Strategic Business Continuity Program Manager

Resilienceforward; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine is seeking a Program Manager, Business Continuity to lead preparedness and response efforts, ensuring uninterrupted operations and coordinating with senior management across EH&S and Emergency Management. The role develops enterprise-wide continuity plans and aligns with external regulations.

The incumbent will schedule internal drills, work with IT for disaster recovery, and engage with local, regional, and national authorities on disaster planning and business continuity to

Responsibilities

• Develops a continuity of operations business plan using an all-hazards approach to assess any threat that could affect the Medical Center campus directly or indirectly.
• Sets the internal disaster drill schedule and content as directed in partnership with the Manager, Emergency Management.
• Collaborates with the Chief Information Security Officer to establish business continuity plans for IT, including disaster recovery.
• Evaluates and recommends changes to policies and procedures related to disaster planning and business continuity to ensure they are aligned with external rules and regulations and incorporate lessons learned from disaster drills.
• Determines roles for senior leaders within the HICS structure and ensures appropriate training and expertise of the senior management team to enable it to respond as required.
• Directs the activities of the Business Continuity Executive Management Committee, which will establish standards for business continuity.
• Develops and manages connectivity between the Hospital Command Center and the University Command Center, in addition to local incident command posts.

Job description

UChicago Medicine is seeking a Program Manager, Business Continuity to lead preparedness and response efforts, ensuring uninterrupted operations and coordinating with senior management across EH&S and Emergency Management. The role develops enterprise-wide continuity plans and aligns with external regulations.

The incumbent will schedule internal drills, work with IT for disaster recovery, and engage with local, regional, and national authorities on disaster planning and business continuity to