Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Job Summary
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Novonesis is aleading global biotech companyand a trusted supplier to major customers around the world. Our customers rely on us not only for innovation and quality but also for confidence in our ability tooperate securely protect critical assets and continue to produce and deliverin an evolving cyber threat landscape.
We are looking for a strategic and business-orientedChief Information Security Officer (CISO)to lead our global security agenda. You will drive the cyber security strategy acrossIT and OT strengthen our overallcyber resilience and help ensure that Novonesis can provide strong assurance to customers partners and leadership on our security posture and operational resilience.
This role is critical to protect Novonesis strengthening customer trust and ensuring we remain a secure resilient and reliable partner to the global customers who depend on us. You will be responsible for safeguarding Novonesis most important assets overseeing security risks ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements and regularly updating Executive Leadership the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.
You will report to the CIO and is a member of theNovonesis IT Leadership Team.
In this role youll make an impact by:
Lead the corporate security agenda
- Drive and continuously develop the Novonesis cyber security strategy
- Maintain a strong understanding of the cyber threat landscape relevant to biotech IT and OT
- Act as a trusted advisor to IT OT and business leadership on security matters
- Partner with the business to identify and protect critical assets including intellectual property production and delivery capabilities
- Lead global security awareness and strategic security improvement initiatives
Strengthen cyber resilience
- Build capabilities acrossidentify protect detect respond and recover
- Ensure balanced investment across prevention detection response and recovery
- Oversee security monitoring vulnerability management penetration testing and mitigation planning
- Approve and strengthen security policies controls and incident response plans
- Help ensure Novonesis can continue to operate produce and deliver through cyber disruption
Provide assurance and ensure compliance
- Support customer confidence in Novonesis cyber security posture and resilience
- Assess supplier security against Novonesis standards
- Deliver KPIs and reporting on security performance risks and compliance
- Maintain and develop theISMSin line with relevant frameworks and standards includingISO27000andISA/IEC 62443
- Conduct audits and ensure compliance with applicable laws regulations and internal requirements
To succeed you must:
- Proven leadership experience across multiple security disciplines
- Strong expertise insecurity policy risk management and security frameworks
- Experience establishing and managing anISMS
- A strong understanding ofcyber resilience including the importance of investing not only in prevention but equally inidentification detection response and recovery
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with both technical teams and senior stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills sound judgment and the ability to lead calmly under pressure
- AnMScin Computer Science Information Technology or a related field
- A relevant certification such asCISM
Location: Hørsholm Lyngby & Carlsberg Byen
Application deadline: 26th April 2026
Contact details: Mikael Alexander Ludvigsen CIO
Our purpose guides the way
In Novonesis we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanitys biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago this has been our guide. Its how weve gotten so far. And its how well impact the future. Now more than ever the world needs change. And with biosolutions the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you we encourage you to apply.
Opportunities for everyone
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.
We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds including ethnicity religion gender sexual orientation age disability or veteran status.
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