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Sr. Strategic Advisor- Transformation Office

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 – Strategic Advisor Transformation Office to be an integral member of the Transformation Team. This position will report to the Assistant Vice President for Finance and Administration Transformation.


The Strategic Advisor for the Transformation Office will be responsible for all phases of project management during the development and implementation of the new technology solutions. This individual will participate in strategic planning and tactical execution of transformation initiatives.


In collaboration with leadership, the successful candidate will support the planning, design, and implementation of the transformation component of the Sightline project, integrating the various workstreams and working collaboratively with Sightline’s functional teams including Human Resources, Payroll, Finance, Sponsored Research and Supply Chain, in addition to other business operations/transformation work.


The Strategic Advisor will execute project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, adhere to high-quality standards, and delight the customer. This individual will be responsible for coordinating project plans, team and work assignments, guiding, and monitoring work efforts daily, identifying resource needs, performing quality reviews, and escalating functional, quality, and timeline issues appropriately.


Candidates will have experience presenting to executives, end-users (faculty, students, and staff), and subject-matter experts. Candidate must possess excellent negotiation, facilitation, consensus-building, and diplomacy skills and will exhibit a strong customer service orientation.


Job Scope/Complexity

  • Projects will be extremely complex and varied and also require the ability to balance the demands of multiple projects.
  • Duties will also require building and maintaining strong, trusted customer and vendor relationships.


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.


Strategy/Leadership 

  • Collaborate with functional leads, transformation leads, and subject matter experts to contribute to the transformation projects for the enterprise.
  • Engage key project stakeholders to ensure the project is trending towards success.
  • Works independently and frequently oversees the work of others.
  • Provide project oversight for adherence to institutional standards and guidelines for security, project management, continuous service improvement, and customer service.
  • Develop improvement processes for operational use by the team to ensure the successful completion of a project or process.
  • Leverage technology to support business transformation strategies.
  • Build and maintain relationships through positive interactions.


Project management

  • Develop comprehensive project plans that merge customer requirements with team goals and coordinate resources during all project phases, from initial deployment plans through implementation.
  • Communicate proactively with all resources to encourage, identify problems, create solutions, and implement efficiency improvements.
  • Coordinate resources, both internal and external, to ensure project success.
  • Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
  • Establish a project timeline with appropriate stakeholders. Manage the project to achieve the approved timeline.
  • Integrates multiple cross-functional processes and disciplines to meet transformation goals.
  • Responsible for coordinating project activities and ensuring alignment with the strategies and objectives outlined by the Sightline Project Management Office.


Planning & Innovation

  • Create an organized plan that achieves the goals and objectives of the project and aligns with the overall transformation strategy.
  • Work with the key stakeholders to set timelines and expectations for project milestones.
  • Work with the project sponsor and virtual project team to determine the scope of work and available resources.
  • Develop innovative processes and solutions to resolve project barriers.


Analysis & Documentation

  • Produce high-quality documentation that meets Johns Hopkins standards and is appropriate for its intended audience.
  • Develop and maintain project documentation to include project proposals, charter, scope documents, test scenarios, project schedules, test plans, etc.
  • Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
  • Perform detailed analysis of core implementation tasks using data-driven decisions.
  • Develop measurable metrics to ensure the project continues to stay on task and on time.


Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSA’s)

  • 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.
  • Strategic business acumen and understanding of organization strategy, with an ability to design information systems to fulfill that strategy.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain concepts to lay audiences.
  • Experience working with and delivering clear presentations to senior and institutional leadership.
  • 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.
  • Strong critical thinker with problem-solving aptitude.
  • Team player with experience leading and collaborating cross-team to ensure successful delivery of solutions.
  • Proven success in meeting project deadlines and timelines.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline.
  • Five years of related work experience demonstrating increasing responsibility.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desirable.
  • Excellent writing, editing, and interpersonal skills.

 

 

Classified Title: Sr. Associate Strategic Initiatives 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Sr. Strategic Advisor- Transformation Office   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PG  
Starting Salary Range: $98,800 - $173,300 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Mount Washington Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​Sightline  
Personnel area: University Administration 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. 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/.

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 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.

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.

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.

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