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Our platform moves from unexplored molecular territory to industrial-scale production, turning scientific possibility into manufacturable reality.\nFrom next-generation medicines to advanced materials, Constructive shifts the question from “can we make this?” to “what should we make next?”\nWe’reproud to be a spinout from Professor Jason Chin's laboratory at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. You can learn more about the Chin lab achievements here.\nSince launching in 2022, Constructive Bio has raised $73 millionin venture capital, including a $15 million\nseed roundand a $58 million Series A, to commercialise our breakthrough synthetic genomics platform. Today, we are advancing a growing pipeline of programmes based on world-leading science, enabling the precise engineering of biology to create transformative medicines, materialsand sustainable products.\nAs a fast-growing biotech at the forefront of generative biology, we'rebuilding a team of exceptional people who share our ambition to redefine what'spossible with biology.\nJoin us and help shape the future of biology.\nWhat we are looking for:\nWe are looking for an experienced IT professional to manage the IT operations of a fast-growing biotech organisation for a 12 month contract on a part-time basis (20hrs per week). You will be responsible for the company’s corporate IT infrastructure (working in concert with a 3rd party IT services provider) and provide support for the secure deployment of scientific workloads in the cloud. Across these platforms you will be responsible for ensuring data security, appropriate access levels, onboarding/offboarding and a range of other functions specified below.\nConstructive Bio is a rapidly growing company, with scaling cybersecurity, compliance and data access requirements - an ideal environment for an ambitious, accountable individual who takes pride in their work. Do send us yourCV if that’s you!\nKey Responsibilities:\nCyber Security, Compliance & IP Protection\nMaintain robust cyber security policies, threat monitoring, incident response plans, and employee security awareness programs.\nSafeguard key intellectual property (IP), source code, designs, and proprietary dataset backups.\nLead compliance efforts relevant to life science/biotech company, including UK Cyber Essentials / Cyber Essentials Plus, GDPR, and ISO 27001 readiness.\nScientific Computing Support\nWorking in close collaboration with the bioinformatics team, own the security of our GCP cloud environment, which hosts R&D workloads and internal scientific tooling.\nMaintain oversight of the cloud organisation structure, IAM, network design, authentication infrastructure, logging and monitoring.\nSupport the team in defining and implementing appropriate guardrails and monitoring and optimising cloud spend.\nProvide support for lab IT, such as instrument PCs and networked lab equipment.\nCorporate IT Infrastructure & Operations\nManage and optimize corporate IT systems across dual Mac/Windows environments, identity management, and device management (Jamf/Intune), in partnership with our current external IT service provider.\nOversee cloud infrastructure supporting commercial software platforms and internal infrastructure.\nEnsure high network uptime, security, and remote-work connectivity across office, lab, etc.\nVendor & MSP Management\nLead relationships with external Managed Service Providers (MSPs), managing SLAs, helpdesk quality, and escalation pathways.\nOversee software procurement, licensing, access management and security assessment across core tools (e.g., M365, HubSpot, AMICI, Benchling, GCP etc.).\nAbout you:\nScale-Up Experience: Proven track record as Head of IT/IT Manager and cybersecurity navigating growth in 50-200 person technology or life sciences organizations.\nSecurity & Governance: Direct experience implementing UK Cyber Essentials +, ISO 27001, GDPR compliance, and IP data controls.\nVendor & MSP Oversight: Proven ability to manage, negotiate with, and hold external MSPs and cloud software providers accountable.\nTechnical Footprint: Expertise in cloud platforms (GCP preferred), hybrid device management (Jamf, Intune), network infrastructure, cross-functional SaaS toolchain and sever management.\nSalary and benefits:\nCompetitive salary\nDiscretionary annual performance bonus\n25 days holiday plus bank holidays \nCompany pension (matching up to 8%), life assurance, private medical insuranceand group income protection schemes\nOpportunity to be part of our employee long term incentive scheme \nNewly fitted, purpose-built facilities in Whittlesford, South Cambridge, with on-site parking and excellent rail links to Cambridge, Londonand Norwich \nA collaborative and pioneering environment at the cutting edgeof synthetic genomics and engineered translation \nPlease note that our office space is dog friendly.\nOur principles:\nWe are committed to building a culture founded on trust, respectand collaboration, where curiosity, openness and scientific excellence thrive.\nWe imagine: We think big and plan our own path for success. \nWe pioneer: We take actionand grow together as one to break moulds. \nWe deliver: We take ownership and work together to deliver excellence. \nConstructive Bio is an equal opportunity employer. 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