Location: US, VA, Charlottesville
Company: UVAHealth
As a recognized subject matter expert and trusted advisor, you will own and advance the business continuity management lifecycle across planning, testing, and governance. You will partner with clinical, operational, academic, administrative, technology, and security stakeholders to identify vulnerabilities, develop practical recovery strategies, and ensure continuity plans remain effective, current, and auditable.
Job role:
- Emphasis on automation, innovation, governance, and continuous improvement.
- Conducting rigorous business impact analyses to identify critical processes, dependencies, single points of failure, and appropriate recovery time objectives.
- Developing, maintaining, and strengthening business continuity plans and disaster recovery plans for essential operations and systems.
- Partnering with Information Security and Technology teams to prepare for ransomware, data loss, infrastructure outages, and other disruptive cyber incidents.
- Designing and leading tabletop exercises, simulations, and operational tests to validate recovery capabilities and identify improvement opportunities.
- Facilitating governance forums and presenting program updates, risk trends, and recommendations to senior leaders.
- Translating complex continuity and resilience data into clear, credible narratives that support timely executive decisions.
- Analyzing end-to-end processes and diverse data sets to identify risk patterns and design effective controls.
- Serving as a trusted advisor during active incidents, helping response teams and organizational leaders evaluate priorities and make informed decisions.
- Building a culture of preparedness through training, education, and practical guidance that helps team members understand their responsibilities during an emergency.
- Mentoring junior colleagues and providing expert guidance to cross-functional initiatives.