- Scholarrock
- Cambridge, MA
- 47 days ago
- USD 245,000 – USD 325,000
Senior Director, Chief Information Security Officer.
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Senior Director, Chief Information Security Officer: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:A senior cybersecurity leader is needed to act as Chief Information Security Officer for a global biopharmaceutical company focused on rare neuromuscular diseases.
- The Person:The person will define and execute the cybersecurity strategy and roadmap, build enterprise cybersecurity capabilities, and partner with technology, Legal, Privacy, HR, Finance, Quality, and business functions.
- Requirements:The role calls for deep expertise across cybersecurity architecture, engineering, operations, governance, risk management, and compliance, with strategic leadership and hands-on execution.
About the role
Scholar Rock is a late-stage global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing apitegromab for children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and other rare, severe, and debilitating neuromuscular diseases. As a global leader in myostatin biology, a field focused on proteins that regulate muscle mass, the Company is named for the visual resemblance of a scholar rock to protein structures. Our commitment to unlock fundamentally different treatment approaches is powered by broad application of a proprietary platform, which has developed novel monoclonal antibodies to modulate protein growth factors with extraordinary selectivity. Scholar Rock works every day to create new possibilities for patients through its highly innovative anti-myostatin program, including opportunities in additional rare neuromuscular diseases. Learn more at ScholarRock.com and follow @ScholarRock on X and on LinkedIn.
Summary of Position:
Scholar Rock is seeking a Senior Director, Cybersecurity to serve as the company’s Chief Information Security Officer, responsible for building and scaling enterprise cybersecurity capabilities that protect the organization’s people, data, technology assets, intellectual property, and business operations.
Reporting to the CIO, this role defines and executes the cybersecurity strategy and roadmap in partnership with enterprise stakeholders across technology, Legal, Privacy, HR, Finance, Quality, and business functions.
The successful candidate combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, with deep expertise across cybersecurity architecture, engineering, operations, governance, risk management, and compliance. This leader will build scalable, risk-based cybersecurity capabilities for a growing biotechnology company, balancing current operational needs with the maturity required to support commercial growth, regulatory readiness, and future organizational scale.
This role is ideal for a cybersecurity leader who has successfully led multiple cybersecurity functions and is ready to assume broader enterprise cybersecurity leadership responsibilities in a lean, high-growth biotechnology environment.
Position Responsibilities
Scholar Rock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
