Tara Falk

Tara Falk serves as Senior Associate Director of Programs at Emory Orthopaedics at Emory University, where she provides strategic financial and operational oversight for clinical research initiatives and departmental programs. Her responsibilities include managing the business portfolio for the Emory Human Performance Institute (EHPI), overseeing financial allocations across Orthopaedics programs, and supporting the financial and regulatory components of clinical research operations.

Tara brings extensive expertise in clinical research administration, with a particular focus on research budgeting, coverage analysis, and financial management of industry-sponsored clinical trials. She assists with the development and review of research budgets, evaluates coverage analyses and clinical trial agreements, and supports appropriate research conduct across multiple clinical sites. In addition, Tara plays an integral role in managing the department’s clinical research team and contributes to the development of fellowship and training grant applications.