Express Scripts Canada
SeniorAdvisor,BusinessContinuityandDisasterRecovery
“Senior Advisor, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery at Express Scripts Canada. Skills: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Operational Resilience, risk management, stakeholder management. Lead Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and risk assessment activities. develop and maintain BCP/DR policies, standards, procedures, runbooks”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure the organization can continue operating through disruptions; meets all business continuity and disaster recovery requirements; reduce the impact of business disruptions; validate and apply the learnings and practices to lead recovery efforts during real incidents; report on outcomes; ensure critical systems and services can be restored during disruptions; drives the implementation of improvements identified through risk assessments, exercises, and real events
Industry & Context.
problem-solving skills
reference checks, background verification, federal government security clearance, Enhanced Reliability Clearance from the Federal Government, consent to the security screening process as mandated by federal regulations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in Disaster and Emergency Management (DEM), technology, or a related field., Five or more years of experience in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Operational Resilience, or a related risk management role., experience leading BCP/DR programs, including planning, testing, execution, and continuous improvement., Hands-on experience developing and executing IT disaster recovery plans in test or real-world scenarios., Good understanding of data center, infrastructure, application recovery, and technology recovery strategies., Ability to translate business impact and continuity requirements into practical technology and recovery solutions., stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and engage leaders and teams., Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills., Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, complex, and evolving environment., Experienced working with Microsoft-based technologies and modern IT environments., obtaining and maintaining a federal government security clearance is a condition of employment., obtains an Enhanced Reliability Clearance from the Federal Government.
Nice to Have
Professional certification from DRII, BCI, or equivalent is considered a asset., Professional certification from DRII, BCI, or equivalent is an asset.
What You'll Do.
Lead Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and risk assessment activities
develop and maintain BCP/DR policies
provide guidance and updates to senior leaders and governance committees
Identify operational risks
develop practical mitigation and prevention plans to reduce the impact of business disruptions
Plan and lead regular BCP/DR testing activities
validate and apply the learnings and practices to lead recovery efforts during real incidents
coordinating cross-functional teams
managing communications
tracking recovery progress
Oversee continuous improvements
drives the implementation of improvements identified through risk assessments
and lead Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCP/DR) strategies
Promote and uphold enterprise-wide operational resilience standards and practices.
Leads and drives excellence for enterprise operational resilience standards
processes and requirements
Create and maintain clear
repeatable documentation that maps critical business operations end-to-end
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
coordinating cross-functional teams; stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and engage leaders and teams; collaboration
Communication Scope
Excellent communication; provide guidance and updates to senior leaders and governance committees
Process & Methodology
Project Management Office
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