BCDR Program Leader: IT Resilience for Healthcare

UT Southwestern; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (Day 1)

Paid Time Off

Retirement program

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas seeks a seasoned Program Manager to design, coordinate, and sustain the IT Information Resources Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery program. This role focuses on a repeatable, auditable approach to keeping IT services available and ensuring quick recovery of critical systems during disruptions.

The position requires strong governance, cross-functional collaboration with IR leadership, Information Security, and university

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: 5 years in IT, business continuity, disaster recovery, risk management, or program management.
• Healthcare/academic medical center experience preferred.
• Certifications: CBCP, MBCI, ITIL, PMP, CISSP or similar

Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain, and improve the IT BCDR program including governance, standards, methodologies, and documentation.
• Define scope, objectives, and success metrics aligned with risk management and resilience goals.
• Coordinate enterprise BIAs and risk assessments to identify critical services and recovery priorities.
• Lead development, maintenance, and validation of disaster recovery plans across on‑premises, co‑location, and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with safety and continuity teams to align IT recovery with institutional plans.
• Plan, coordinate, and evaluate regular DR tests and tabletop exercises; track findings and actions.
• Work with IR infrastructure, application, cloud, identity, and security teams to embed recovery requirements in system design.
• Maintain documentation for audits and regulatory reviews; ensure alignment with UT System policies.
• Develop dashboards and executive summaries on program maturity, readiness, and risk posture.
• Monitor industry trends and recommend improvements to tools, processes, and governance.
• Manage timelines, deliverables, and dependencies across teams; promote awareness and training.

Skills

Business continuity

Disaster recovery

Risk management

Program management

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas seeks a seasoned Program Manager to design, coordinate, and sustain the IT Information Resources Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery program. This role focuses on a repeatable, auditable approach to keeping IT services available and ensuring quick recovery of critical systems during disruptions.

The position requires strong governance, cross-functional collaboration with IR leadership, Information Security, and university