Business Resilience Manager - Remote (Solventum)

3mcompany; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Solventum is seeking a Business Resilience Manager to lead enterprise BCM governance and program delivery. You will coordinate Recovery, Crisis Management, Technology and Operational resilience across global operations, driving BIA cycles and continuity risk assessments.

You will translate audit findings into actionable remediation and develop executive dashboards to report trends and gaps to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 10+ years in resilience, disaster recovery, crisis management, or risk management.
• Professional certification in business continuity and/or emergency management (e.g., CBCI, CBCP, MBCI).
• Experience with ISO 22301 and related standards is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise Business Resilience program, governance, and BCM operating model.
• Coordinate cross-functional continuity efforts across IT, supply chain, and operations.
• Develop BIAs, continuity plans, and executive dashboards for resilience metrics.
• Design exercises, debriefs, and remediation tracking to close gaps.

Skills

Business resilience

Crisis management

Risk management

Project management

Governance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a related field

Tools

ServiceNow BCM

Horizon

Everbridge

Job description

Business Resilience Manager - Remote (Solventum)### Business Resilience Manager - Remote (Solventum)Apply: Remote: Remote - Minnesota: Full time: Posted Today: R01134561At Solventum, we improve lives by helping healthcare professionals do their best work. Join a team using innovation and insight to make a real impact on the future of healthcare. All roles listed are with Solventum, and we’re committed to protecting your personal information—learn more in our Privacy Policy: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/legal/website-privacy-statement/applicant-privacy/**Job Description:****Business Resilience Manager (Solventum)** 3M Health Care is now SolventumAt Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue. We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you. **The Impact You’ll Make in this Role** The Business Resilience Manager will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Solventum’s enterprise Business Resilience program. The role will establish the governance, methodologies, standards, tools, and assurance activities necessary to strengthen organizational preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience across Solventum’s global operations.Working within Global Security and in close partnership with business units and functions, the Manager will coordinate Business Resilience with Crisis Management, Technology Resilience, Cybersecurity Incident Response, Manufacturing and Operational Technology resilience, Supply Chain, Enterprise Risk Management, and other related disciplines. The role will help ensure that business-defined recovery requirements, technology recovery capabilities, operational dependencies, and crisis decision-making processes are aligned.The Manager will lead enterprise Business Impact Analysis and continuity-planning cycles, establish minimum program and plan requirements, maintain an integrated view of critical business services and dependencies, oversee exercising and corrective-action management. The role will also support the delivery of Internal Audit and management remediation commitments related to business resilience.This is a hands-on program management role requiring the ability to translate strategy and audit requirements into practical methodologies, accountable workstreams, measurable outcomes, and sustainable business practices. **Program Governance**Lead the operationalization of Solventum’s Business Resilience governance framework.Develop and maintain the BCM operating model, program charter, policies, procedures, methodologies, standards, and annual program plan.Identify and implement opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence and automation to strengthen business resilience capabilities, including risk identification, scenario analysis, business impact analysis, crisis preparedness and response.Serve as principal program lead for the BCM system and associated program data.Coordinate alignment across Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Technology Resilience, Cybersecurity Incident Response, Manufacturing and Operational Technology resilience, Supply Chain resilience, Enterprise Risk Management, and other related programs.Translate Internal Audit, regulatory, and management findings into structured remediation plans with defined owners, milestones, dependencies, evidence requirements, and target outcomes.Monitor remediation progress, challenge delays or gaps, escalate material risks, and prepare regular status updates for program and executive governance bodies.Design and facilitate discussion-based and operational exercises that test governance, plans, recovery strategies, communication methods, dependencies, and decision-making.Establish an exception-management process for business areas unable to meet BCM standards or documented recovery requirements.Maintain defensible evidence supporting program implementation, control operation, management oversight, and remediation closure.Establish a consistent after-action process, including observations, root causes, accountable corrective actions, target dates, validation evidence, and closure approval.Analyze exercise and incident results to identify recurring or enterprise-wide weaknesses.Develop executive dashboards covering BIA coverage, plan quality, exercising, recovery capability gaps, overdue