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Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people’s lives better. Headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland, Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing medicines sourced from human plasma and human cell lines. We are a privately-owned company, where the warmth of family meets the scale of a global organisation.

Join us in shaping our vision to provide new health solutions advancing human life.

Your main tasks and responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) between cybersecurity and the lines of business informing them of the risk implications of critical decisions by combining empirical analysis with expert judgment to assess business decisions
• Develop an understanding of business goals and reframe risk discussions in business terms
• Establish risk ownership and accountability within the business line
• Conduct regular risk assessments, identifying vulnerabilities, potential threats, and the impact on critical systems
• Develop and implement risk management strategies to mitigate risks, ensuring alignment with organisational cybersecurity policies
• Compliance and Regulatory Adherence: Ensure that Departments and their Systems adhere to industry standards, and internal policies. Regularly audit and review their portfolio’s environments to ensure ongoing compliance and address any gaps or deficiencies in security practices
• Lead Projects of medium complexity within the department and across IT

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g. Cyber Security, Engineering, Automation, Computer Science, or Management Information Systems)
• Technical or risk management certification (e.g., CCNA or CISM) is a bonus
• At least 7 years of experience in a related field
• Experience from working at manufacturing companies (Pharmaceutical environment is a bonus)
• Knowledge of risk management principles and methodologies
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with various departments and sites within the organization
• Ability to communicate complex technical challenges in a non-technical way
• Ability to simplify regulatory and compliance requirements
• Ability to prioritize, manage multiple projects, and execute in a fast-paced environment with a strong work ethic and ownership mentality
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Understanding of some or either of the following control frameworks: ISO 27001, CIS Controls, NIST or IEC-62443
• Track issues for compliance gaps and facilitate the implementation of remediation plans

Join our Cyber Security team and play a key role in strengthening our organisation’s digital resilience. As part of our small, dedicated team, you will serve as the primary connection between the cybersecurity function and your assigned business unit(s), region, service line, platform(s), or corporate function. In this role, you will help shape a strategic partnership, ensuring that cybersecurity priorities are embedded in business decisions. Your contribution will directly support our expanded goals and help drive a secure, future-ready environment across the organisation.

Thrive with us

• You help save lives - Every day is meaningful as we produce life-saving medicines
• Family values - Long-term perspective for employees and relationships
• Be rewarded with market-related salary and benefits package
• You will have a high level of influence where you can make a difference and leave your footprint
• Work with skilled and fun colleagues in a relatively informal organization
• Skills development - We offer various internal and external employee and leadership trainings, trainee programs and digital solutions
  
  

It´s in our blood

We live diversity and stand for equal opportunities as an employer! We therefore look forward to receiving your application - regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.
Please apply in english.

Do you have any questions? Then get in touch with your contact person.

Mrs.Claudia Vignau