The Business Continuity Specialist will lead the design, implementation, and maturation of a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) aligned with ISO 22301:2019 for a global medical device organization. This is a hands-on implementation role — the specialist will be the sole dedicated resource driving the program from gap assessment through certification readiness across 15 business departments.

This position will interact with native English speakers on a daily basis.

Your Main Activities:

BCMS Governance & Framework:
– Establish the BCMS governance framework, including scope statement, BC Policy, RACI matrix, objectives, and KPIs.
– Design and implement a document control framework to standardize versioning, format, and distribution across all BC artifacts.

Business Impact Analysis (BIA):
– Facilitate structured BIA interviews with department BC Champions and Subject Matter Experts (~60–90 minutes per session).
– Create new BIAs for departments with zero coverage (IT, Finance, External BGM Ops, Sales Ops, Procurement, SIOP).
– Refresh and update existing BIAs from 2022–2023 to current MTD/RTO/RPO values.
– Consolidate findings into a cross-departmental risk register with recovery priorities.

BC/DR Plan Development:
– Develop the IT Disaster Recovery Plan in collaboration with IT leadership and infrastructure teams (~30–50 hours of stakeholder engagement).
– Author Incident Response Plan, Crisis Communication Plan, BC Strategies document, and department-level Business Continuity Plans.
– Create and maintain emergency contact lists and plan distribution records.

Exercise & Validation:
– Design the exercise program including scenario selection, scope, objectives, and evaluation criteria.
– Facilitate tabletop exercises with cross-functional participants.
– Produce post-exercise reports with findings, lessons learned, and corrective actions.

Audit Readiness & Continual Improvement:
– Conduct internal audit of the BCMS against ISO 22301 clause requirements.
– Facilitate the management review cycle and document corrective actions.
– Deliver a Certification Readiness Assessment as the final program output.

Project Governance:
– Deliver weekly status reports to the project sponsor and monthly steering committee updates.

You need to have experience with:
– Implementing or maturing BCMS programs in regulated or complex operational environments.
– Facilitating Business Impact Analysis across multiple departments with varying levels of BC maturity.
– Developing BC/DR plans, incident response procedures, and crisis communication frameworks.
– Designing and facilitating tabletop exercises and producing actionable post-exercise reports.
– Conducting internal audits against ISO management system standards.
– Stakeholder management across technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership.
– Working independently as the sole program driver with minimal supervision.
– Strong written communication skills for policy, plan, and report authoring.

You will stand out if you have:
– Fluent English skills.
– Proven track record working with U. S. -based companies.
– Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Risk Management, Business Administration, or related field.
– 5+ years of experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, or related roles.
– Experience in the medical device or healthcare industry.
– Familiarity with complementary frameworks such as:
– ISO 27001 (Information Security)
– ISO 31000 (Risk Management)
– HITRUST CSF
– HIPAA
– NIST Cybersecurity Framework
*Relevant certifications (a plus, not required):
– ISO 22301 Lead Implementer
– CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Professional)
– MBCI (Member of the Business Continuity Institute)
– CISSP, CISA, or CRISC

If you like it, just apply and good luck!
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