Business Continuity Program Manager

Requisition ID:  35082  

 

At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, our 8,000+ global associates proud to come to work each day, knowing that what we do impacts the lives of patients around the world. For Terumo, for Everyone, Everywhere.

 

We make medical devices and related products that are used to collect, separate, manufacture and process various components of blood and cells. With our innovative technologies and service offerings, we touch a patient’s life every second of every day and are committed to continuing to increase the number of patients we serve. Advancing healthcare with heart.

 

With some of the best and brightest minds in the industry, an unmatched global footprint, comprehensive benefits and a distinct culture, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is a great place to work, grow and be part of a team that is focused on making a difference. Join us and help shape wherever we go next. You create your future and ours.

Location: Lakewood, CO or Remote

 

The Business Continuity Program Manager will lead and mature our global business continuity program within a regulated manufacturing environment.  This role ensures the business continuity program effectively enables manufacturing operations and critical business functions to withstand and recover from disruptions while meeting regulatory requirements, maintaining product supply, and fulfilling customer commitments.

This position will partner closely with manufacturing sites, operations leadership and other critical functions to embed continuity and resilience into day‑to‑day operations and long‑term risk management. This role leads the Business Continuity Steering Committee and provides visibility and insights to senior leaders.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Build, implement and continuously strengthen the Terumo BCT Global Business Continuity Program in alignment with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and the Terumo Group Business Continuity Policy.
• Chair and lead the Business Continuity Steering Committee, engaging senior leaders in risk oversight, prioritization, and continuity‑related decision‑making.
• Prepare and deliver regular reports and dashboards for senior leadership outlining risk exposure, organizational readiness, and program gaps.
• Develop, refine and standardize tools and templates for key business continuity elements including business continuity plans, business impact analyses, risk assessment methods, tabletop exercises and event simulations, etc.
• Ensure tools and methodologies are scalable and consistently applied across our global network.
• Partner with functional stakeholders and global manufacturing operations to implement and sustain the Business Continuity Program, including:
  • Developing, maintaining, and enhancing site‑level and functional BCPs.
  • Conducting and documenting BIAs to identify critical processes, recovery priorities, and operational risk exposure.
  • Collaborating with key stakeholders to define recovery objectives, including Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs), Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (MTPD), and other continuity requirements.

 

• Support manufacturing sites in planning, facilitating, and documenting tabletop exercises and simulations including involvement with key extended stakeholders such as suppliers, customers, and community partners. 
• Assess preparedness and business continuity plan effectiveness, track corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement based on exercise outcomes and lessons learned.
• Design and deliver role‑based business continuity training and promote awareness of business continuity roles, responsibilities, and best practices across the organization.
• Serve as the business continuity subject matter expert during regulatory inspections, internal audits, and customer assessments, synthesizing continuity efforts across operations into a clear, cohesive narrative.
• Act as the primary coordination point for corporate, customer and other stakeholder business continuity and resilience‑related requests, ensuring timely and accurate responses within designated timeframes.
• Provide guidance or work direction to site or functional continuity coordinators as needed
• Support crisis management and incident response activities durin