Some master’s programs utilize, when possible, the federal work-study program to help provide financial support. As a result, some departments may require or request that students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid so that eligibility for work-study funds can be determined. This form can be completed online at the Free Application for Federal Student Aid website, studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa .

Interdisciplinary Programs and Centers

In addition to the departmentally-based awards, several interdisciplinary programs and centers offer fellowship and assistantship awards to both incoming and continuing students interested in the program areas. These include programs in Documentary Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Visual studies, and in centers such as the Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies.

Fellowships for Incoming and Continuing Students

The Graduate School funds several competitive fellowships for incoming and continuing PhD students. For incoming students, selection is based on departmental nomination during The Graduate School application process. Continuing students interested in applying for Graduate School fellowships should follow the application procedures listed on The Graduate School Financial Support website. Selection of award recipients is made on the basis of academic merit and departmental recommendations.

Most fellowships for incoming and continuing students will provide a full tuition and mandatory fee scholarship, payment of student’s health insurance premium, and stipend support. Some awards also provide stipend supplements to the standard departmental stipend, research and/ or travel expense funding.

A comprehensive list of all available fellowships offered through The Graduate School can be found on the Financial Support website, as well as a funding database to assist in identifying funding opportunities. In addition to fellowships, The Graduate School also works to secure funding for advanced students who need to conduct research overseas in order to complete their dissertation projects. Additional information regarding these opportunities are also available through the school’s Find Funding database. For more information, visit gradschool.duke.edu/financial-support/find-funding .

National, Regional, and Foundation Awards

In addition to those awards available through the university, applicants are urged to compete for national and foundation awards available for graduate study. The Duke University Office of Research Support website, ors.duke.edu , lists awards available from a variety of federal and private sources, as well as awards funded by the university. External awards, which are prestigious and a valuable acknowledgement of a student’s intellectual capability and academic promise, typically replace departmental or The Graduate School fellowship awards.

Payment and Taxation of Awards

Students must be enrolled in The Graduate School in order to receive fellowship or assistantship support. Tuition and fee scholarships and health insurance payments are posted directly to a student’s bursar account by The Graduate School Office of Budgets and Finance.

Payments for both fellowships and assistantships are generally managed by students’ departments for distribution. It is highly recommended, however, that students sign up to receive stipend payments through direct deposit to their bank account. Under the Tax Reform Act of 1986, both fellowship stipends and assistantships are taxable.

For US Citizens: Fellowship stipends may be reduced, for tax purposes, by the amounts paid for tuition, mandatory fees (other than the health and recreation fees), and required books, supplies, and equipment. For general information about the taxability of scholarships and fellowships, students should see IRS publication 970, which can be found on the Internal Revenue website.

For International Citizens: Stipend payments are subject to withholding of federal and state income taxes, unless there is an existing tax treaty between the student’s country and the United States stating otherwise. Information concerning tax treaties by country can also be found on the Internal Revenue Service website. In addition, there is an IRS requirement that tuition payments for foreign students must be reported to the federal government. More information on taxation of foreign nationals and current tax treaties is available on the Corporate Payroll website.

Students have ultimate responsibility for ensuring that their tuition and fees are paid. Students should review statements received from the bursar’s office regularly and quickly resolve payment problems or issues that arise. Students with questions about their bursar accounts should contact the assistant to the director of graduate studies in their department, the bursar’s office, or The Graduate School Office of Budgets and Finance.

Payment of Awards

It is the policy of The Graduate School that full-time students may not complete more than 19.9 hours per week in non-dissertation-related research appointments, teaching assistantships or other instructional positions, or other financial support sources (both on and off campus).

Payment of graduate student scholarship, fellowship, and assistantship support are subject to the following policies:

Registration policy: Students must be registered in The Graduate School in order to receive fellowship or assistantship support

Satisfactory academic progress

Payment of bursar accounts for fall, spring, and summer

Refunds for withdrawal from school

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Quantitative Finance

The Quantitative Finance Concentration (QFC) in Duke’s MIDS program, in collaboration with the Duke Math Department, is designed to train students to keep pace with the big data science revolution in finance.

