HR Specialist, Immigration

HR Specialist, Immigration – Duke University School of Medicine Work Arrangement: Remote; Must reside in the State of North Carolina. About the Role The HR Specialist, Immigration supports complex and specialized human resources and immigration activities across the School of Medicine. In this role, you’ll serve as a trusted advisor, ensure compliance with immigration and HR policies, and deliver excellent customer service to a diverse internal community. Responsibilities Serve as a trusted resource on routine and complex visa and immigration matters, providing guidance and support to managers, supervisors, and administrators. Interpret and apply Duke HR policies and immigration regulations, recommending best practices and ensuring compliance with University and regulatory standards. Build strong partnerships across the School of Medicine, Visa Services, and other Duke offices to address personnel issues, inquiries, and special requests. Provide immigration guidance by analyzing visa options based on candidate education, experience, job title, and responsibilities. Act as liaison between foreign nationals, Visa Services, sponsoring departments, and other stakeholders to coordinate and oversee visa processing. Manage onboarding processes, including I‑9 verification, documentation review, orientation scheduling, and system setup in payroll and HR systems. Accurately process HR transactions such as hires, transfers, terminations, schedule and pay changes, and position updates in alignment with established deadlines. Respond to a wide range of HR and immigration inquiries with accuracy, professionalism, and a strong commitment to excellent customer service across written, verbal, and electronic communication channels. Qualifications A high school diploma or equivalent is required. A minimum of five (5) years of related human resources, payroll, or administrative experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Prior visa/immigration experience preferred. Compensation and Benefits Anticipated Pay Range: USD $20.52 to USD $32.86 annually, with additional factors considered. Duke provides comprehensive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members. Learn more at Equal Opportunity Employer Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy‑related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status. Essential Physical Job Functions Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and reasonable accommodation(s) can be requested with Duke Access and Accommodations Services (email: View email address on click.appcast.io; phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io). #J-18808-Ljbffr ImmigrationJobs