Security Compliance Analyst, Benchling
$114-124k
3+ days a week in office
Cloud-based platform for biotech R&D
Job no longer available
Cloud-based platform for biotech R&D
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$114-124k
3+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To unlock the power of biotechnology and empower their global customers to get to milestones & market faster.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years of experience in Security Compliance or a related role, with exposure to various security tools and technologies.
- 1+ years leading industry standard (ISO 27001, SOC 2) security audits from either side
- Strong knowledge of applicable privacy laws (CCPA/GDPR)
- Strong knowledge of security frameworks and standards including NIST, ISO 27001, and SOC 2
- Experience with GRC tools such as Drata, Hyperproof, or Anecdotes
- Experience working in a cloud-based environment (i.e AWS, Azure, GCP)
- A collaborative mindset with the ability to work cross-functionally with other teams, including software and infrastructure engineering
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate security compliance issues and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences
What the job involves
- As a Security Compliance Analyst at Benchling, you will be joining a team responsible for supporting the security program and safeguarding highly sensitive scientific research and development data
- You will collaborate with engineers and auditors to ensure that we can effectively meet our security compliance controls as well as enhance our overall program
- We're looking for candidates who are excited to apply their skills to building and maintaining security compliance programs that will scale with Benchling to meet our internal and external objectives
- Maintain comprehensive compliance programs for SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001/17/18 (or relevant ISO standards), and other applicable security frameworks
- Conduct regular risk assessments and internal audits to identify compliance gaps and recommend remediation measures
- Manage the end-to-end process for external audits, including coordinating with auditors, providing necessary documentation, and tracking remediation efforts
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, including ISMS policies, procedures and controls descriptions
- Act as a liaison between internal teams and external auditors or customers
- Monitor changes in regulatory requirements and industry standards, and ensure the organization’s compliance programs are updated accordingly
- Serve as the subject matter expert for security and security compliance-related inquiries in customer RFPs and security questionnaires
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, business technology, legal and human resources, to ensure compliance requirements are integrated into key business processes
- Monitor and report on key compliance metrics and relevant compliance remediation efforts
- Maintain a third-party risk management program, including vendor risk assessments, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring
- Contribute to the development and implementation of security awareness programs
Our take
As the pioneer of the R&D Cloud, Benchling offers a cloud-based informatics platform tailored for biotechnology. Its platform enables scientists across the globe to make breakthrough discoveries and bring next-gen biotechnology to market.
There’s a sincerity and consciousness to Benchling’s approach that stands out. This has led to the company being adopted by over 200,000 scientists from 1,000+ companies and 7,500 academic and research institutions globally (including 23andMe, Moderna, and the U.S. Department of Defense).
The rapidly advancing Biotechnology industry was at the forefront of the so-called “fourth industrial revolution”, with the industry driving $2 to $4 trillion per year of economic impact over the next 20 years.
Benchling has put itself in a position of immense value within the industry with its expanding offerings. Off the back of over $400 million in total funding, the company is seeing accelerated growth
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Nov 2021
$100m
SERIES F
Apr 2021
$200m
SERIES E
Total funding: $411.9m
Company benefits
- 4 months paid parental leave
- 401k plan
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Flexible paid time off
- Work from home opportunities
- 100% premiums covered for health, dental, & vision
- Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Sajith Wickramasekara
(CEO)Sajith studied at MIT before spending 2 years as a Research Assistant at Duke University Medical Centre and Liquidia Technologies. They used this biotechnology understanding to found Benchling in June 2012, serving as CEO since.
Ashu Singhal
(President)They previously co-founded Hotspots.io which was later acquired by Twitter in 2012. After this, became Staff Software Engineer at Twitter for 2 years, leaving to co-found Benchling.
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