We offer a special collection of electives for students with a strong quantitative background to prepare them for their future careers in finance, banking, and insurance. Building on traditional statistics, econometric methods, and stochastic calculus, we teach students how to solve real-world quantitative finance problems by integrating machine learning, artificial intelligence, and decision optimization techniques with economic and financial theory.

Our QFC is unique in a number of ways. First, it is built on the core and cutting edge of the data science curriculum. Second, it expands quantitative finance’s traditional focus on financial markets to include broad sectors of finance such as banking, insurance, and other financial services. Furthermore, our QFC features an industry and career-focused education that combines strong academic rigor with real-world case studies and projects supported by financial industry practitioners.

For example, the “ Algorithmic Trading and Investment ” course teaches students how to develop quantitative trading algorithms and investment strategies that automatically interact with financial markets to achieve pre-defined goals. The “ Risk Management and Derivative ” course prepares students with the knowledge, techniques and practices of risk management necessary to pursue both academic and industrial careers in quantitative risk management in financial markets and banking services. In the “ Data Science and Decision Optimization in Banking and Financial Services ” course, students learn how to build models and find optimal decisions in finance and banking using data science techniques, traditional statistical skills, decision optimization methods, and economic and financial theory. Our  Insurance course  provides a good introduction to the business of life insurance and related mathematics.

To learn more about QFC, please view our slides  on the following topics.

• The Big Data Science Revolution: Why is Duke’s Quantitative Finance in a Data Science Program?
• Training Financial Data Scientists: What makes Duke’s MIDS Quantitative Finance Concentration (QFC) unique?
• Industry and Career Focused Education: How are QFC courses designed and taught?

Requirements

In addition to completing machine learning and all other MIDS core courses, students are expected to enroll in Quantitative Finance Concentration electives, attend industry speaker lectures, and participate in seminars to gain knowledge and master skills in their areas of interest.

The academic requirements for a Quantitative Finance Concentration are:

1. One course on career development in the finance, banking, and insurance industries

• Career Development – Fundamental of Finance Business Models

2. At least two foundational courses on quantitative methods in finance, such as:

• Financial Time Series
• Intro to Stochastic Calculus
• Machine learning

3. At least two courses on the application of quantitative methods in finance, such as:

• Algorithmic Trading & Investment
• Data Science & Decision Optimization in Banking and Financial Services
• Risk Management & Derivatives
• Case Studies in Quantitative Finance

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Our approach to education in quantitative finance are based on these three pillars:

Academic Courses

We offer wide range of foundational courses to equip students with solid quantitative skills from the introductory courses in probability and statistics as well as advanced courses in stochastic processes. We also offer course in Python and Machine Learning to develop skills in practical implementation of financial models. Currently we have select courses in quantitative finance and actuarial science.

Industry Speakers

Given the dynamic nature of the financial industry, industry speakers are an important part of our courses because they bring a fresh and practical perspective to the concepts and theories students learn in the classroom. The latest developments and work experiences that industry speakers share in their respective fields are helpful and informative for students as they plan their careers.

Select Industry Speakers for Quantitative Finance Courses:

