Senior Director

SENIOR DIRECTOR, IT INFRASTRUCTURE & SECURITY

Day One Biopharmaceuticals is an emerging, mission-driven, drug development company intentionally designed to identify, clinically evaluate, and successfully commercialize novel treatments for pediatric oncology patients, and ultimately to expand those benefits to patients of all ages. For more information, please visit our website at .

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are looking for a Senior Director, IT Infrastructure & Security to lead the team. This role will report directly to the VP, IT. This individual will provide vision and strategic leadership to deliver on the Infrastructure, Service Desk, and Information Security initiatives to ensure they align to the business objectives and growth strategy. The individual will work closely with the business partners, external vendors, and peers within IT to mesh technology and processes into innovative solutions to ensure stability, scalability, and availability of all infrastructure services. The candidate will have deep infrastructure engineer experience, strong cybersecurity understanding, technical leadership experience, and managing communication as well as expectations with cross-functional leaders and management team. This is a hybrid position (3-days onsite in Brisbane HQ, 2-days remote).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead the technology infrastructure strategy and execution for the enterprise
Develop, plan, and implement a robust information security program for the organization
Evolve and implement IT infrastructure, network operation, and end-user support strategy to align with business objectives
Provide leadership and guidance to the service desk team to ensure customer interactions are resolved in a timely and professional manner
Review, develop and enhance existing information technology policies
Works closely with and manage strategic vendor partner relationships
Partner with business leaders to develop roadmaps for IT areas including Infrastructure and information security
Prepare, monitor, and control the annual department budget to ensure expenditure is in line with the business plan
Drive culture of continuous improvement to improve quality, efficiencies, and standards across the infrastructure organization
Ensure corporate infrastructure and services are secure, scalable, flexible, and compliant
Evolves the 3-year IT Roadmap and system inventory, aligning them with the budget process
Prepares system configuration and deployment cost estimates, budgets, and schedules
Prepares and presents project proposals to management and business partners
Leads and facilitates the evaluation / recommendation of new technologies or capabilities that can be applied across the business
Conducts ongoing research into industry and technology trends. Evaluates, summarizes, and presents key trends with potential to impact IT capabilities
Partners with 3rd party vendors to understand and plan for application technology roadmaps and support services

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum 12 plus years' work experience, including at least 10 years in a managerial/leadership role
Experience with infrastructure security assurance of user endpoints, servers, storage, IaaS, and networks
Experience with comprehensive disaster recovery architecture and operations, including storage area network and redundant, highly available server and network architectures
Experience with the following technologies: M365, Zoom, Druva, ServiceNow, Cisco Meraki, Cloud (Azure, AWS)
Experience working with security tools, or similar: Okta, Addigy, Netskope, Sentinel One, Avanan, Automox, Rapid7
Familiarity with security frameworks, standards, and regulations (e.g., NIST, ISO, GDPR, HIPAA)
Broad IT management experience, with emphasis on Life Sciences-related systems delivery required
Experience with the use of SDLC methodologies in project delivery required
Understanding of GxP controls, experience in an FDA-regulated environment is required
Ability to work directly with business partners and end users to generate consensus around technical directions
Ability to hire, develop, and retain critical staff
Ability to analyze complex business problems and evaluate solutions
Ability to translate complex technical issues into business terms
Contributes to setting the overall IT department agenda and operating practices
Works to develop well-rounded personnel via complete and actionable development plans
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and business partnering skills
Superior organization, planning, and project management skills
Strategic mindset with strong analytical foundation
Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills - verbal and written are required
Ability to drive continuous improvement across the organization
Ability to facilitate and resolve conflicts at both the senior leaders and management team
Ability to operate in a cross-functional and matrix environment.
Excellent executive presence
High level of personal integrity consistent with Day One Biopharmaceutical's values

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The salary range for this position is $260,000 - $280,000. Day One considers a range of factors when determining base compensation. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary.

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DISCLAIMER

Day One Biopharmaceuticals is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Employment is conditioned upon full vaccination from the COVID-19 virus, including submission of documented proof thereof, as of the start date. Day One Biopharmaceuticals will comply with applicable law regarding the reasonable accommodation of individuals who are not vaccinated because of a disability and/or a sincerely held religious belief.

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any applicant work visas at this time.

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