Director, Emergency Management & Security

Job Title

This position provides strategic direction, oversight, and operational leadership for the Physical Security and Emergency Management functions across the SQL/LSA System to ensure the protection of employees, capital assets, facilities, and proprietary information.

Core Functions

• Provides administrative leadership in the planning, management, support, and coordination of staff and stakeholders in the development and implementation of organization-wide and facility level business continuity, emergency management, and physical security activities.
• Develops and coordinates the organization's Emergency Management and Security strategic goals, annual strategic planning, and performance/process improvement.
• Establishes a framework and methodology to manage all business continuity life cycle activities, including policies and procedures, risk assessments, business impact analysis and monitoring emerging risks, strategy development implementation, testing, and periodic reviews.
• Establish and enforce security programs insuring the protection of people, property, and information assets. Create strategic plans and oversight for access control, surveillance, investigation, and incident response to ensure a unified protection posture for the organization.
• Build organization-wide resilience through training awareness, and culture to create a safe and proactive risk management strategy. Direct execution of accurate and timely internal and external communication plans during incidents and disruptions. Maintain relationships with regulators emergency services, critical suppliers, and local communities.
• Provides strategic emergency preparedness and physical security planning, ensuring corporate emergency management and security goals are aligned with organizational objectives, operational priorities, and industry standards.

Directly Reporting

Provides direct supervision to professional level staff

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Must possess strong oral and written communication skills to effectively interact with Senior Management Team, Leaders, Customers, Federal and State Governing bodies, conduct crisis communication and public information management.
• Must possess highly effective negotiating skills to communicate and interact with Senior Management Team, Leaders, Customers, Federal and State Governing bodies.
• Must possess proficiency in risk assessment, hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA), problem-solving skills, and developing mitigation strategies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management, Public Health, Health Administration, Public Safety or related field.
• Five (5) years' experience in rules and regulations pertaining to emergency management, preparedness, and resilience within healthcare or complex organizations.
• Four (4) years' direct supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree preferred; previous healthcare Emergency Preparedness preferred; minimum of three (3) years of healthcare experience preferred.
• State or national licensure/credentials/certifications related to Emergency Preparedness/Business Continuity/Security.
• Additional related education and/or experience.