JHU Sponsored Projects Program Director/Business Systems Analyst (4 Levels)
- Employer
- Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Jan 15, 2025
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, IT & Technology, Other Business & Administrative Affairs, Technology Administration/Other
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.
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.
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Joining Sightline means you’ll:
Become an architect of change and help shape the future of Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System alongside a passionate team in Baltimore's vibrant hub.
JHU Sponsored Projects Program Director/Business Systems Analyst (4 Levels)
The Business Systems Analyst role encompasses four distinct levels of expertise within the Johns Hopkins University: Business Systems Analyst I, Business Systems Analyst II, Senior Business Systems Analyst, and Program Director. Each level plays a critical role in Sightline’s success in implementing and optimizing our new ERP system. Successful candidates will be assigned to a specific level based on a combination of their interest and the amount of related experience and education.
General Position Summary:
Sightline is seeking Sponsored Projects Business Systems Analysts to join our functional team, dedicated to reimagining the sponsored projects lifecycle. Analysts will work collaboratively with consultants and stakeholders across the enterprise to develop business requirements, create process and workflow documentation, and design and implement innovative solutions for sponsored award management. Analysts will focus on business processes, including managing award master data, post-award administration, compliance, revenue streams (ex. billings and letter of credit draws), financial reporting tools and analytics, and account closeout.
- Business Systems Analyst I will serve as a business function and system expert for module(s) or sub-modules(s) of the new ERP System focusing on understanding and documenting basic Sponsored Projects business processes. Working closely with internal stakeholders, the Business Systems Analyst I will utilize those requirements to identify appropriate technical solutions and any associated business process enhancements for the future state system. The position will also be responsible for contributing to associated testing and training activities including documentation and execution.
Full job descriptions for each of the four positions are available here.
Minimum Requirements
All levels require a bachelor’s degree. Business Systems Analyst II, Sr. Business Systems Analyst, and Senior Business Systems Analyst require experience with varied interpersonal and technical skills, along with demonstrated skills in interacting with members from all organizational levels to diagnose problems, develop, and implement that could be process or technically oriented.
Business Systems Analyst I
- Requires 4 years of progressively responsible experience working in the Sponsored Projects functional area or working in systems analysis.
- Requires two years’ experience as an ERP user.
Business Systems Analyst II
- Requires six years of progressively responsible experience working in the Sponsored Projects functional area or working in systems analysis.
- Requires three years of experience as an ERP system user.
Sr. Business Systems Analyst
- Requires eight years of progressively responsible experience working in the Sponsored Projects functional area or working in systems analysis.
- Requires four years of experience as an ERP system user.
Program Director
- Requires ten years of progressively responsible experience working in the Sponsored Projects functional area or working in systems analysis.
- Requires six years of experience as an ERP system user and some experience leading projects, with the desired skills of scoping, requirements gathering/definition, documentation, testing, training, and support.
Additional Information:
- The work hours will primarily be regular day shift office hours. However, there may be times when employees are required to work off hours to respond to project inquiries, adhere to project deadlines and meet the overall needs of a 24/7 health system/university.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in a higher education, academic medical center, and/or health care setting.
- Experience with a cloud-based ERP solution such as Workday, Oracle, or SAP.
- Experience with scoping, requirements gathering/definition, documentation, testing, training, and support.
- Lead position: Strategic leadership experience
- Additional experience may substitute for missing education and additional education may substitute for missing experience.
Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to listen and effectively synthesize information from subject matter experts; the ability to write and present clearly and concisely; and the ability to facilitate effective meetings and engage participants.
- Ability to create highly effective business analysis and project management artifacts.
- Ability to understand, analyze and document dependencies and impacts in a highly integrated system or within overlapping business processes.
- Ability to effectively work with loosely defined or high-level requirements and schedules.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft applications, especially Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to function effectively within a structured project management environment.
- Ability to provide mentorship and guidance to newer analyst
- Ability to lead, build, and develop highly collaborative cross-functional teams; ability to effectively supervise analyst with a range of experience.
- Works under frequent deadlines to adhere to project milestones.
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Ability to respond to needs of a 24/7 system-level operation, including during off hours.
Classified Title: Depends on hire
Role/Level/Range: Depends on hire
Starting Salary Range: (Low end of PD $62,900 - High end of PG
$175,000; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Exempt Status: Exempt
Personnel area: University Administration
This salary range does not include all components of the Sightline compensation program. This position may be eligible for a discretionary retention and performance bonus, based on individual performance and the school’s performance during the applicable fiscal year, as determined by the Vice President, Financial and Administrative Systems, Sightline in their sole discretion. Therefore, the actual compensation paid to the selected candidate may vary slightly from the salary range stated herein.
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.
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 HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.
The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.
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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