Information Security Global Cyber Protection Specialist

Astellas Pharma; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Astellas Pharma seeks an experienced Information Security Manager to enhance cyber security measures. The role involves responding to incidents, monitoring systems, and ensuring best practices in security across the organization. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in security engineering, with at least 10 years of experience and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience.
• Knowledge of web protocols and Linux/Unix tools.
• Experience with SIEM/SOAR tools.

Responsibilities

• Act as escalation point for security and privacy incidents.
• Respond to security events from detection to resolution.
• Monitor systems for attacks and develop incident response tools.

Skills

Security Engineering

Incident Response

Cloud Platforms

Problem Solving

Documentation

Job description

Information Security Global Cyber Protection Specialist

At Astellas, we strive to become a cutting-edge, value-driven life science innovator. This means working at the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients. What sets us apart is our focus on patients, our pioneering innovation, our collaborative culture, and the passion of our talented people. Making a positive impact on patients' lives is the purpose behind everything we do. At Astellas, we are relentless in our pursuit of scientific progress and in tackling unmet medical needs, demonstrated by our legacy in oncology, overactive bladder, transplant, and our impressive pipeline in women's health, blindness and regeneration, genetic regulation, immuno-oncology, mitochondria, and targeted protein degradation.

About Us

We are a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, with a team of more than 14,000 managing operations in approximately 70 countries around the world. We are in the Top 30 global biopharma company based on global revenues and are predicted to be one of the Top 10 Cancer Drug Makers of 2024 by Fierce Pharma.

We are looking for candidates who will thrive in our entrepreneurial and empowering environment where talent and leadership flourish. Do your values align with our Astellas Way - patient focus, ownership, results, openness, and integrity? Then we would love to hear from you.

From the first day in role, everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world. We nurture exceptional relationships with our employees to allow them to thrive, foster innovation, and deliver exceptional business results. We work to create a culture where our people feel empowered to pursue brave ideas and ambitious outcomes, to have the confidence to be accountable for a higher standard of performance and embody a competitive and solutions-oriented mindset.

Description

Astellas is seeking an experienced Information Security Manager who will be responsible for enhancing anti-virus, network governance, and developing the cyber security maturity of Astellas. This global role will assist an outsourced MSO to develop its skills, collaborate with senior leadership, and assist with IR.

Responsibilities include acting as the escalation point for security & privacy incidents, responding to security events, monitoring systems for attacks, running threat detection exercises, and developing security incident tools and processes.

Essential Job Duties

• Act as the escalation point for security & privacy incidents across Astellas systems.
• Respond actively to security events, from detection to resolution, including deployment of solutions and mitigations.
• Monitor internal and production systems for attacks and intrusions.
• Run threat detection exercises and search for anomalous behavior.
• Develop tools for security incident alerting, management, and response.
• Maintain incident response documentation, participate in post-incident reviews, and contribute to incident reports.
• Participate in the security incident on-call roster.
• Promote a security mindset and establish best practices across various security areas.
• Identify trends, research emerging threats, and contribute to projects enhancing security posture.

Required Skills and Experience

• Curious, detective mindset with drive to solve ambiguous problems.
• Proven experience in Security Engineering, Operations, Incident Response, Analysis, or Threat Research.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work under pressure.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience.
• Knowledge of web protocols, attacks, and Linux/Unix tools.
• Experience with SIEM/SOAR tools.
• Ideally experience in the pharma industry.
• Awareness of OT models and vulnerability scanning methodology.

Preferred Qualifications

• ISC2 CISSP, CompTIA CySA+, Microsoft AZ-104, Blue Team Level 1 or above, CompTIA A+ certifications.

Working Environment

We offer a hybrid working solution to promote work/life balance, allowing time at the office and from home, in accordance with Astellas guidelines.