Job Title: Vice President, Information Technology and Cyber Security
Bicycle Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing a novel class of medicines, referred to as Bicycle molecules, for diseases that are underserved by existing therapeutics. As Vice President, Information Technology and Cyber Security, you will play a critical role in developing and running the information technology architecture, strategy, and governance to ensure the company's growth into a world-class end-to-end pharmaceutical company.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop an integrated enterprise-wide IT strategy that prepares the organization for commercial launch, future growth, and scale, covering the full life cycle of the business from research and innovation to clinical development, CMC, supply chain, and logistics.
* Develop tailored IT and data solutions for each business area, prioritizing integration within an overall enterprise-wide architecture roadmap.
* Lead the information technology and cyber security team to deliver current and future capabilities and activities across the organization, providing deep and broad business, functional, and domain knowledge to enhance IT's effectiveness in aligning business outcomes with technology solutions.
* Work with key stakeholders across the executive and leadership team to provide demand triage, design, and delivery services for operational and change management solutions to fulfill business requirements.
* Partner with functional leaders to prioritize business-specific demand as part of portfolio planning process.
* Ensure the operational reliability and performance of all developed solutions prior to transitioning into production.
* Enhance and rationalize IT infrastructure, applications, and systems required to protect and grow the full Bicycle end-to-end portfolio, utilizing ML and AI where appropriate.
* Oversee IT portfolio budget planning, prioritization, and maximizing resources to deliver business plans.
* Protect the continuity, integrity, and availability of Bicycle IT systems and maintain compliance with information security management system (ISMS) ISO27001.
* Manage ISMS ISO27001 audits on a periodic basis and ensure cyber security sits at the core of Bicycle ways of working.
* Support and enable a data governance, control, and platform implementation strategy that ensures Bicycle proprietary information is held, shared effectively, and secured across the company and relevant 3rd parties.
Qualifications:
* Dynamic enterprise leader with experience creating a compelling vision for technology solutions that support corporate strategies and commercial goals.
* Accomplished track record of enterprise IT delivery within a fully commercialized Biotech, with strong program governance and change management, exposure to multiple technology domains, enterprise architecture, and roadmaps.
* Proven leader in cyber security, optimizing strategic partnerships and managing enterprise risk.
* Track record in identifying and adopting cutting-edge technology that makes a meaningful difference to the company, with the ability to influence organizations to adopt a more digital culture.
* Strong commercial awareness, experienced in building budgets that optimize spend, future-proof the organization, and can be tracked for ROI.
* Life science data and cyber regulatory understanding and adherence.
* Ability to simplify complex issues and create a simple narrative to complex situations that enable better decision making, solution development, and adoption.
Additional Information:
* State-of-the-art campus environment with on-campus restaurant and Montessori nursery.
* Flexible working environment.
* Competitive rewards, including annual company bonus.
* Employee recognition schemes.
* 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, plus option to buy up to 5 additional days annually.
* Employer contribution to pension.
* Life assurance cover 4x basic salary.
* Private Medical Insurance, including optical and dental cover.
* Group income protection.
* Employee assistance program.
* Health Cash Plan.
* Access to company-subsidized gym membership.
* Eligibility for an option grant to subscribe to shares in Bicycle Therapeutics plc.
* Cycle to work scheme.
Bicycle Therapeutics is committed to building a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We recognize that diverse and inclusive teams build a stronger and more innovative company. Therefore, all qualified applicants will be considered for employment, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability status, marital status, or veteran status.