Director/Senior Director, IT

Odyssey Therapeutics, Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director, IT to lead our hybrid on-prem and AWS technology landscape, delivering reliable infrastructure, applications, and security.

You will shape multi-year roadmaps, manage IT and cybersecurity teams, and partner with clinical operations on trials and data systems. The role requires 10+ years in IT leadership in regulated settings, strong AWS/hybrid cloud experience, and vendor management skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT leadership spanning infrastructure, operations and cybersecurity in regulated environments.
• Experience with GxP, SOX compliance.
• Hands-on AWS or hybrid cloud experience.
• People leadership including managing managers.
• Security certifications (CISSP/CISM) preferred.
• Nice to have exposure to clinical systems and AI governance.

Responsibilities

• Own IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, and service delivery across hybrid on-prem and AWS environment.
• Drive vendor management programs, including contract negotiation, performance monitoring, and SLA compliance.
• Lead enterprise cybersecurity program across architecture, controls, incident response, and recovery.
• Ensure IT compliance with SOX, GxP and data privacy standards, and AI governance requirements.
• Develop and test disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Partner with Clinical Operations, Quality and Lab Operations on IT support for clinical trials and scientific systems.
• Build and mentor a high-performing IT and Cybersecurity team.
• Drive adoption of modern infrastructure and cloud technologies to support enterprise platforms and AI tools.

Skills

IT leadership

Infrastructure

Cybersecurity

Team leadership

GxP compliance

SOX compliance

AWS

Vendor management

BCP planning

Disaster recovery

Tools

AWS

Job description

Odyssey Therapeutics is propelling drug development beyond what is now possible to deliver medicines that address critical needs of patients with inflammatory and immunology diseases. We achieve unprecedented speed and efficiency by bringing together a target-centric approach, a toolbox of cutting-edge technologies, and a team of accomplished, world-class drug hunters. By reimagining the drug development process, we are creating a deep and broad drug pipeline that holds the potential to transform human health.

The opportunity:

Odyssey is seeking a Senior Director, IT to lead the operational execution of our enterprise technology environment - infrastructure, service delivery, and cybersecurity - across a hybrid on-premises and AWS footprint. This role leads our IT and security team and day-to-day operations, while developing the multi-year technology and security roadmap that will guide how we scale securely and reliably.

This is a hands-on operational leadership role for someone who thrives on execution, team development, and driving measurable improvement in a fast-moving, biotech spanning early discovery through to a regulated clinical environment.

Your primary objectives will be:

• Own IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, and service delivery across our hybrid on-prem and AWS environment, ensuring performance, availability, scalability, and high-quality ITSM practices.
• Drive a proactive and strategic vendor management program, including contract negotiation, performance monitoring, SLA compliance, and fostering strong, mutually beneficial partnerships.
• Lead the enterprise cybersecurity program - architecture, controls, and incident response - across prevention, detection, response, and recovery.
• Ensure IT compliance with industry regulations (SOX, GxP) and data privacy standards, and emerging AI governance and data privacy requirements.
• Develop, implement, and regularly test disaster recovery and business continuity plans to ensure organizational resilience.
• Partner with Clinical Operation, Quality and Lab Operations on IT support for clinical trials and scientific systems - including CTMS, EDC, LIMS and ELN platforms - ensuring data integrity, security, and GxP compliance.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing IT and Cybersecurity team, fostering an environment that encourages continuous learning, professional development, and technical excellence.
• Drive the adoption and optimization of modern infrastructure and cloud technologies (AWS, hypervisors, networking) to support enterprise platforms, including approved AI tools.

About you:

• 10+ years in IT leadership spanning infrastructure/operations and cybersecurity, ideally in a regulated life sciences or healthcare environment.
• Experience operating under GxP, SOX, or comparable compliance frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with AWS or hybrid cloud environments.
• People leadership experience, including managing managers.
• Security certification (CISSP, CISM, or similar) preferred, not required.
• Nice to have: exposure to clinical systems (CTMS/EDC) and AI governance frameworks.

Pay Range Disclosure Statement:

The ranges provided are based on what we believe are reasonable estimate for the base salary pay ranges for this job at the time of posting. Actual base salary pay will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

The pay range for this role is:

Director: 143,000-215,000 USD per year (Boston)

Sr. Director: 176,000-264,000 USD per year (Boston)