Manager, Security

The posting, as Formation Bio wrote it

About Formation Bio

Formation Bio is a tech and AI driven pharma company differentiated by radically more efficient drug development.

Advancements in AI and drug discovery are creating more candidate drugs than the industry can progress because of the high cost and time of clinical trials. Recognizing that this development bottleneck may ultimately limit the number of new medicines that can reach patients, Formation Bio, founded in 2016 as TrialSpark Inc., has built technology platforms, processes, and capabilities to accelerate all aspects of drug development and clinical trials. Formation Bio partners, acquires, or in-licenses drugs from pharma companies, research organizations, and biotechs to develop programs past clinical proof of concept and beyond, ultimately helping to bring new medicines to patients. The company is backed by investors across pharma and tech, including a16z, Sequoia, Sanofi, Thrive Capital, John Doerr, Spark Capital, SV Angel Growth, and others.

You can read more at the following links

• Our Vision for AI in Pharma
• Our Current Drug Portfolio
• Our Technology & Platform

At Formation Bio, our values are the driving force behind our mission to revolutionize the pharma industry. Every team and individual at the company shares these same values, and every team and individual plays a key part in our mission to bring new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently.

About this Role & Why it Matters

You will lead security, reporting to the Director of Technical Operations and working closely with the CTO’s organization. You will stay hands-on across data, cloud, application, and corporate security, lead incident response, and build and manage a small security engineering team. You will join the on-call rotation and use AI tools daily to build and maintain your work.

Security at Formation Bio protects clinical and patient data, the AI systems we build, and the applications our teams create every day. We are building an AI-native company, so security here is an engineering partnership, not a gate.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead incident response end to end, from triage and severity calls through containment, recovery, stakeholder communication, and post-incident reviews, and follow corrective actions through to closure. Join the on-call rotation, with the Director of Technical Operations as escalation.
• Stay hands-on in data, cloud (AWS and GCP), application, and corporate security, reviewing architecture, configuration, code, and pipelines with engineering teams and helping push fixes through to completion.
• Own data security for regulated clinical and patient data and for data used by AI systems, including access, classification, handling, and sharing controls.
• Secure our AI platform and agentic workflows: agent and service identity, credential and secrets handling, MCP connectors and tool permissions, and guardrails for AI agents that act on data and systems.
• Set guardrails and review paths for c

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• Ensure every direct report has clear expectations and a documented development plan.

Total Compensation Range: $185,500 - $232,000
Compensation Individual compensation is determined by several factors, including role scope, geographic location, and skills & experience. Your offer will reflect where you fall within the range based on these considerations. In addition to base salary, we offer equity, comprehensive benefits, and generous perks. If the posted range doesn't match your expectations, we still encourage you to apply!

Where We Hire Formation Bio is prioritizing hiring in key hubs, primarily the New York City and Boston metro areas, with a hybrid model requiring 3 days per week in office. Applicants from the Research Triangle (NC) and San Francisco Bay Area may also be considered. Please apply only if you reside in these locations or are willing to relocate .

Equal Opportunity Formation Bio is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We've seen a rise in recruiting impersonation scams across the industry, where fake profiles pose as recruiters aiming to trick candidates into sharing personal and financial information through illegitimate interviews and job offers. All legitimate recruiting communications from Formation Bio will come from a @formation.bio email address. If you receive outreach from someone claiming to work at Formation Bio through any other domain or channel, please disregard it and do not share any personal information.