Director of Security
About the role
Director of Security at BioRender to lead the Security team, align security governance with enterprise AI-driven product development, and improve security posture across a fast-growing, remote-first SaaS company serving sensitive research data.
Responsibilities
- Partner with engineering to evolve secure software development practices using AI coding tools and secure customer-facing products
- Maintain and advance security and compliance posture; evaluate certifications as a differentiator for enterprise deals
- Scale security function through automation
- Lead security operations: auditing, internal documentation, incident response, and company-wide security awareness
- Own BioRender’s security narrative for enterprise customers, including Trust Center, security documentation, and customer-facing security reviews
- Instill a culture of security across the company, integrating security and data privacy into processes and decision making
Qualifications
- 7+ years in security leadership, including building or scaling a security program at a fast-growing SaaS company
- Deep experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, and similar compliance certifications
- Understanding of appsec, AI product and AI software development security risks and mitigations
- Preference for automation over manual scaling
- Strong track record partnering with product and engineering teams in governance/oversight, setting policy and guardrails
- Experience with enterprise security requirements in regulated or research-intensive industries
- Excellent communication and change management skills across technical and non-technical teams
Skills
Benefits
- Remote-first with team members across Canada and the U.S.
- Competitive salary in the stated range
- Opportunity to influence security for AI-enabled enterprise products
About BioRender
'Figma/Canva for scientists’
You can think of BioRender as the ‘Figma/Canva for scientists’, with a suite of web-based graphics communication products to empower scientists to create beautiful scientific visuals and presentations with ease. BioRender is the world’s first tool to help scientists create and share beautiful, professional scientific figures. Our mission is to accelerate the world’s ability to learn, discover and communicate science. We are passionate about democratizing science communication in order to accelerate scientific discovery and understanding.
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