Director, Enterprise Resilience and Business Continuity Program Lead (Pharmaceuticals)

Location: Hybrid; United States — New York City, New York; Parsippany, New Jersey; Groton, Connecticut; or Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Requires domestic and international travel on short notice, including nights and weekends, and 24/7 availability for crisis and emergency issues.

Annual base salary: $162,900–$271,500, plus a 20% bonus target and eligibility for a share-based long-term incentive program.

Company

hirify.global is a multinational pharmaceutical company developing and delivering medicines and supporting global research, manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial operations.

What you will do

• Lead hirify.global’s global Business Continuity Management program within the enterprise resilience framework.
• Maintain BCM methodology, tools, guidance, reporting, governance, metrics, and continuous improvement processes.
• Support sites and functions in developing, implementing, testing, and maintaining integrated resilience programs and continuity plans.
• Coordinate loss prevention, emergency preparedness, crisis management, business continuity, disaster recovery, and operational risk activities.
• Identify emerging risks, dependencies, and operational impacts; advise leaders on mitigation priorities and track events affecting operations.
• Lead crisis response, recovery planning, resilience training, scenario exercises, assurance activities, and practitioner communities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a technical discipline.
• At least 8 years of practical experience implementing resilience programs in a large multinational organization or management consulting firm, or 7 years with a master’s degree.
• Experience as a BCM leader or global lead, including experience with global BCM, enterprise resilience, crisis management, disaster recovery, or related risk programs in a large, complex organization.
• Strong pharmaceutical-industry business acumen and management experience ideally spanning research and development, manufacturing, and supply chain management.
• Working knowledge of BIAs, risk assessments, recovery strategies, continuity planning, crisis response, exercises, and plan testing.
• Experience coordinating BCM, crisis management, emergency preparedness, disaster recovery, loss prevention, and operational risk.
• Ability to assess risks and vulnerabilities, translate findings into mitigation actions, support incident response and recovery, and restore critical operations.
• Ability to design and facilitate exercises, workshops, training, and preparedness activities; manage priorities and resources; influence stakeholders; and operate in a global matrix organization.
• Strong oral, written, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with flexibility to respond to changing priorities.
• Candidates must have permanent authorization to work in the United States by any employer.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline or MBA.
• Experience with resilience management software platforms.
• Knowledge of ISO 22301, DRI, BCI, or ASIS frameworks.
• Relevant certification, or pursuit of certification, in business continuity, resilience, emergency management, or risk management.
• Broad leadership experience, including influencing peers, developing and coaching others, and guiding colleagues to achieve business impact.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, matrixed environment with interaction across R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, legal, finance, digital, commercial, and global security functions.
• Hybrid work arrangement with frequent domestic and international travel.
• Paid vacation, holidays, personal days, caregiver/parental and medical leave.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, and additional retirement contributions.
• Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and eligibility.
• U.S. work visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future.

Hiring process

• The last day to apply is November 16, 2026.
• Local pay information may be provided during the first interview for secondary posting locations where pay-transparency regulations apply.