Business Continuity-Associate Project Mgmt

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers across the country. Feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com. 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 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 • Highly Desired - 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 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 • Highly Desired - 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