• “Case Study on the Failure of Long-term Capital Management” – Massimo Cutuli . Mr. Cutuli is a Senior Fellow in the Duke MIDS Program and Chief Financial Risk Officer at Options Clearing Corp. Previously, Massimo held numerous risk management positions, including Chief Risk Officer of Optiver US, Head of Risk at Citadel Securities, and member of the London Clearinghouse Risk Committees. He holds an MS from Cornell University and an MS from Columbia University.
• “Applications of Data Science in Capital Markets Activities” – Kevin Benson . Mr. Benson leads the Data Strategy & Analytics (DSA) group for various data science solutions at RBC Capital Markets.  He previously worked in securitization and structured products at Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan.  Kevin holds a DPhil in theoretical physics from the University of Oxford and an AB in physics from Harvard University.
• “Risk and Quantitative Analysis at BlackRock” – Yan Chen . Mr. Chen is a Managing Director and leads U.S. Unconstrained Investment Risk in BlackRock’s Risk & Quantitative Analysis group. He previously worked at Lehman Brothers and AIG. Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. in Statistics from Duke University in 1997 under the supervision of Dr. Mike West.
• “Risk Parity, Low Volatility Anomaly and Defensive Growth Strategies” — Nick Alonso . Mr. Alonso is a Director within the Multi Asset Investments team at PanAgora Asset Management. He is responsible for multi-asset and defensive equity strategies, including alternative beta and factor-based strategies. Mr. Alonso is a CFA charter holder and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.
• “Quantamental – Use of Alternative Data for Fundament Investing” — Nate Edwards . Mr. Edwards is a data analyst at Durable Capital Partners.  Previously, he held similar positions at Suvretta Capital Management and Madera Technology Partners. He has been analyzing “alternative data” to support fundamental investing for over a decade.  Nathan holds a BS and MS from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MS from Emory University.
• Asymptotic Single Risk Factor (ASFR) Model and Commercial Loss Forecasting — Steven Zhu. Mr. Zhu is a former Director of Audit at Bank of America. He spent 20 years at Bank of America in various leadership roles in market risk, counterparty credit risk, and audit on trading book and CCAR models.  He has also worked in energy trading, derivatives research at Citibank and other major U.S. banks. Steve holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Brown University.
• Machine learning modeling for credit card risk management and profit optimization — George Krivorotov. Mr. Krivorotov is a senior financial economist at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency within the U.S. Department of the Treasury. At the OCC, George provides technical advice and oversight for complex models used in credit allocation, loss forecasting, climate risk management, and collateral valuation. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Minnesota.

Student Projects

The most important part of our applied courses is the class project. Class projects are supervised by faculty with significant financial industry experience. Students are required to write a research paper to complete their class projects. The research paper is evaluated by a panel of industry professionals in relevant fields.

In class projects, students are divided into small groups and work together to solve real-world problems. They learn the value of teamwork and how to apply theories and techniques to solve real-world problems and implement real-world solutions for finance and banking businesses in a simulated business environment with real deadlines.

Here are a select student projects for the Quantitate Finance Classes:

• Deep Learning for Structural Break Prediction in Equities Pairs Trading
• Trading Dispersion and Correlation
• Arbitrage Opportunities between ADRs and underlying securities
• Momentum Trading with volatility-based portfolio weighting scheme
• A delta-neutral trading strategy that exploits differences between historical and implied volatilities.
• Home Credit Risk Default Prediction with Machine Learning
• Predictive Modeling of Interest Rates with Neural Network
• Deep Dive into Data Analytical Modeling in Insurance Sector
• Offering/Targeting Decision Optimization in Retail Banking- Credit Card Example

October 2, 2023 - Quantitative Investment and Related Career Paths

Nicholas Alonso, CFA Director, Multi Asset Investments

Nick Alonso will discuss key themes and trends of Quantitative Investment. He will share his own experiences and career path in this fascinating field as well as provide advice to students who are interested in pursuing a career in quantitative finance.

Mr. Alonso is a Director within the Multi Asset Investments team. He is responsible for quantitative model research, development and enhancements for PanAgora’s Multi Asset strategies. He is also responsible for the development and management of the firm’s Defensive Equity strategies, including alternative-beta and factor-based strategies. Mr. Alonso joined PanAgora from Mellon Capital Management (formerly Franklin Portfolio) where he was a Quantitative Analyst primarily responsible for research and management of Market Neutral Equity portfolios. Mr. Alonso is a CFA Charterholder.

Education: University of Chicago, M.B.A. University of Florida, B.S. (Physics) University of Florida, B.A. (Mathematics)

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October 9, 2023 - Lunch & Learn with Optiver

Speakers include: Andrew Claxton, Quantitative Trader; Gergely Chikan, Software Engineer, and Massimo Cutuli, Chief Risk Officer.

