Cybersecurity and IT Lead

Who are we?

Compugen’s extraordinary multidisciplinary team is one of its greatest assets. Our employees, coming from different backgrounds with diverse ways of thinking, work together in an atmosphere that cultivates excellence, creativity and openness. The cooperation of people from various disciplines involving different areas of expertise is fundamental to our ability to establish unique predictive drug discovery solutions, as well as to discover and develop novel therapeutic proteins and drug targets. This merging of talent from various disciplines continues to serve as a key growth driver and enables us to fulfill our mission and business goals.

We are looking for:

The Cybersecurity and IT Lead will lead and be accountable of the cybersecurity and IT function in our global organization of cancer drugs discovery and development. The Cybersecurity and IT Lead will report to the SVP & Sr. Advisor, Data and Informatics Solutions

Qualification:

• Identify and assess security risks, vulnerabilities, and threats
• Implement risk mitigation measures and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
• Oversee security audits, penetration tests and assessments
• Engage cybersecurity vendors and solutions to strengthen and further secure the environment
• Drive set-up and monitoring of both on-prem and cloud (AWS, M365) security
• Evaluate and recommend security tools, technologies, and best practices
• Ensure secured design principles are followed in software development and infrastructure
• Develop and maintain incident response plans and policies
• Stay informed about emerging threats and vulnerabilities
• Present technical updates and train staff and leadership on Cybersecurity best practice and compliances
• Manage cross-functional Security Operations Center (SOC) activities
• Utilization of AI-driven security tools
• Lead the IT team, provide mentorship, professional growth and performance reviews
• Responsible for M365 configuration, monitoring and maintenance
• Lead backoffice IT and telecommunication solutions in the office
• Engage IT, cloud and software vendors based on cross-functional business needs
• Write and maintain IT policies, including staff training and guidance
• Process and maintain on-prem and cloud backups, including periodic data restoration simulation
• Establish annual roadmaps and manage IT and cybersecurity projects with clear timelines, Gantt charts, financial forecasts, and KPIs

Requirements:

• B.Sc. in Computer Science/Engineering, IT security systems or related fields. An advanced degree is an advantage
• At least 6 years of industry experience in leading Cybersecurity function
• At least 5 years hands-on experience in AWS security practice and implementation
• At least 5 years hands-on experience in Checkpoint firewall configuration and maintenance
• At least 5 years hands-on experience in M365 security configuration and implementation
• AWS and M365 certificates are strongly preferred
• Strong executive communication and global collaborations skills
• Proven team leadership skills and experience