Director, Resilience
GE Healthcare
Job Description Summary
The Director, Resilience, plays a vital role in implementing the company’s resiliency strategy within a designated business Segment and supporting Function. The company is structured into four business Segments—Imaging, Pharmaceuticals (PDx), Patient Care Solutions (PCS), and Advanced Visualization Solutions (AVS)—supported by enterprise Functions such as HR, Finance, and others. This role is embedded within the Resilience Center of Excellence (COE) and focuses on delivering resilience capabilities tailored to the operational needs of the assigned areas.Reporting to the Global Head of Business Continuity & Resiliency, the Director is responsible for executing business continuity and end-to-end resiliency initiatives at the Segment and Function level. The role partners closely with business leaders to embed resilience into planning, strengthen preparedness, and ensure alignment with enterprise standards. While the Director may contribute to broader COE efforts, the primary focus is on Segment-specific execution and support.
This role requires strong strategic influence, program management skills, a collaborative focus, and the ability to translate strategy into practical, business-aligned solutions.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate the development of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) for critical sites and functions, aligned with enterprise resilience goals.
- Drive end-to-end supply chain resiliency planning by assessing threats, identifying risks, mapping value streams, and supporting strategies for high-priority operations.
- Collaborate with Disaster Recovery teams to ensure application recovery aligns with business continuity objectives.
- Integrate real-time risk intelligence into Segment and Function strategies to enable proactive risk management and faster response.
- Prioritize and lead complex mitigation initiatives that reduce risk and align with business priorities.
- Serve as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to Segment and Function leadership, guiding mitigation actions and influencing decisions on resilience investments and operational risk.
- Support climate risk assessments focused on physical threats (e.g., extreme weather, flooding, wildfires) to critical sites and infrastructure, and lead segment mitigation strategies that enhance long-term operational resilience.
- Participate and at times lead crisis response efforts, including coordination, mitigation, and post-event reviews.
- Lead training and awareness efforts to build resilience capability and embed a culture of preparedness.
- Collaborate with technology, data, and operations teams to enhance resilience tools, dashboards, and reporting for real-time visibility and program management.
- Coordinate with the Resilience COE and Segment/Function stakeholders to uphold governance standards and contribute to the continuous improvement of the enterprise-wide resilience program.
- Track and report on resilience KPIs, operational outages, and other metrics to measure progress and support continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, risk management, emergency management, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience in resilience, business continuity, or related disciplines, with a strong track record of program execution.
- Familiarity with resilience tools (e.g., Fusion Risk Management, Everbridge, Castellan), data platforms (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI), and crisis management systems.
- Solid understanding of business resilience principles, enterprise risk management, crisis management, and supply chain resilience.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions and influence stakeholders to drive program success.
- Experience managing projects and coordinating across multiple stakeholders to deliver timely, effective outcomes.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage, support, and influence leaders at various levels.
- Experience leading training programs, workshops, or resilience exercises.
- Knowledge of manufacturing and supply chain operations.
Desired Characteristics:
- Professional certifications in Business Continuity (e.g., CBCP, MBCI) or Risk Management.
- Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and support business decision-making.
- Self-starter who can work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
- Awareness of industry trends, best practices, and regulatory requirements related to resilience and business continuity.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results.
- Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
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Additional Information
Compensation Grade
SPB2
GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.
While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Application Deadline: August 29, 2025