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# Associate Director, Information Security Engineering & Operations at ElevateBio

- **Company:** ElevateBio
- **Location:** Waltham, MA
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-23
- **Apply:** https://elevate.bio/about/jobs/6228738004?gh_jid=6228738004

## Job description

ElevateBio is a technology-driven company powering the industry forward by helping partners realize the potential of their therapies from design to commercialization. We have integrated a differentiated set of technologies, end-to-end services, and industry-leading manufacturing expertise to develop advanced therapies faster and more efficiently.

## The Role

Reporting to the VP, Head of Information Security, the Associate Director of Information Security Engineering & Operations is responsible for the design, implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of ElevateBio's security infrastructure across the full technology stack. This role requires both exceptional technical depth and broad operational scope, spanning endpoint protection, cloud security, identity threat protection, OT security, vulnerability management, incident response, and security automation.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer and operator who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can independently manage and evolve a complex security toolset, and is driven to automate and integrate wherever possible. This is a hybrid role based in Waltham, MA.

Here’s What You’ll Do

- Automate and integrate AI into our security operations processes
- Design, implement, operate, and continuously improve information security tools, platforms, and architecture across the enterprise
- Operate, maintain, automate, and evolve endpoint detection and response (EDR) and managed detection and response (MDR) platforms, including oversight of third-party MDR partnerships
- Own, mature, and automate the vulnerability management program, ensuring timely identification, prioritization, and remediation of vulnerabilities
- Maintain, operate, automate, and evolve automated patching, identity threat protection, threat intelligence, cloud security, zero-trust network access (ZTNA), and OT security platforms
- Implement and mature a data security program
- Oversee and automate security monitoring, triage security incidents, and lead incident response efforts
- Develop and maintain security standards, hardening baselines, and configuration benchmarks
- Automate and integrate security tooling to maximize efficiency, coverage, and response speed
- Perform technology, architecture, and security reviews for new and existing systems

## Requirements

Education & Experience

- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in information security

Technical Skills

- Strong knowledge of endpoint security, EDR/MDR platforms, and vulnerability management
- Experience with cloud security tools and concepts (CSPM, SSPM, cloud-native security controls)
- Knowledge of zero-trust architecture and ZTNA implementations
- Experience with identity and access management and identity threat protection
- Familiarity with OT/ICS security concepts
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, firewalls, VPNs, and network security
- Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems, including hardening
- Experience with scripting or automation (Python, PowerShell, or similar)
- Familiarity with threat intelligence platforms and practices

Competencies & Behavioral Attributes

- Automation-first mindset — always looking for ways to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities across a broad scope
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills — able to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences
- Ability to lead incident response under pressure
- Self-directed with a bias toward action

## Preferred Qualifications

- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001)
- Experience with security automation and orchestration (SOAR) platforms
- Experience with data security tools and programs
- CISSP, any GIAC, or CISM certifications
- Experience in a life sciences, biotech, or pharmaceutical environment

The budgeted range for this position is $165,000 - $225,000. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law. ElevateBio is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. ElevateBio will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

## About ElevateBio

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: ElevateBio is a technology-driven contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that powers the creation of genetic medicines by providing integrated gene editing, process development, and cGMP manufacturing capabilities.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series D – raised $401M in November 2025; total capital raised ~$1.3B)
- **Headquarters**: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Biopharmaceutical CDMO (cell and gene therapy, gene editing, mRNA therapeutics)
- Target customers: Biopharmaceutical innovators (B2B, enterprise)
- Mission: “To be the world’s most indispensable advanced therapy technology company, changing how companies operate, how products are created, and how disease is treated.”

## Products & Services
- **Gene Editing Tools & Discovery Services**: One of the world’s largest toolboxes of gene editing technologies (e.g., CRISPR enzymes), enabling flexible editing and broad access to the genome. Includes discovery services to move from target to optimized therapeutic candidate.
- **Process Development**: Scalable, robust manufacturing process design from preclinical through commercial scale.
- **Manufacturing (cGMP)**: Viral vectors, cell therapies, mRNA therapeutics, and lipid nanoparticles (LNP). Multi-modality capabilities with 98% batch success rate. Automated cell therapy manufacturing platform.
- **Regulatory Support & Commercialization**: Navigate CMC regulatory strategy from IND through BLA.
- **Next-Generation Sequencing / Rapid Analytics**: In-house analytics for quality and characterization.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding ~$1.3 billion (as of Series D close in November 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Novo Nordisk (multi-target R&D collaboration worth up to ~$1.9B), Amazon Web Services (generative AI for CRISPR discovery), Sartorius (automated cell therapy platform), University of Pittsburgh / Richard King Mellon Foundation ($100M grant for biomanufacturing facility)
- **Growth Signals**: CNBC Disruptor 50 in 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025; Fast Company’s 2024 Most Innovative Companies; Boston Globe Top Place to Work (2022, 2023); first genetic medicines manufacturer to achieve ICMC multi-modality certification; opened flagship purpose-built biomanufacturing facility in Waltham, MA; achieved 98% manufacturing batch success rate across cell therapy, viral vector, and mRNA batches.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated Model**: Science, process development, manufacturing, and quality operate under one roof – no hand-offs between stages.
- **Continuous Technology Investment**: Automation, AI-assisted design, and process innovation embedded as a permanent operating principle to reduce costs and timelines.
- **Multi-Modality Expertise**: Covers viral vectors, cell therapies, mRNA, LNP delivery, and gene editing – enabling partners to switch modalities without restarting.
- **Proprietary Gene Editing Toolbox**: Acquired Life Edit Therapeutics, adding one of the largest collections of gene editing enzymes and patents.
- **Industry-Leading Quality**: ICMC certification across multiple modalities and 98% batch success rate exceed industry standards.

## Strategic Focus
- Expand gene editing capabilities and delivery technologies (e.g., LNP in vivo delivery for nuclease editing).
- Scale manufacturing capacity through new facilities (Waltham flagship, Pittsburgh site).
- Deepen collaborations with pharma (Novo Nordisk) and tech (AWS) to accelerate therapy development.
- Apply generative AI to broaden CRISPR discovery for complex monogenic and polygenic diseases.
- Establish manufacturing blueprints for novel modalities such as base-edited therapies.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a group of “explorers” passionate about constant discovery, new technology, and progress in life-transforming therapies.
- **Benefits**: Medical, vision, and dental covered at 90%; low deductible; employer-paid life insurance and disability; 401(k) with 4% match (no vesting); 12 weeks parental leave; competitive PTO; commuter reimbursement; monthly cell phone stipend; fitness reimbursement; access to wellness apps.
- **Development**: LinkedIn Learning access, Insights Discovery training, ongoing professional development and manager training.
- **Work Environment**: Roles primarily based in Waltham, MA (on-site for manufacturing and lab positions). Hybrid/remote not explicitly stated but likely limited for operational roles.
- **Recognition**: Boston Globe Top Place to Work; named to CNBC Disruptor 50 multiple years.

## Sources
1. [elevate.bio](https://elevate.bio/)
2. [elevate.bio/about](https://elevate.bio/about/)
3. [elevate.bio/about/careers](https://elevate.bio/about/careers/)
4. [elevate.bio/about/our-journey](https://elevate.bio/about/our-journey/)
5. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/elevatebio)

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