Manager, BCP / Emergency Preparedness

About the role

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is hiring a Manager, BCP / Emergency Preparedness to build and oversee facilities-focused business continuity and emergency preparedness programs across a global DePuy Synthes footprint of about 110 sites. The role is centered on keeping sites resilient, ready for disruption, and able to respond effectively to events affecting facilities, infrastructure, or workplace operations.

This is a global program ownership position covering FM-related continuity planning and emergency response. You will work closely with Regional FM Directors, Site Services, Security, EHS, and enterprise business continuity teams to strengthen preparedness across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

The role is based in Ringaskiddy, County Cork, Ireland, and is part of the EH&S and Facilities Services function, under Facilities Management & Planning.

Key responsibilities

• Own and continuously refine the facilities management business continuity and emergency preparedness framework in line with enterprise BCM standards.
• Make sure continuity plans account for facilities risks such as utility outages, infrastructure failures, and access restrictions.
• Create and maintain emergency response standards, playbooks, and site readiness expectations.
• Work with regional FM teams and site partners to run drills, exercises, and readiness reviews.
• Support active crisis response by providing structured escalation support and decision-making input.
• Review incidents after they occur and turn lessons learned into practical improvements.
• Share readiness dashboards, risk findings, and preparedness trends with leadership.
• Build, implement, and maintain business continuity and emergency preparedness programs end to end.
• Align site-level and functional continuity plans with company standards and regulatory needs.
• Carry out risk assessments, business impact analyses, and scenario planning to identify weaknesses and mitigation actions.
• Coordinate drills and emergency exercises that test preparedness and strengthen response capability.
• Partner with EHSS, Facilities, IT, Supply Chain, and business leaders to embed continuity planning across functions.
• Track program performance and drive ongoing improvement based on best practices and lessons learned.
• Provide training, guidance, and subject-matter expertise to stakeholders on continuity and emergency preparedness.

Scope of the role

• Global site footprint: approximately 110 DePuy Synthes locations.
• Functional scope: FM business continuity, emergency preparedness, crisis readiness, and response frameworks.
• Geographic coverage: global, including the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
• Authority level: global frameworks, standards, and readiness requirements, with regional and site teams responsible for execution.

Qualifications and experience

• A bachelor’s degree in Business, Emergency Management, Risk Management, Engineering, or a related discipline is required.
• An advanced degree or professional training in business continuity, emergency management, or risk management is preferred.
• You should bring 6–8 years of progressive experience in business continuity, emergency preparedness, risk management, or a related operational area.
• Experience in designing and managing continuity and emergency response programs is required.
• A solid understanding of risk assessment, business impact analysis, and continuity planning methods is expected.
• You need a proven track record of working across functions in a matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical thinking, organization, and problem-solving ability are important.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills are needed, including the ability to train and present.

Preferred background

• Experience in a regulated, manufacturing, or global organization is preferred.
• Prior support to crisis management or incident response teams is an advantage.
• Familiarity with global continuity standards and frameworks is desirable.
• Experience improving program maturity and driving continuous improvement initiatives is preferred.

Other requirements

• English proficiency is required.
• Travel may be up to 25%, mainly within the domestic region.
• Certifications such as CBCP, MBCI, or CEM are preferred but not mandatory.
• This role is listed across multiple countries and may appear under different requisition numbers depending on location: R-072505 for Raynham, MA / West Chester, PA / Warsaw, IN / Palm Beach Gardens, FL; R-073304 for the UK; and R-073306 for Ireland.
• Johnson & Johnson notes that its Orthopaedics business is planned to separate into a standalone company, DePuy Synthes, with the transaction expected to complete within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal, regulatory, consultation, and other customary approvals.
• If you accept the role, you are expected to become a DePuy Synthes employee after the separation, with employment then governed by DePuy Synthes processes, policies, programs, and benefit plans, as applicable and subject to consultation where required.

Benefits and compensation

The anticipated base salary for this position is €70,100.00 to €121,210.00 per year.

In addition to base pay, the company offers an annual bonus or, where relevant, sales commissions depending on pay grade and location, with actual payout tied to employee and company performance from the previous calendar year.

Additional benefits may include vacation days, at least 12 weeks of parental leave, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, and programs supporting financial, physical, and mental health.

Employees may also receive service anniversary and recognition awards, and—depending on plan terms and location—insurance coverage and dependent eligibility may apply.

All stated benefits are informational only and may vary by location and change over time.

Company values

Johnson & Johnson emphasizes an inclusive workplace where employees are respected as individuals, and diversity and dignity are valued. The organization says its healthcare innovation is focused on preventing, treating, and curing complex diseases through smarter, less invasive, and more personalized solutions.

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