IT Security Manager to Sobi
Secure the future of medical innovations at Sobi! Play a crucial role in safeguarding the digital assets and maintaining high-security standards while also managing your own team!
About the role
Sobi is a specialised international biopharmaceutical company that provides reliable access to innovative medicines in the areas of haematology, immunology, and specialty care. Inspired by caring, powered by science, Sobi are dedicated to ensuring every eligible person living with a rare and debilitating disease within their disease areas is given the opportunity to benefit from their approved medicines. They are also dedicated to delivering innovative solutions from their pipeline and maintaining their commitment to patients, employees, and society. Their global presence is in around 30 countries, delivering treatments to patients in many more. As of today, Sobi has around 1,800 employees and their global head office in Stockholm, Sweden.
Right now, Sobi is looking for their new IT Security Manager and in this role, you will be part of the IS/IT department. The role has a global responsibility with direct reports and will report to the global Head of Information Technology.
Job description
The main purpose of the IT Security Manager is to safeguard Sobi’s digital assets, information, and technology infrastructure from potential threats, breaches, and unauthorized access. The IT security manager is crucial for maintaining a robust cybersecurity posture, fostering a security-conscious culture.
The IT Security Manager should have oversight/ensure governance of Sobi’s systems and technical architecture (current and proposed) and advise on the suitability of the: design; tools; activities; control measures and processes, required to mitigate known and emerging regulation and IT security risks, and take a risk-based approach to prioritization of recommendations. The IT Security Manager oversees security systems, such as SOC, firewalls, data protection controls, patching, encryption, vulnerability scanning, pen testing, awareness programs and so on. The IT security Manager also oversees the proper deployment, configuration, and functioning of these systems.
Furthermore, your responsibilities will include:
- Identifying and assessing potential security risks and vulnerabilities within the organization's IT systems. Develop and ensure implementation of risk mitigation strategies and security measures to minimize the impact of potential threats.
- Formulating and enforcing IT security policies and procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
- Ensure robust processes and technical support for Identity management and access control.
- Ensure secure IT infrastructure, including firewalls, encryption mechanisms, and other security technologies.
- Manage and further develop the incident response plan to address and contain security incidents promptly.
- Conducting regular security audits to assess the effectiveness of security controls and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
- Oversight of the suite of security monitoring tools to detect and respond to suspicious activities. Report status, trends, and high impact incidents to upper management.
- Evaluating and managing the security posture of third-party vendors and partners. Ensuring that contracts and agreements include appropriate security requirements.
- Staying abreast of the latest security threats, technologies, and best practices based on Sobi’s IT security framework. Continuously improving and updating security measures to address evolving threats and vulnerabilities.
- Organizing and delivering security training programs to educate employees on security best practices, social engineering threats, and other relevant topics.
Who you are
To thrive in this position, you have strong communication skills and a skill of articulating complex ideas to non-technical stakeholders. Furthermore, you have excellent problem-solving skills and enjoy working in cross-functional teams as well as independently. Preferably, you also have an interest in staying up to date with the latest trends and advancements in security threats, technologies, and best practices. Moreover, you are an experienced leader and have a business-oriented mindset.
Other requirements for this role include:
- Proven experience from leading IT security team, preferably in a role of IT Security Manager
- High level of understanding of IT / Cyber Security frameworks (CIS, NIS, NIST, ISO27001 or similar)
- Experience of SASE implementation
- University education in relevant area
- Fluency in English, written and spoken alike
Meriting for this role include:
- Knowledge in Swedish
- Experience of Azure Security
Practical info
Place of employment: Stockholm
Extent: Full time
Start date: As agreed
In this process Sobi is working together with Winona, if you have any questions, please contact the consultant responsible: Charlotte Runsbech at charlotte.runsbech@winonagroup.com
Our selection process is continuous, and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the screening or interview phase.
About the company
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- Assignments and positions
- Permanent Positions
- Role
- IT/Tech
- Locations
- Stockholm
Stockholm
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IT Security Manager to Sobi
Secure the future of medical innovations at Sobi! Play a crucial role in safeguarding the digital assets and maintaining high-security standards while also managing your own team!
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