Optiver, a premium trading firm, will host a discussion on quantitative trading as well as career opportunities at Optiver. This is a great opportunity to learn more about quantitative trading business in general and Optiver as a firm in particular.

October 20, 2023 - AI and Our Economic Future

Joseph H. Davis, Ph.D. Global Chief Economist and Global Head of the Investment Strategy Group , Vanguard

Joseph H. Davis, Ph.D., is Vanguard’s global chief economist and global head of the Investment Strategy Group. He leads teams that are responsible for Vanguard’s research and thought leadership agendas as well as the development and oversight of the firm’s investment methodologies and models.

Joe chairs the firm’s Strategic Asset Allocation Committee, which governs multi-asset-class investment solutions, and he is a member of the senior portfolio management team of Vanguard Fixed Income Group.

Joe is a frequent keynote speaker, has published white papers in leading academic and practitioner journals, and currently serves on the editorial board of The Journal of Portfolio Management and the Journal of Fixed Income.

Joe earned his B.A. summa cum laude from Saint Joseph’s University, earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics at Duke University, and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

April 2, 2024 - The Rise of Online Trading and Implications to Financial Systems and Regulations

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 12:00-1:00 pm Lilly Classroom (C104), Fuqua School of Business

A Conversation with Massimo Cutuli, Chief Financial Risk Officer, Options Clearing Corporation

From Meme Stocks to Zero-Day Options – The Rise of Online Trading and Implications to Financial Systems and Regulations –

Moderated by David Ye, PhD, Faculty in Quantitative Finance in MIDS and Mathematics, and an affiliated Faculty in Duke RESILE.

In this conversation, we will explore the explosive growth of online trading since the pandemics, from the stocks of big tech companies like Google to meme stocks like Game Stop, from traditional assets to cryptocurrencies. More recently, we have also seen dramatic growth in so-called zero-day options, which are also dubbed by many as a form of lottery tickets. The key questions that we would like to explore include:

• What are the context and possible reasons for these trends?
• What are the risks and impacts to financial markets?
• How financial regulations since 2008 Financial Crisis can help mitigate these risks?

Massimo Cutuli, the Chief Financial Risk Officer of the Options Clearing Corp, which is the largest Clearing House in the world that guaranteed these “lottery tickets.”  He is a seasoned risk officer with over two decades of experience at firms such as Optiver, Citadel Securities, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan.

Massimo has a successful career in Financial Services and Management Consulting. He is currently Chief Risk Officer at the Options Clearing Corp, the world’s largest clearinghouse for options trading.  Previously, he was the Chief Risk Officer for Optiver, USA, and has also held the Head of Risk position for Citadel Securities; worked in banking at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs. Massimo served as a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and London Clearinghouse risk committees. He received a BS in Aerospace Engineering and an MS in Space Science (University of London), an MS in Aerospace Engineering (Cornell University) and MS in Operations Research (Columbia University).

David Ye   – Associate Research Professor , Ph.D in Math, Duke University, 1991. David has held executive positions in several large financial institutions in his 25 years in the industry , including Chief Risk Officer for Nomura Americas and State Street Global Markets . He is currently teaching the Math 585 course on Algorithmic Trading and IDS/Math 789 Fundamentals of Finance Business Model .

Massimo Cutuli – Senior Fellow at MIDS, Cutuli is the Chief Financial Risk Officer of the Options Clearing Corp, the largest Clearing House in the world that guarantees options trading. Previously, he was the Chief Risk Officer for Optiver, USA, and has also held the Head of Risk position for Citadel Securities; worked in banking at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs. Massimo served as a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and London Clearinghouse risk committees. He received a BS in Aerospace Engineering and an MS in Space Science (University of London), an MS in Aerospace Engineering (Cornell University) and MS in Operations Research (Columbia University).

