Business Continuity Specialist - TEMPORARY

How many people can answer the question, "What do you do for a living?" with the answer, "I help find cures for cancer." At LLS, employees take our mission seriously. Whether you work in one of our regions, are an accountant at the national office or a specialist in our Information Resource Center, you work each day on making our mission a reality: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Join us and give new meaning to the word, "job."
 
Summary: This role is responsible for supporting the Senior Director of Business Continuity in the implementation and maintenance of the BC lifecycle, emergency response, and crisis management. The primary program components are the enterprise-wide business impact analysis (BIA), the business continuity planning process, conducting BC and emergency response exercises, and supporting program reporting to senior leadership. The position supports business impact analysis; training on business continuity to business units; and supports risk assessments as required. Supports the areas of the organization responsible for business continuity planning and the processes that ensure that various organizational departments and the enterprise as a whole are prepared to respond and recover from an extended business disruption. Relentlessly pursuing cancer cures.
 
**** TEMPORARY POSITION - 9 months assignment. Staffed through TCWGlobal ****
 
Accountabilities: 
 
Business Continuity & Crisis Management
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<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Monitor threats across the United States that may impact LLS operations, such as weather, natural disasters, and civil unrest.</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Act as an Incident Leader, following established SOPs and/or playbooks</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Launch emergency communication plans as necessary</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Help develop awareness and training in support of the Business Continuity Program</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Help conduct the business continuity lifecycle on a defined basis, including business impact analyzes, business continuity planning, training, and exercises</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Help plan and coordinate regular cross-functional crisis response training exercises</li>
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Disaster Recovery
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<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Help coordinate with the Disaster Recovery Manager and Technology leads for disaster recovery plan development, updates, and annual tests</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Monitor and maintain the master schedule for disaster recovery plan development, updates, and testing.</li>
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Risk Management & Assessment
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<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Assist with due diligence efforts for new vendors and service providers, and assessment of established vendors and service providers</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Help review and audit LLS emergency office procedures to ensure local information is up to date and accurate</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Provide training to staff prior to high-risk events (i.e. TNT)</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Maintain a working knowledge of the LLS's mission and programs to promote the Society's innovation funding, research, and mission initiatives</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Perform other related duties as assigned</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Regularly inquire and audit critical SaaS platforms to ensure they can meet business needs</li>
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Key Competencies:  
 
Education & Experience Requirements: 
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<li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Business Continuity certification preferred (e.g., Associate or Certified Business Continuity Professional)</li>
<li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2-3 years of experience in Business Continuity preferred</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Capable of managing multiple priorities effectively</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Excellent communication and organizational skills</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Resourcefulness, problem solving acumen</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Cross-functional project management experience preferred</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Enthusiastic, self-motivated and committed to excellence</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Strong attention to detail and highly organized</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Knowledge of MS Office Suite with enhanced Excel knowledge (i.e. pivot tables, VLOOKUPs)</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Adept at developing relationships across multiple departments and levels of an organization</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ability to influence without authority while balancing risks in ambiguous situations</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Proven experience supporting business continuity programs and documentation</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thorough knowledge and understanding of business continuity and crisis management planning techniques, technologies and best practices</li>
<li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Other duties as needed to support Business Operations</li>
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Physical Demands & Work Environment:
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<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Physical demands are minimal and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work environment is primarily work from home, and representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Must be available to work evenings/weekends and/or on short notice as needed for an incident response should an event occur.</li>
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The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees.  Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
Disclaimer
LLS is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in its workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender, gender identity and expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, race, color, creed, national origin/ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic predisposition or information, physical or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. LLS seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission and where they will join a cohort of others who have chosen to call LLS home. LLS complies with all applicable laws which prohibit discrimination and harassment in the workplace, and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment supportive of all of our employees and the communities we serve.

Business Continuity Specialist - TEMPORARY - Remote

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