Head of Security, AI-First Genomics

Sequencing; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical / Dental / Vision

401(k) with match

PTO

Volunteer PTO

Fully remote

Parental leave

Genome sequencing benefit

Job summary

Sequencing is hiring its first dedicated security leader to own and shape our security program as we scale a fully remote, AI‑driven genome platform.

You will write policy, triage findings, configure controls, run HIPAA and SOC 2 readiness, and mentor a small security team as the function matures.

This hands‑on role emphasizes practical governance, collaboration with engineering, and enabling fast AI adoption with safety and privacy at the core.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in security with at least one stretch as the first or only security leader at a small company.
• Hands‑on in AWS and web application security; able to read a Terraform PR and tune a WAF.
• Experience securing a consumer-facing product at scale, including identity and account security, MFA, and breach defenses.

Responsibilities

• Lead the security program from policy to incident response.
• Own SOC 2 readiness and HIPAA program development; drive remediation roadmap.
• Manage external penetration testing vendors; triage findings and drive remediation with engineering teams.
• Define data handling standards for AI tooling, model providers, and data processing terms.
• Translate security findings into actionable engineering tasks; communicate risk to leadership.

Skills

Security leadership

SOC 2 readiness

HIPAA compliance

AWS security

Incident response

Policy drafting

Tools

AWS

Terraform

WAF

Job description

Sequencing is hiring its first dedicated security leader to own and shape our security program as we scale a fully remote, AI‑driven genome platform.

You will write policy, triage findings, configure controls, run HIPAA and SOC 2 readiness, and mentor a small security team as the function matures.

This hands‑on role emphasizes practical governance, collaboration with engineering, and enabling fast AI adoption with safety and privacy at the core.