Business Continuity-Associate Project Mgmt

Job Description:
This position will report within the Operations Strategic Planning & Risk department located in Thousand Oaks, CA. This position is required assists the organization in the deployment of corporate-wide strategies associated with business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident management planning

Responsibilities include:
• Working with a cross functional team, create/revise business continuity plans, in accordance to policies and standards, which are required to address critical business processes.
• Develop product business continuity plans for each of commercial products ensuring compatibility with each manufacturing site’s business continuity plans.
• Proven Project Management experience including:
o Overall timeline and project plan development
o Interaction with Subject Matter Experts
o Facilitation of team meetings
o Management to project milestone
o Regular reporting of project progress

Day to Day Responsibilities:
Working with leaders and subject matter experts across multiple functions, the candidate will be responsible to ensure business continuity plans are being created/matured in our system. The focus of this project will expand into other areas of the business after the first 30 – 60 days to span more broadly across the Manufacturing Network.

Preferred Requirements:
• 3+ years demonstrated experience managing Business Continuity initiatives preferred
•Proven experience in the development and testing of Business Continuity
Plans, Crisis Management Plans and Disaster Recovery Plans
• HighlyDesired - Demonstrated experience in developing business continuity plans in a high velocity supply chain environment. Experience in assessing and developing continuity plans for manufacturing plants and global processes
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and teaming experience
• Demonstrated ability to be organized and multi-task
• Demonstrated ability to complete project activities as needed in addition to overall management
• CBCP or equivalent certification a plus
• Supply chain and/or Biotechnology industry experience a plus
• Proficiency in using Microsoft-based office applications

Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:
(1) Skills designing and maintaining Business Continuity and Recovery plans; (2) Project Management experience in a high paced environment, preferably interacting with multiple levels of management; (3) Ability to handle multiple responsibilities, priorities, and tasks with minimal direction

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.