Amgen

Director, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Amgen

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $188,432 - $254,938 per year

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About the role

  • Responsible for the strategic leadership, modernization, and global delivery of Amgen’s enterprise resilience capabilities
  • Lead the end-to-end BCDR service and drive the multi-functional Global Business Resilience Network (GBRN)
  • Define and implement a multi-year strategy for GBRN and BCDR aligned to enterprise risk, business priorities, and regulatory expectations
  • Develop and implement a modern, scalable global operating model across Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management, and Emergency Management
  • Lead service modernization initiatives, including process simplification, automation, self-service, and AI-enabled capabilities
  • Establish clear roles, responsibilities, governance, and RACI models across partners
  • Lead and develop a globally distributed team, including expanded delivery capacity in India
  • Ensure effective onboarding, training, cross-skilling, and knowledge transfer across the distributed team
  • Own enterprise Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP), and exercise programs
  • Ensure alignment and integration across GBRN disciplines and with enterprise crisis and incident management processes

Requirements

  • Doctorate degree and 4 years of experience in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery or related field OR Master’s degree with 8 years of experience in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery or related field OR Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of experience in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery or related field
  • At least 4 years’ experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.
  • In-depth knowledge of enterprise Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery programs and best practices
  • Experience designing and operating global service models and governance frameworks
  • Strong understanding of Business Impact Analysis and critical process/system dependencies
  • Proven ability to engage and communicate with senior business and technology leaders
  • Experience integrating Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery with crisis management, emergency management, or enterprise risk programs
  • Experience leveraging automation, AI, or analytics to improve operational or risk management services
  • Experience with BC/DR platforms, system integrations, or ServiceNow
  • Experience operating in regulated or highly controlled environments
  • Experience with shared services or global delivery models.
Benefits
  • A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions
  • Group medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
  • Stock-based long-term incentives
  • Award-winning time-off plans
  • Flexible work models where possible.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Business ContinuityDisaster RecoveryBusiness Impact AnalysisBusiness Continuity PlanningDisaster Recovery Planningprocess simplificationautomationAI-enabled capabilitiesgovernance frameworksservice models
Soft Skills
strategic leadershipteam managementcommunicationcross-skillingknowledge transferengagement with senior leadersresource allocationtrainingprocess integrationcollaboration