Staff Engineer, Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Role Overview

Join a growing Information Security team focused on enabling the decoding of biology by providing world-class secure technology services. In this role, you will revamp the Identity & Access Management (IAM) strategy across products, platforms, and infrastructure to accelerate business outcomes and drive implementation as part of a larger zero-trust security strategy. You will collaborate across departments to ensure that IAM systems support broader business objectives while maintaining the highest standards of security.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design cloud-based identity governance, access management, and cloud directory solutions.
• Implement RBAC/ABAC based IAM workflows for onboarding and ongoing identity lifecycle management.
• Act as a key technical and strategic advisor for cross-functional teams including IT, security, and development to ensure IAM principles are integrated into broader security architecture.
• Partner with Engineering and IT teams to ensure products and applications are developed with fine-tuned access privileges and appropriate risk management.
• Establish well-defined KPIs, KCIs, and KRIs that provide visibility into IAM control effectiveness and support continuous improvement.
• Ensure regulatory compliance by partnering with other teams to design IAM solutions that meet standards for SOX, GxP, and other requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in Identity & Access Management and other information security related domains.
• Deep understanding of security principles and a proven track record of leading large-scale IAM projects from strategy to execution, particularly within cloud-first and hybrid environments.
• Expertise in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C++, Python) as they relate to IAM products.
• Expert-level experience in leading Enterprise Identity Administration & Governance solutions.
• Expert-level experience in Adaptive Authentication, OAuth, OpenID, and SAML.
• Expert-level experience with the identity stack including Enterprise Active Directory and cloud IAM products such as Okta, AWS, Azure AD, or Duo.
• Expert-level experience with privileged access management (PAM) solutions (e.g., Delinea, CyberArk).
• Knowledge of operating systems (UNIX/Linux, macOS, Windows) and database management systems.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, capable of driving security initiatives and influencing change across multiple disciplines.
• Ability to act as a Business Systems Analyst to articulate and elicit requirements and use-cases in a technology-agnostic manner.
• Experience with risk management, ensuring IAM solutions are aligned with organizational risk tolerance and compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, or GWAPT.

Benefits

• Annual bonus eligibility.
• Equity compensation.
• Comprehensive benefits package.

Values and Culture

• Act boldly with integrity: Pushing boundaries without compromising ethics, science, or trust.
• Care deeply and engage directly: Showing up, speaking honestly, and taking action.
• Learn actively and adapt rapidly: Experimenting, testing, and refining through iteration.
• Move with urgency: Moving the needle every day because patients are waiting.
• Take ownership and accountability: Enabling trust and autonomy through decisive action and shared outcomes.
• One Team: Prioritizing cross-functional collaboration, humility, and collective impact.

About the Company

This clinical-stage TechBio company is decoding biology to radically improve lives. By advancing a portfolio of differentiated investigational medicines across oncology, rare disease, neuroscience, and immunology, the organization utilizes an AI-native drug discovery and development platform. This system integrates biology, chemistry, and clinical development into a unified intelligence system designed to translate complex science into medicines faster and at scale.