Business Continuity Program Manager

About the role

The Business Continuity Program Manager will lead and mature our global business continuity program within a regulated manufacturing environment. This role ensures the business continuity program effectively enables manufacturing operations and critical business functions to withstand and recover from disruptions while meeting regulatory requirements, maintaining product supply, and fulfilling customer commitments.

Responsibilities

• Build, implement and continuously strengthen the Terumo BCT Global Business Continuity Program in alignment with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and the Terumo Group Business Continuity Policy.
• Chair and lead the Business Continuity Steering Committee, engaging senior leaders in risk oversight, prioritization, and continuity-related decision-making.
• Prepare and deliver regular reports and dashboards for senior leadership outlining risk exposure, organizational readiness, and program gaps.
• Develop, refine and standardize tools and templates for key business continuity elements including business continuity plans, business impact analyses, risk assessment methods, tabletop exercises and event simulations, etc.
• Ensure tools and methodologies are scalable and consistently applied across our global network.
• Partner with functional stakeholders and global manufacturing operations to implement and sustain the Business Continuity Program, including:
• Developing, maintaining, and enhancing site-level and functional BCPs.
• Conducting and documenting BIAs to identify critical processes, recovery priorities, and operational risk exposure.
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to define recovery objectives, including Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs), Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (MTPD), and other continuity requirements.
• Support manufacturing sites in planning, facilitating, and documenting tabletop exercises and simulations including involvement with key extended stakeholders such as suppliers, customers, and community partners.
• Audit preparedness and business continuity plan effectiveness, track corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement based on exercise outcomes and lessons learned.
• Design and deliver role-based business continuity training and promote awareness of business continuity roles, responsibilities, and best practices across the organization.
• Serve as the business continuity subject matter expert during regulatory inspections, internal audits, and customer assessments, synthesizing continuity efforts across operations into a clear, cohesive narrative.
• Act as the primary coordination point for corporate, customer and other stakeholder business continuity and resilience-related requests, ensuring timely and accurate responses within designated timeframes.
• Provide guidance or work direction to site or functional continuity coordinators as needed
• Support crisis management and incident response activities during major disruptions

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• Experience: At least 8 years of total professional experience in an environment relevant to the role required. Minimum 3 years of experience in business continuity, operational resilience, risk management, or compliance. Demonstrated experience in regulated manufacturing environments (medical device, biotech, pharmaceutical, or similar).
• Experience supporting audits, regulatory inspections, and customer assessments related to continuity and resilience preferred.
• Familiarity with ISO 22301 required.
• Familiarity with FDA regulations and ISO 13485.
• Skills: Strong operational mindset with the ability to translate business continuity requirements into practical actions. Excellent analytical, organizational, project management and problem-solving skills. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with associates at all levels of the organization including operations leaders, senior executives, and external stakeholders. Ability to convey complex ideas in clear, concise, and well-structured written and verbal communications. Demonstrated leadership and influence without direct authority. High degree of professionalism, integrity, and discretion when handling confidential information. Ability to manage multiple priorities, respond with urgency during disruption events, and meet tight deadlines. Proficient with standard business software tools and reporting systems.
• Certifications: Certified Business Continuity Planner (CBCP) preferred. ABCP, AMBCI, MBCI, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer, or related certifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in business continuity, operational resilience, risk management, or compliance.
• Demonstrated experience in regulated manufacturing environments (medical device, biotech, pharmaceutical, or similar).
• Working knowledge of ISO 22301 required.
• Familiarity with FDA regulations and ISO 13485.

Benefits

Competitive total reward offerings that consist of compensation, benefits, recognition, along with a wealth of other well-being, work-life and recognition programs which support in unlocking the potential for you and your family. Included in our expansive list of benefits offerings are multiple group medical, dental and vision plans, a robust wellness program, life insurance and disability coverages, also a variety of voluntary programs such as group accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and much more. To help you save for retirement, we offer a 401(k) plan with a matching contribution and for work-life balance we have vacation and sick time programs for associates.

Pay

$120,200.00 to $150,200.00 - Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data

Schedule

Full-time

Benefits

Includes multiple group medical, dental and vision plans, a robust wellness program, life insurance and disability coverages, also a variety of voluntary programs such as group accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and much more. To help you save for retirement, we offer a 401(k) plan with a matching contribution and for work-life balance we have vacation and sick time programs for associates.

Location

Lakewood, Colorado or Remote

Travel

International travel required (up to 25%)

Physical Requirements

Typical Office Environment requirements include: reading, speaking, hearing, close vision, traverse, bending, sitting, and occasional lifting up to 20 pounds. In addition, when visiting Manufacturing sites, Manufacturing Environment requirements include: use of personal protective equipment, gowning of clean room attire, standing and walking for extended periods, presence of solvents used to bond plastics.