Senior Manager Cybersecurity
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Description
Job Title:
Senior Manager Cybersecurity
Location:
San Diego CA / Hybrid
Position type:
FLSA:
Full time
Exempt
Department:
Finance ID:
IT Security Infrastructure and EA
Profoundly Improve Peoples lives by Revolutionizing the Delivery of RNA Therapeutics
At Avidity Biosciences we are passionate about the impact of every employee in realizing our vision of improving peoples lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics. Avidity is revolutionizing the field of RNA with its proprietary AOCs which are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to address targets and diseases previously unreachable with existing RNA therapies. If you are a committed solutionoriented thinker join us in making a difference and become part of our growing culture that is integrated collaborative agile and focused on the needs of patients.
Avidity Biosciences Inc.s mission is to profoundly improve peoples lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs). Utilizing its proprietary AOC platform Avidity demonstrated the firstever successful targeted delivery of RNA into muscle and is leading the field with clinical development programs for three rare muscle diseases: myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1 Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Avidity is broadening the reach of AOCs with its advancing and expanding pipeline including programs in cardiology and immunology through internal discovery efforts and key partnerships. Avidity is headquartered inSan Diego CA.For more information about our AOC platform clinical development pipeline and people please visitwww.aviditybiosciencesand engage with us onLinkedInandTwitter.
The Opportunity
The Senior Manager Cybersecurity is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing and enhancing Aviditys information security strategy governance risk and compliance with a strong emphasis on cyber operations and identity & access management (IAM). This role ensures that Aviditys security framework aligns with industry best practices regulatory requirements (FDA HIPAA GxP and business objectives. You will lead efforts in threat detection incident response identity and access management (IAM) and thirdparty risk management (TPRM) collaborating across IT research and compliance teams to protect Aviditys assets.
This position requires a technical leader with handson experience in security operations governance and incident response coupled with the ability to effectively communicate security risks and strategies to business stakeholders. You will be responsible for leading a highperforming cybersecurity team overseeing the department budget and managing vendor relationships to ensure security policies and solutions are effectively implemented. This role will oversee cybersecurity engineers managing threat and vulnerability management threat intelligence and hunting insider threat and the MSSPmanaged Security Operations Center (SOC). The individual must also be strong in cyber resiliency training and awareness ensuring Avidity fosters a cybersecurityconscious culture while supporting IT infrastructure and commercial readiness.
What You Will Contribute
- Develop and implement cybersecurity policies ensuring alignment with FDA HIPAA and GxP compliance while also driving cybersecurity maturity improvements to support IT infrastructure and commercial readiness.
- Lead threat intelligence risk assessment and security monitoring initiatives to detect and mitigate risks that impact infrastructure IT and business operations.
- Oversee Security Operations Center (SOC) activities managed security services providers (MSSP) and cyber threat intelligence & hunting to ensure rapid response and proactive threat management. Act as the primary control point during significant security events.
- Oversee IAM strategy including user identity lifecycle management privileged access governance and rolebased access control (RBAC) to enhance security posture and align with IT infrastructure needs.
- Ensure vendor risk management aligns with industry standards conducting recurring assessments and enforcing security controls across thirdparty integrations.
- Lead initiatives to build a cybersecurityaware culture across Avidity ensuring employees are trained to recognize threats and mitigate risks effectively.
- Partner with IT research and compliance teams to integrate security controls across Aviditys infrastructure and commercial operations.
- Oversee cybersecurity threats that impact infrastructure IT and commercial readiness by implementing NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and Center for Internet Security (CIS) controls to improve Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) scores.
- Prepare and oversee the cybersecurity budget ensuring costeffective investment in security technologies and managed services.
- Hire mentor and develop a highperforming cybersecurity team promoting knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
What We Seek
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Security or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 8 years of experience preferably in cybersecurity with 4 years in a leadership or managerial capacity.
- Experience in biotech pharmaceuticals or highly regulated industries is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of security frameworks (NIST CSF ISO 27001 CIS) and regulatory compliance (FDA HIPAA GxP.
- Handson expertise in threat intelligence security monitoring and incident response.
- Experience with SIEM solutions endpoint detection and response (EDR) and cloud security (AWS Azure).
- Proven ability to lead cyber resilience efforts including disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
- Strong vendor and thirdparty risk management experience including contract negotiations and vendor security performance assessments.
- Excellent leadership communication and stakeholder engagement skills including the ability to present complex security issues to diverse audiences.
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or equivalent experience
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or equivalent experience
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or equivalent experience
- AWS Security Specialty or Microsoft Certified: Security Compliance and Identity Fundamentals or equivalent experience
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) or GIAC certifications or equivalent experience
What We will Provide to You:
- The base salary range for this role is $190000 $210000. The final compensation will be commensurate with such factors as relevant experience skillset internal equity and market factors.
- Avidity offers competitive compensation and benefits which includes the opportunity for annual and spot bonuses stock options and RSUs as well as a 401(k) with an employer match. In addition the comprehensive wellness program includes coverage for medical dental vision and LTD and four weeks of time off.
- A commitment to learning and development which includes a variety of programming internally developed by and for Avidity employees opportunities for jobspecific training offered by industry and an education reimbursement program.
Avidity Biosciences
10578 Science Center Dr. Suite 125
San Diego CA
92121
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Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
