Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Consultantm [Healthcare industry]

Position Summary: DataMTX is seeking a senior Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Consultant to support a healthcare client in strengthening organizational resilience, disaster preparedness, cyber recovery capabilities, and healthcare continuity operations. The consultant will evaluate current-state recovery processes, conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) workshops, assess technology recovery readiness, develop recovery strategies, update policies and procedures, facilitate tabletop exercises, and deliver actionable recommendations aligned with healthcare regulatory requirements and industry best practices. Expected Scope of WorkPhase 1: Current-State Assessment (80 Hours) Review existing BCP, DR, Emergency Operations, and Incident Response documentation Assess current disaster recovery architecture and backup strategies Review healthcare application dependencies Evaluate recovery capabilities for: EHR / EMR systems Clinical applications Imaging systems (PACS)ERP / Financial systems Identity and access management Network infrastructure Cloud services End-user computing Review cybersecurity resilience controls Phase 2: Business Impact Analysis (BIA) (80 Hours) Facilitate workshops with: Clinical Operations Emergency Department Laboratory Services ImagingPharmacyRevenue Cycle FinanceHuman ResourcesITExecutive Leadership Identify: Critical business processes Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) Minimum staffing requirements Downtime procedures Third-party dependencies Phase 3: DR & BCP Strategy Development (100 Hours) Develop: Enterprise Business Continuity Plan Technology Disaster Recovery PlanCyber Recovery Plan Emergency Communications Plan Incident Escalation Procedures Recovery Runbooks Application Recovery Sequencing Specific focus areas: Ransomware recovery Extended power outages Data center failures Network outages Cloud service disruptions Medical device interruptions Regional disasters Pandemic response readiness Phase 4: Testing & Validation (80 Hours) Execute: Tabletop exercises Executive crisis simulations Clinical downtime exercises Disaster recovery testing reviews Recovery procedure validation Deliver: Gap Analysis Report Lessons Learned RegisterRemediation Roadmap Phase 5: Executive Reporting & Roadmap (60 Hours) Provide: Current-State Maturity Assessment Risk Register Recovery Readiness Scorecard Regulatory Alignment Assessment12-Month Improvement Roadmap Executive Presentation