Senior IT Systems Administrator, Olema Oncology
$150-170k
+ Equity & Bonus
Therapy development for women's cancers
Open for applications
Therapy development for women's cancers
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$150-170k
+ Equity & Bonus
21-100 employees
Company mission
To develop therapies that offer the potential to improve outcomes for women living with cancer.
Role
Who you are
- A love of challenging, important work. We are a pragmatic team, driven to imagine and develop meaningful therapies for improving lives
- All employees within our company play a unique and crucial role in our success, both in accomplishing our mission and building a positive company culture
- As such, we are looking for someone with the right combination of knowledge, experience, and attributes for this role
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related required
- Certifications in Information Security and IT disciplines such as OKTA (Admin & workflow, Certification OCA), MCSE, Netskope (Certification NCCSA), CISSP, CEH, Network+, etc
- Technical expertise in Okta and Microsoft 365 administration, MDM (JAMF & Intune), SAML integrations, SaaS management, Networking (Meraki), Zoom, Python scripting, Mac/PC, GCP, AWS, Office 365, Arctic Wolf, Netskope and CrowdStrike
- Comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience in implementing, managing, and securing networks (DHCP, DNS, SSID, LAN, WAN) with strong problem-solving skills
- Experience in supporting Mac, PC, and Chrome hardware, as well as mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, and Android)
- Proven experience managing IT projects, balancing competing deadlines, and delivering results in a fast-paced environment
- Minimum 7+ years of hands-on IT systems administration experience
- Experience working in a fast-growing biotechnology company and supporting users in life sciences or biopharma environment is required
- Direct experience with SaaS products, solutions, or ecosystems required
- Driving results and outcomes while solving complex problems
- Hands-on, resolving daily tickets and projects as needed
- Detail-oriented and customer-focused, with a strong ability to deliver results aligned with data and business needs
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt technical explanations for different audiences
- Demonstrated ability to build trust, foster collaboration, and drive adoption of IT solutions across both technical teams and business stakeholders
- Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as thoughtful listening skills, to facilitate interaction with all levels of an organization
- Ability to analyze complex business problems and evaluate solutions
- Superior organization, planning, and project management skills
What the job involves
- As the Senior IT Systems Administrator reporting to the Senior Director, IT Infrastructure and Operations, you will manage, maintain, and optimize the core infrastructure, applications, and services that Olema relies on to securely and efficiently scale our business
- This role encompasses system administration, operational support, and hands-on work with both on-prem and cloud-based infrastructure
- The Senior IT Systems Administrator will also contribute to security, compliance, and automation initiatives, while mentoring junior staff and serving as a subject matter expert (SME) for critical IT systems
- Provide daily support for enterprise solutions, including troubleshooting, maintenance, and performance monitoring
- Manage cloud system across multiple cloud platform environments
- Perform maintenance and problem solving with respect to on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure
- Complete scheduled maintenance and system hardening activities aligned with security requirements
- Manage backup operations, disaster recovery planning, and periodic Disaster Recovery testing
- Lead small-to-medium IT projects from planning through execution, including requirements gathering, stakeholder communication, and delivery of technical solutions
- Collaborate with project teams to implement IT initiatives and deploy new technology solutions
- Maintain and update system documentation, including configuration, changes, and technical procedures
- Maintain accuracy of the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) for enterprise systems
- Coordinate with MSP service teams on patching and vulnerability remediation efforts to strengthen the overall security posture
- Participate in periodic system access reviews, compliance audits, and other IT governance activities
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) and escalation point for incident resolution
- Coordinate with the Help Desk to analyze application issue trends and drive permanent fixes
- Enable knowledge sharing by documenting processes and providing guidance to IT team members
- Mentor junior staff to develop technical skills and strengthen the IT team
- Identify opportunities for automation, streamline IT processes, and eliminate manual work to enhance efficiency
- Communicate clearly with diverse stakeholders (executives, scientists, staff) and tailor explanations of technical issues to the appropriate audience
Our take
With the global oncology drug market expected to exceed $390 billion by 2027, there is a massive commercial opportunity in cancer research. Olema Oncology is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of targeted therapies for women’s cancers.
Olema are leveraging the knowledge of the molecular action of estrogen receptors, designing compounds that should be superior to both current drugs and those in development. It has secured massive amounts of funding, the latest of which will support its planned monotherapy Phase 3 trial, and will continue to advance research and development across other projects.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
142% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2020
$54m
SERIES B
Aug 2018
$6.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $60.1m
Company benefits
- Annual bonus, and stock equity package
- 401K Match and the option to participate in an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Robust health plan for both our employees’ and their dependents’ medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible work model
- Offices in San Francisco and Boston
- Allowances to help with both home office and commute
- Flexible Time Off Vacation package
Company HQ
South Park, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Cyrus Harmon
(Member of the Board)CEO of computational biotechnology company Vilya. Earned a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from University of California, Berkeley. Previously VP of Computational Genomics at Affymetrix.
Peter Kushner
(Chief Scientific Officer)Earned a PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Oregon. Has been a Professor Emeritus at the University of California since 1986.
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