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Sightline Sr. Strategic Project Manager

Johns Hopkins Sightline: Unleash Your Impact


The Johns Hopkins Sightline Business Modernization Project is more than just a job - it's a mission. We're tearing down walls to unleash the full potential of our people. Baltimore ranked a top 2024 destination by the New York Times, is your backdrop as you join a dynamic and entrepreneurial team to reimagine the way Johns Hopkins works. We're not just simplifying processes and transforming technology - we're empowering people to focus on what matters most: research, teaching, patient care, and community impact.


Does this sound like you?

  • Thrive in fast-paced environments with daily new challenges and opportunities.
  • Are passionate about simplifying complex systems to change people’s lives.
  • Believe in transformation that empowers, not hinders, the front-line people.
  • Have experience in process improvement, technology implementation, or project management.
  • Enjoy analytical thinking and problem-solving.
  • Communicate clearly with a team.
  • Possess a desire to grow and learn.


Joining Sightline means you’ll

  • Work with cutting-edge technology.
  • Join a collaborative team of experts in higher education and healthcare.
  • Build new skills with a team that encourages creativity, innovation, and personal growth.
  • Gain valuable experience and expertise in process improvement, technology implementation, and change management.
  • Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement savings plans, telework options, and generous paid time off.


Become an architect of change and help shape the future of Johns Hopkins University and Medicine alongside a passionate team in Baltimore's vibrant hub.


Sightline is seeking a Sightline Sr. Strategic Project Manager to be an integral member of the JHU Finance and Sponsored Projects Teams. While this position will report to the Sr. Director of Financial Integration, the role will support the Sightline offices of Sponsored Projects and Finance, for both the University and Health System.


The Sr. Strategic Project Manager will be responsible for supporting all phases of project management during the development and implementation of new technology solutions, as well as transformation initiatives, for the functional areas of Finance and Sponsored Projects. The Sr. Strategic Project Manager will integrate the various workstreams and collaborate closely with Sightline’s functional teams, including Human Resources, Payroll, Supply Chain, and Technical teams, as well as other business operations/transformation initiatives.


The Sr. Strategic Project Manager will execute project management processes and methodologies to ensure Finance and Sponsored Projects are delivered on time and adhere to high-quality standards. This individual will be responsible for coordinating project plans, team and work assignments, guiding, and monitoring work efforts daily, identifying resource needs and escalating functional, quality, and timeline issues appropriately.


Candidates must possess excellent negotiation, facilitation, consensus-building, and diplomacy skills and will exhibit a strong customer service orientation.


Job Scope/Complexity

  • The Sr. Strategic Project Manager will oversee a diverse portfolio of highly complex projects, requiring advanced organizational and multitasking skills to successfully manage competing priorities. This role involves fostering and maintaining strong, trust-based relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and consultants to ensure alignment, collaboration, and successful outcomes.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • The responsibilities listed below are typical examples of the work performed in this position.
  • Not all duties assigned to this position are included, nor is it expected that everyone in this position will be assigned every job responsibility.


Project Management

  • Monitors and aligns project activities within the Finance and Sponsored Project functions, proactively addressing dependencies, facilitating collaboration, and driving the completion of all aspects of the implementation according to the project plan.
  • Establishes and maintains clear, streamlined communication channels across all stakeholder groups, ensuring that all parties are informed, aligned, and actively contributing to objectives and milestones.
  • Integrates multiple cross-functional processes and disciplines to meet functional goals.
  • Communicates proactively with stakeholders to encourage, identify problems, create solutions, and implement efficiency improvements.
  • Responsible for curating meeting agendas and materials for meetings with JHU Functional Leads, Office of Change Management, Transformation Office, Leaders and other stakeholders.
  • Reviews the risks, actions, items and decisions (RAID) log and proactively escalate concerns as needed.


Planning And Innovation

  • Collaborates with the finance and sponsored Projects teams to ensure project goals and objectives are clearly defined, measurable, and effectively aligned with the overall transformation strategy.
  • Ensures the project continues to stay on task and on time.
  • Employs innovative planning techniques to streamline project workflows, anticipate potential challenges, and proactively address them with create solutions.
  • Actively encourage and integrate input from cross-functional teams to implement innovative approaches that enhance project outcomes.


Analysis And Documentation

  • Ensures version control and organization of project documents for easy retrieval and audit readiness.
  • Document lessons learned and best practices to support continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
  • Produce high-quality documentation that meets Johns Hopkins standards and is appropriate for its intended audience.
  • Conducts thorough needs assessments to identify project requirements, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Prepares project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.


Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities 

  • Must possess all requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities noted in this position solicitation.
  • Must demonstrate strong critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills.
  • Ability to work on multiple priorities effectively and prioritize conflicting demands.
  • Must be well organized and detail oriented.
  • Ability to lead colleagues via influence and without authority.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain concepts to lay audiences and executive/leadership audiences
  • Self-starter with the ability to appropriately prioritize and plan complex work in a rapidly changing environment.
  • Results-oriented with the ability to produce products that deliver organizational benefits.
  • Proven success in meeting project deadlines and timelines.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree.
  • Eight years related experience in project management with proven ability to work independently on projects.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond HS Diploma/Graduation Equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Three to five years' experience supporting large portfolios in a higher education, healthcare or other complex setting.
  • Excellent writing, editing, and interpersonal skills.

 

 

Classified Title: Sr. Strategic Project Manager 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Sightline Sr. Strategic Project Manager   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PF  
Starting Salary Range: $85,500 - $149,800 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm 
FLSA Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/Mount Washington Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​Sightline  
Personnel area: University Administration 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

EEO is the Law
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

Accommodation Information
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit https://accessibility.jhu.edu/.

Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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