Disaster Recovery & Cyber Resilience Analyst - Associate - The University of Chicago Medicine

Join one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic medical centers, UChicago Medicine, as aDisaster Recovery & Cyber Resilience Analyst - Associate for the Information Security and Privacy department.  

The Disaster Recovery & Cyber Resilience Analyst - Associatewill assist in the development, implementation, and testing of disaster recoveryand cyber resilience strategies, ensuring the resilience of our organizationscritical systems.Candidates willbe trained to become a key player in promoting resilience efforts and be assigned tasks supporting improvement initiatives for disaster recovery processes and plans.Includes analysis of business and user processes, documenting disaster recovery requirements, and applying project management skillsets. Guides and collaborates with other subject matter experts (SME) from multiple departments to ensure continuity and consistency of disaster recovery processes across the health system.

Essential Job Functions 

• Evaluate most business implications of technology in the current business environment 

• Analyze business and user needs and assist in formulating and defining systems recovery scope and objectives 

• Document requirements for business process and application recoveryprocedures 

• Assist in the creation, testing, and maintenance of disaster recovery plans for critical systems and applications 

• Support disaster recovery drills and exercises to evaluate the effectiveness of recovery strategies 

• Assist with the project management tasks involved with managing disaster recovery initiatives 

Required Qualifications 

• General understanding of information systems concepts and terminology 

• Ability and commitment to meet deadlines and to operate in a fast-paced environment 

• Capable of working well in a diverse, multi-disciplinary team and successfully interacting with others at all levels of the organization, including remote teams 

• Beginning skills in documenting and analyzing business processes 

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, and effective presentation skills  

• Ability to plan and facilitate meetings with diverse participants 

• Ability to maintain a professional attitude and demeanor in both normal and pressure situations 

• Proven skills in problem solving 

• High School degree or equivalent relevant certification in healthcare, business management or information systems  

Preferred Qualifications 

• Practical experience in a specific area of healthcare operations, Healthcare research or Healthcare teaching desired 

• Associates degree or equivalent relevant certification in healthcare, business management or information systems  

Position Details 

• Job Type / FTE: Full - Time  

• Shift: Days 

• Job Location: Flexible  

• Unit/Department: IT Clinical Applications 

• CBA Code: Non-Union 

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities.

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.  The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.