Senior Cyber Security Officer

Proclinical are partnering with a leading optical pharmaceutical organization in Germany in search of a Senior Cyber Security Officer. They are looking for someone to be responsible for end-to-end accountability for the information security program. You also will be responsible for identifying, evaluating and reporting on regulatory, IT, and cybersecurity risk to information assets, while supporting and advancing business objectives

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop an information security vision and strategy aligned to organizational objectives and implement a strategic and comprehensive information security program
• Collaborate with business units to facilitate information security risk assessment and risk management processes
• Establish and lead the execution of a best practice-driven information security management framework and steering model to assure the proactive assessment and mitigation of any information security risk in ecosystem comprising supply chain partners, vendors, consumers and other 3rd parties
• Establish and execute governance processes to ensure the consistent application of policies and standards across all technology projects, systems, and services, including privacy, risk management, compliance and business continuity management
• Create a framework for roles and responsibilities for information ownership, classification, accountability, and protection of information assets
• Assist with the consolidation and continuous governance of IT assets within the organization and apply security governance measures to these assets to reduce business risk
• Collaborate with the enterprise architecture team to ensure that information security requirements are implicitly included within the reference architecture by design
• Ensure that all information owned, collected or controlled by or on behalf of the company is processed and stored in accordance with applicable laws and other global regulatory requirements, such as data privacy
• Manage and restrict information security incidents and events to protect corporate IT assets,

Key Skills and Requirements:

• Knowledge of influencing decisions in situations where no formal reporting structures exist, however accomplish the ideal result.
• Interpersonal abilities.
• Familiarity with pertinent standards and frameworks.
• Acquaintance with cloud security, recognise and access management in the cloud, and modern security ideas, for example: zero trust and security by design.
• Keen to get into operational features in course of handling information security.
• Communication skills both verbally and in writing.
• An organised individual.
• Capable of working on various tasks simultaneously.
• Expertise on business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and risk management would be ideal.
• Fluency in the German and English languages.

If you are having difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please contact Tania Maphoso at +41 61 568 79 86.

Proclinical is a specialist employment agency and recruitment business, providing job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

Proclinical Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.

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