actions, exceptions, and remediation performance.Prepare regular program reports that identify trends, systemic risks, decisions required, and areas requiring leadership intervention.Create guidance, templates, toolkits, and communications that help business teams meet BCM requirements consistently.Champion responsible adoption of AI-enabled tools and emerging technologies to improve resilience insights, accelerate decision-making, and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the business resilience program.Represent the BCM program in governance forums, audits, assessments, major projects, and relevant risk discussions.Business Impact Analysis and Continuity RiskOwn and continuously improve the enterprise BIA and continuity-risk assessment methodology.Lead the enterprise BIA cycle and ensure appropriate coverage of critical business services, processes, products, locations, and supporting operations.Establish consistent criteria for assessing operational, customer, patient, financial, regulatory, legal, reputational, and strategic impacts.Guide business leaders and process owners in establishing recovery time objectives, recovery point objectives, impact tolerances, minimum resource requirements, and recovery priorities.Maintain an enterprise inventory of dependencies, including people, technology, data, facilities, suppliers, operational technology, equipment, utilities, logistics, and interdependent processes.Analyze BIA results to identify concentrations of risk, single points of failure, conflicting recovery requirements, and systemic dependencies.Facilitate alignment between business-defined recovery requirements and Technology Resilience application tiering, IT contingency planning, recovery strategies, and testing priorities.Escalate material gaps between required recovery outcomes and demonstrated recovery capabilities. **Crisis Management and Incident Support**Support with maintaining & improving Solventum’s Crisis Management Framework, including escalation criteria, team structures, roles, decision rights, communication protocols, activation procedures, and supporting playbooks.Ensure the Crisis Management Framework remains integrated with the wider Business Resilience program and aligned with business continuity and technology recovery arrangements.Provide specialist advice during crisis activations and significant disruptions.Support or coordinate situation reporting, action tracking, decision logging, stakeholder briefings, response documentation, and transition-to-recovery activities.Support with post-incident reviews and ensure lessons learned are translated into sustainable corrective actions. **Your Skills and Expertise** To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:* Bachelor’s Degree or higher AND 10 years of experience in business resilience, disaster recovery, crisis management, risk management, or a related field in a private, public, government or military environmentOR* High school diploma/GED and 14 years of experience in business resilience, disaster recovery, crisis management, risk management, or a related field in a private, public, government or military environment In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:* Professional certification in business continuity and/or emergency management, such as CBCI, CBCP, MBCI (previous or current)* Experience with ISO 22301 Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:* Familiarity with other relevant standards, regulations, and frameworks, including ISO 22317 / ISO 22361 / NIST SP 800-34 / NFPA 1600* Experience in conducting business impact analyses and developing business continuity plans* Previous manufacturing experience is preferred* Working knowledge of risk assessment techniques, BIA methodology, and recovery strategy development* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to turn data and interviews into clear findings and recommendations* Excellent planning, organizational, and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams to target dates* Proficiency with business continuity software platforms (ServiceNow BCM) and emergency notification systems (e.g., Horizon, Everbridge)* Knowledge of IT infrastructure, application recovery, and data protection principles sufficient to partner effectively with IT disaster recovery teams.* Familiarity with relevant standards, regulations, and frameworks, including:* ISO 22301 / ISO 22317 / ISO 22361* NIST SP 800-34* NFPA 1600* ASIS Business Continuity and Crisis Management Standards Work location: Remote-United StatesTravel: May include up to 25% (domestic / international)Relocation Assistance: Not authorized **Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).** **Supporting Your Well-being** Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $163,200 - $224,400, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-Rewards Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.Solventum is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process. Applicants must remain alert to fraudulent job postings and recruitment schemes that falsely claim to represent Solventum and seek to exploit job seekers.Please note that all email communications from Solventum regarding job opportunities with the company will be from an email with a domain of **@solventum.com**. Be wary of unsolicited emails or messages regarding Solventum job opportunities from emails with other email domains.Please note, Solventum does not expect candidates in this position to perform work in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.Solventum is an equal opportunity employer. Solventum will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.**Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.**