Hengzhong Liu – Executive in Residence, who has held senior and executive level roles at Bank of America, Citigroup and two other major US banks, where he managed decision science and quantitative risk teams in the retail as well as wholesale sectors. He received his PhD in Financial Economics from the Graduate Center of City University of New York. He currently teaches IDS 690/ MAT 590-02 – Case Studies in Quantitative Finance with a focus on Data Science Applications to Retail Banking.

Xavier Mela  – Holds a M .S. in Probability from the University Paris VI and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He has over 15 years of teaching a variety of math courses at Duke and UNC and is currently teaching the core mathematical finance courses, Math 581/582.  In addition, he also teaches mathematics for economics at the SKEMA business school.

Jason Xue – Jason has over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry and is currently Global Head of Insurance Risk at MetLife, one of the largest insurance companies in the world.  He taught the course on Fundamentals of Life Insurance. Jason holds a M.S in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a MS in Computer Science from Texas A&M University.  He taught a similar course at Columbia University.

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Grants and Contracts Administrator - Clinical Research Finance (Remote)

Durham, NC, US, 27710

School of Medicine

Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

Successful candidates will have previous clinical research administration experience and/or pre-award AND post-award administrative and financial experience.

OCCUPATIONAL SUMMARY

This position will be located within the School of Medicine Shared Research Administration Resource Group and will play an active role in working with specifically identified departments to manage their portfolio of grants and contracts.

Pre-award activities include support for clinical research, including trials, for PI initiated and Sponsor initiated studies, for multiple clinical research programs. 

Ensure all applications and contracts meet sponsor/agency and university guidelines adhering to the necessary internal and external deadlines.

Post-award activities include detailed reconciliation of assigned project budgets, preparing complex budget reports, preparing adjustments and corrections in assigned project budgets for further review and approval in order to meet project goals and federal requirements.

You will effectively manage assigned projects and financial project portfolios using independent judgment and discretion to make decisions that impact the compliance and successful completion of the clinical research studies.

You will build and maintain close collaborative working relationships with the Principal Investigators (Pls), key study personnel and colleagues throughout Duke to effectively manage the financial activities of research studies.

This position is responsible for managing and overseeing an assigned portfolio of complex grants and contracts using knowledge of grant and contract management rules and regulations, technical expertise, and analytical skills.

WORK PERFORMED

Pre-Award Job Responsibilities

• Develop budgets and budget justification in collaboration with PI/Research Team which include proofing the budget for inconsistencies, ensuring accuracy and compliance with study protocol.
• Arrange and participate in budget discussions.
• Prepare and submit grants and contracts through pre-award process utilizing both Sponsor and Duke regulations. Follow through to submission to Sponsor.
• Submit contracts through the SPS system for approval. Ensure receipt of sponsor signatures on final agreement.
• Advise the faculty/PI on administrative requirements in preparing proposal submissions.
• Assist faculty/PI and study team with development of internal cost assessment including the use/implementation of the Clinical Research Management System, if applicable.
• Obtain management approval on external and internal budgets before sending to the sponsor for review.
• If required prepare, coordinate and review proposal elements such as bio sketches, justifications and facilities & resources for consistency, accuracy, and completeness.
• Monitor compliance with agency and University regulations regarding submission; verify all financial information, including the application of the appropriate overhead rate for the project.
• Negotiate budget and payment terms with the approval from the Principal Investigator, research team and Grants and Contracts Manager.
• Review informed consent to ensure it is consistent with the budget and financial terms outlined in the agreement.
• Interpret contractual payment terms and prepare final contract and associated budget and documents for initial invoice.

