Remote Lead, Governance, Risk & Compliance (Cybersecurity)

Emergent Biosolutions; Gaithersburg (MD); Remote; USD 156,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Emergent BioSolutions in Gaithersburg, MD, is seeking a Lead for Governance, Risk and Compliance to oversee cybersecurity governance, risk management and compliance programs, focusing on data protection, data governance and security awareness.

This hands-on role, reporting to the IT VP and CISO, requires collaboration with IT and business units to mature enterprise data protection, implement standards (NIST, ISO27001, CMMC), and drive policy development and security training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in cybersecurity, compliance, risk management or 7+ years of related/industry experience.
• Experience leading cybersecurity projects and programs.
• Experience working with cybersecurity tools, methodologies and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, risk and compliance for cybersecurity across the organization.
• Mature data protection capabilities including classification, DLP, and information governance.
• Develop policies, standards, KPIs and reporting for executive leadership.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Compliance

Risk management

Project leadership

Training & awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Information Systems

Job description

Emergent BioSolutions in Gaithersburg, MD, is seeking a Lead for Governance, Risk and Compliance to oversee cybersecurity governance, risk management and compliance programs, focusing on data protection, data governance and security awareness.

This hands-on role, reporting to the IT VP and CISO, requires collaboration with IT and business units to mature enterprise data protection, implement standards (NIST, ISO27001, CMMC), and drive policy development and security training.