Disaster Recovery and IT Resilience Program Lead

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Reports to Head of Cyber Enablement & Compliance

As a member of Cyber Enablement & Compliance, you play a pivotal role within the Millipore Sigma Life Science (LS) Cyber Security team. You are part of the global Cyber Security team, interfacing with the LS business and corporate Cyber Security. You will develop, implement, test and maintain strategies and plans to ensure Millipore Sigma LS can continue or quickly resume operations after a disruption such as a major disaster, technical failure or cyberattack.

The role bridges the gap between business needs and technical solutions. The role will assess risks and threats, determine scope of Disaster Recovery (DR) requirements and govern the process to ensure all in‑scope applications, infrastructure, cloud solutions, etc. have current, documented and tested plans. This person is also responsible for working with business leaders to define and understand their role during a disaster and fostering a culture of preparedness.

The role partners with Life Science Business Risk Management, Business Continuity Planning, and Incident Response teams.

• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of a Disaster Recovery program, including policies, procedures, and plans
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in business and technology to ensure alignment of DR strategies with organizational objectives
• Convey complex topics and strategies into consumable and actionable initiatives
• Conduct Business Impact Analyses to identify critical business functions and assess potential impacts of disasters as well as business requirements for RTO and RPO
• Ensure backup and recovery strategies are aligned to defined RTO/RPOs
• Educate staff on emergency procedures, recovery plans, and best practices
• Lead and coordinate disaster recovery testing, simulations, and failover exercises across systems and platforms
• Ensure coordination of DR efforts with internal and third‑party providers
• Clearly communicate maturity of the overall DR program and Millipore Sigma LS readiness to respond

This position can be based in either our Burlington, MA or St. Louis, MO site. We do offer a hybrid flexible work arrangement.

• Professional with a positive attitude and capable of contributing to a dynamic and team‑oriented culture
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• At least 6 years of experience in relevant IT roles including DR, BC, infrastructure, systems or information security following legal, regulatory, and industry standards and requirements (e.g. ISO/IEC 27001/27002, NIST CSF, NIS2, CRA, IEC
  62443, PCI DSS)
• Experience documenting and testing DR plans in a large enterprise
• Familiarity with real‑world disaster recovery scenarios. Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing incident response and recovery strategies for each
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, systems, and disaster recovery techniques
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, and GCP) and hybrid IT environments
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to assess complex security issues and develop effective solutions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, capable of conveying complex security concepts to non‑technical stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams and external partners
• Broad knowledge of project management methodologies; experience managing complex, multi‑stakeholder…