Security Director, Research & Biosecurity

VIDO; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) is a University of Saskatchewan Research Centre seeking an experienced Security Manager to lead physical, asset and personnel security and contribute to information protection, research security and biosecurity across a complex research environment.

You will help protect people, research and infrastructure critical to Canada’s infectious disease preparedness, working with scientists, operational teams and senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with at least 10 years of progressively responsible security experience.
• Broad experience in physical and personnel security, risk assessment, access control and incident or emergency response.
• Ability to assess security risks, exercise sound judgment and translate requirements into practical policies or controls.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills to advise senior leaders and collaborate across boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Lead personnel security screening and coordinate facility-access for employees, students, visitors, contractors and service providers, working with university partners where required.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve security policies, procedures, training, risk assessment processes, and contribute security expertise to audits and compliance activities.
• Interpret and apply applicable security legislation, regulations and standards and develop appropriate controls for VIDO's containment level 2, 3 and 4 environments.
• Develop and monitor strategies to protect VIDO's people, facilities, intellectual property, sensitive information and reputation.
• Support research-security activities by providing security expertise, coordinating with research leadership and University research-security specialists, and contributing to risk assessments and protection of sensitive research.
• Work collaboratively with relevant specialists on biosecurity, research security, information and technology security risks.
• Advise senior leadership on security risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Maintain relationships with law enforcement, intelligence, regulatory and emergency response organizations, as well as University of Saskatchewan Protective Services, Safety Resources, Facilities, and Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives.
• Manage contracted security services and oversee onsite security personnel.
• Coordinate VIDO’s responses to security incidents and support emergency response and security breach investigations in collaboration with the responsible University functions and other internal and external partners.
• Maintain appropriate security records and safeguard confidential and security-sensitive information.

Skills

Security leadership

Risk assessment

Communication

Policy development

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) is a University of Saskatchewan Research Centre seeking an experienced Security Manager to lead physical, asset and personnel security and contribute to information protection, research security and biosecurity across a complex research environment.

You will help protect people, research and infrastructure critical to Canada’s infectious disease preparedness, working with scientists, operational teams and senior leaders.