Global CISO: Cybersecurity, Infra & Site Support

West Pharmaceutical Services; Exton (PA); On-site; USD 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

West Pharmaceutical Services seeks an accomplished executive to lead Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Site IT Support as Chief Information Security Officer. You will drive global strategy, governance, risk management, and secure digital transformation across cloud, ERP, AI, and manufacturing platforms.

You will partner with executive leadership to ensure regulatory compliance while maintaining 24x7 operations, resilient infrastructure, and strong cyber defense.

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 years of progressive IT leadership experience.
• Minimum 10 years leading global Infrastructure and Cybersecurity organizations.
• Experience in regulated industries such as Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences preferred.
• Experience presenting cyber risk and technology strategy to executive leadership and Boards.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Engineering, Business, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the global strategy for Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Network Services, Cloud Platforms, and Site IT Support.
• Serve as the organization's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), establishing enterprise cybersecurity strategy, governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead the design, operation, and modernization of global infrastructure, cloud platforms, networking, end-user computing, and enterprise technology services.
• Establish and maintain enterprise security architecture and Secure-by-Design framework across all platforms.
• Direct enterprise cyber defense capabilities, including SOC, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, IAM, incident response, and cyber resilience.
• Partner with executive leadership to enable secure digital transformation initiatives, including ERP, AI, manufacturing systems, laboratories, and platforms.
• Ensure compliance with global regulatory, privacy, and industry standards (NIST, ISO 27001, SOX, GDPR, CSV).
• Oversee disaster recovery, business continuity, crisis management, and operational resilience.
• Establish governance, metrics, and KPIs to improve service quality and cybersecurity maturity.
• Lead technology budgets, sourcing, vendor relationships, and MSPs to optimize investment and operations.
• Build and develop high-performing global teams and foster a culture of security awareness.

Skills

Executive leadership

Cybersecurity governance

NIST Framework

ISO 27001

Cloud security

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Board communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree preferred

Job description

West Pharmaceutical Services seeks an accomplished executive to lead Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Site IT Support as Chief Information Security Officer. You will drive global strategy, governance, risk management, and secure digital transformation across cloud, ERP, AI, and manufacturing platforms.

You will partner with executive leadership to ensure regulatory compliance while maintaining 24x7 operations, resilient infrastructure, and strong cyber defense.