Business Continuity Program Manager

Children's Wisconsin

$80K — $100K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in healthcare, emergency management, business or related field
  • 2+ years of project management experience in relevant domains
  • 2+ years of business analysis experience focusing on process-oriented interviews
  • Experienced in consulting methodologies for Business Continuity Management
  • Strong proficiency in information systems and Microsoft tools (SharePoint, Excel, Word, Visio, Adobe Acrobat)
  • Knowledge of electronic health records and their application in a clinical setting
  • Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills for effective collaboration

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and implementation of a comprehensive business continuity program
  • Coordinate risk assessments and Business Impact Analyses across departments
  • Establish governance policies and standards for business continuity
  • Oversee updates of department-level continuity plans to ensure compliance
  • Develop and facilitate training programs and exercises for staff
  • Serve as an advisor within the Hospital Incident Command System during activations
  • Support post-incident recovery processes and after-action reviews

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with on-site and remote flexibility
  • Collaborative team culture within a prominent healthcare organization
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Engagement with leadership across clinical and operational departments
Full Job Description
Children's Wisconsin is seeking a Business Continuity Program Manager to lead the development and integration of a system-wide resilience strategy that ensures critical clinical and business operations can be sustained or rapidly restored in the face of any disruption. Location: Hybrid (onsite and remote); must reside within driving distance of Children's Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI. What you will do: Leads the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of a comprehensive, system-wide business continuity program aligned with emergency management and an all-hazards framework. Ensures the health system can maintain or rapidly restore critical clinical and business operations during and after disruptions, including natural disasters, cyber incidents, supply chain failures, and public health emergencies. Partners closely with clinical, operational, administrative leaders to integrate continuity strategies into daily operation and regulatory preparedness requirements. Essential Functions - Develops, coordinates and maintains a system-wide Business Continuity Program aligned with Emergency Management and enterprise risk management. Establishes governance structures, policies, and standards for business continuity across hospitals, clinics, and corporate functions. - Leads program maturity efforts using recognized frameworks (e.g., all-hazards approach, regulatory healthcare expectations). - Facilitates Business Impact Analyses with departments to identify critical functions, dependencies, recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs). - Conducts continuity risk assessments aligned with the system's Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA). Prioritizes recovery strategies based on patient safety, regulatory requirements, and operational impact. - Oversees development, review, and updates of department-level business continuity plans. Ensures alignment between continuity plans, emergency operations plans, and IT disaster recovery plans. Facilitates annual reviews of business continuity process, system, and program documentation. - Designs and delivers training programs for leaders and staff on business continuity roles and expectations. Develops and facilitate exercises (tabletops, functional exercises) to validate continuity plans. - Serves in a leadership or advisory role within the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) during activations. Provides subject matter expertise on operational continuity, service line prioritization, and recovery strategies. Supports post-incident recovery and after-action processes. What you will need: Education: - Bachelor's Degree healthcare, emergency management, business or related field required Experience: - 2+ years Project management and group facilitation experience, specifically managing process improvement, information technology or healthcare projects preferred - 2+ years Business analysis experience, specifically in process-oriented interview domains preferred - 2+ years Practical working knowledge of consulting and industry methodolgies that support effective Business Continuity Management program development preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to negotiate collaborative efforts with other departments and to implement patient safety standards and guidelines. - Ability to problem solve, make independent decisions, formulate reports, perform statistical analysis and interpret data. - A high level of analytical ability to resolve complex patient care problems, administrative problems and research issues. - High level of proficiency in information systems and computer operations (including with Microsoft SharePoint, Excel, Word, and Visio, Adobe Acrobat,) in a hospital environment. - Knowledge and experience working directly with electronic health records. - Strategic thinking and program development - Cross-functional collaboration and influence - Crisis leadership and decision support - Analytical skills (risk, BIA, prioritization) - Communication with frontline to executive audiences - Change management and program implementation Certifications/Licenses:

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