Position: IT Security Specialist
Company: Audubon Bioscience
Category: Other
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper

IT Security Specialist will ensure the organization's network, computer hardware, and data are protected from security breaches and cyber threats. This role is also responsible for ensuring that the Company complies with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Security Rule.

**Job Duties:**

-Collaborates with users to discuss computer data access needs, to identify security threats and violations, and to identify and recommend needed programming or process changes.
-Uses data encryption, firewalls, and other appropriate security tools and applications to conceal and protect transfers of confidential digital information.
-Develops and implements plans to safeguard digital data from accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure; adheres to emergency data processing needs.
-Reviews violations of security procedures; provides training to ensure violations do not recur.
-Runs access rights management across company's systems, monitors and restricts access to sensitive, confidential, or other high-security data.
-Modifies security files and applications as able and necessary to provide specialized access, allow new software to be installed or integrated, or correct errors.
-Performs risk assessments, audits, and tests to ensure proper functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
-Safeguards system security and improves overall server and network efficiency by training users and promoting security awareness.
-Determines when to update virus protection systems by monitoring current reports of computer viruses; facilitates or performs needed updates.
-Coordinates the continuous development, implementation and updating of security and privacy policies, standards, guidelines, baselines, processes and procedures in compliance with applicable compliance regulations and standards including but not limited to: Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
-Receives allegations of security incidents and conducts complex investigations; prepares written findings, recommendations and follow up evaluation; and analyzes patterns and trends.
-Collaborate with Compliance Officer to ensure that the Company’s IT systems and procedures comply with all relevant data privacy and protection law, regulation and policy.

**Requirements:**

-Bachelor degree in Computer Science or Information Systems required.
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
-Thorough understanding of computer programming and risk management.
-Thorough understanding of computer-related security systems, including firewalls, password protection and authentication, and site-specific controls on physical access to computers.
-Understanding of HIPAA’s Security Rule requirements and guidelines.
-Excellent knowledge of information technology, data protection, and security safeguards.
-Excellent and constructive interpersonal skills.
-Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
-English proficiency

**The company offers:**

-Full time position in a fast growing business of biotechnology
-Excellent professional and career opportunities
-Open-minded executive management
-Friendly and supportive team
-Intellectually stimulating training from the best providers in biobanking field
-Attractive salary package and bonuses
-Fully paid vacation and sick leave
-Opportunity to combine work from office and from home