Post-Award Job Responsibilities

• Read and develop a full understanding of the terms and conditions of the executed budget and payment schedule in order to set-up and effectively manage study finances.
• Manage the patient reimbursement process in a timely manner.  Monitor and determine appropriate charging of patient care expenses to the study fund codes.
• Promptly invoice, collect, deposit and record funds to the appropriate fund code according to the executed study budget and payment schedule for study start-up, ongoing per patient revenue, and all other earned invoice able payments.  Follow up as needed to ensure invoices are paid promptly.
• Manage overdrafts.
• Ensure that the Clinical Research Unit (CRU) Management Fee is transferred from study revenue to the applicable research infrastructure codes
• Close-out studies in a timely manner in compliance with School of Medicine (SOM) policy and the requirements of the funding agency, as applicable.  Transfer any residuals in accordance with Departmental and School of Medicine (SOM) policy. 
• Work closely with the study team to manage effort and make adjustments as needed to ensure that funding sources are properly aligned with the effort of faculty and study staff, while maintaining compliance with funding agencies policies.
• Monitor proposal and contract status and advise faculty/PI on requirements and deadlines associated with research protection protocols.
• Reconcile monthly budget reports and inform faculty/PI and/or supervisor of potential corrections/adjustments that have been made.
• Monitor compliance with agency and University regulations regarding reporting.
• Maintain financial records per the institutional document’s retention guidelines.

Administrative Job Responsibilities

• Produce reports and fiscal forecasts for the study team regularly during the study with enough detail for study teams to make informed decisions about their research portfolio, Hub accounts and funds available to support effort and other expenses.
• Develop project management plan for review by the faculty/PI or senior level grants administrator.
• Serve as primary liaison with sponsors, study personnel and PIs.  Collaborate, and communicate with other study personnel as required.  Communicate concerns clearly in a professional manner.  Respond timely to emails, phone calls and questions.  Refer more complex questions and escalate issues to others as appropriate.
• Interpret departmental policies and procedures, making decisions on specific operating problems and issuing instructions on behalf of unit.
• Apply federal and university rules to appropriately manage effort for individuals compensated, in whole or in part, from sponsored awards
• Submit reports to the Divisional Administrator/Business Manager/Leadership when requested.

DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES

Skills     

• Ability to analyze data and formulate conclusions.
• Ability to learn changing technologies related to grants and contracts management.
• Proficient use of computers; requires solid working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Access, Excel, Power Point).
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects/tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to create verbal and written reports.
• Knowledge of federal rules and regulations relating to research grant and/or contract activity
• Knowledge of Duke University policies and procedures relating to grant and contracts activity
• Knowledge of Duke University processes, systems and offices related to and/or involved in grant and contract submission and management.
• Understand and be able to apply federal and university rules to management of effort allocation for individuals compensated whole or in part from federal awards.
• Understand and be able to apply costing rules and regulations to federally funded projects.
• Experience with/Ability to perform required functions in SPS, R3, grants, duke and SES relating to assigned duties.
• Understand financial processes and controls including the reconciliation process

TIER STRUCTURE

Associate : Proficient as a grants and contracts administrator.

Advanced: Experienced, highly capable, and requires minimal oversight of work. Experience - 3 years of relevant experience (2 years for internal employees who have received 2 Exceeds Expectations on performance reviews). Training - RAA required in addition to 2 electives to prepare for AGM is required. AGM must be completed within 12 months.

Senior: Subject matter expert. May be responsible for mentoring and developing others. Experience - 6 years of relevant experience (5 years for internal employees who have received 4 Exceeds Expectations on performance reviews. CRA certification can also reduce the years of experience requirement to 5 years). Training - RAA and AGM required. Expected to attend all the appropriate internal updates.

Lead: Advanced tier competencies as well as responsibilities for mentoring and developing staff. Oversees work of others. May or may not carry same responsibilities as a full supervisor. Experience - 3 years of relevant experience (2 years for internal employees who have received 2 Exceeds Expectations on performance reviews). Training - RAA and AGM required. Expected to attend all the appropriate internal updates.

 The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Work requires communications, analytical and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program.

Research or grants education and/or certification is preferred.

Successful completion of the Research Administration Academy (RAA) Onboarding Training and registration in a learning track within the first 90 days is required.

The expectation is that the staff member will maintain the requirements for their level. Failing to meet these requirements will be addressed through the performance review process. Upon successful completion of expected training, the employee must maintain certification(s) by completing continuing education requirements.

No experience required for candidates who possess a Bachelor's or position. Master's degree in a field of study directly related to the specific area.

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