Global CISO (m/f/x)

 

Passion for Innovation. Compassion for Patients.

 

With over 120 years of experience and approximately 19,000 employees in more than 30 countries/regions, Daiichi Sankyo is dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering new standards of care that enrich the quality of life around the world.

In Europe, we focus on two areas: The goal of our Specialty Business is to protect people from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in Europe, and help patients who suffer from it to enjoy every precious moment of life.

In Oncology, we are driving innovation in solid tumours and blood cancers, founded on breakthrough science from our own labs in Japan. We aspire to create better tomorrows for people living with cancer and their loved ones.

Our European headquarters are in Munich, Germany, and we have affiliates in 15 European countries and Canada.

 

 

As part of our global DX (Digital Transformation) organization, we are currently recruiting for a newly established role as

Global CISO (f/m/x)

The Position:

As a member of the Daiichi Sankyo DX leadership team (DXLT) you will set and lead the Cybersecurity strategy and culture to support the achievement of our corporate strategy.

Global DX strives to be the business and DX accelerator by providing strategic guidance for the business through holistic enterprise architecture and innovative leadership with further strengthening of business relationship management. The DX organization strives for standardized and integrated data that is available globally when needed with enhanced efficiency and stakeholder experience due to standard processed, systems and applications. It also provides enhanced expertise to technology solutions and management of projects.

The role is based in Europe and will be reporting into Chief Information Officer and Global Head, Digital Transformation Unit.

Job summary:

• Oversee and provide strategic direction to the Cybersecurity function globally.

• Lead the strategic direction and operational coherence of cybersecurity in Daiichi Sankyo Group supervising two distinct functions, Cybersecurity policies & strategy and Cybersecurity architecture.

• Formulate a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy managing security policies, standards, and practices with regulatory requirements and corporate objectives, fostering a culture that enhances awareness of security. 

• Stimulate risk management.

• Responsible for managing the operation of global-level cybersecurity services, including Managed Security Services, Security Operations Center (SOC), and Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT). This includes planning and executing of security assessments such as penetration test for the global IT platform.

• Act as close business partner to CDXO and the heads of other functions in Global DX on Cybersecurity related matters.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Cybersecurity policies & strategy

  • Responsible for developing the cybersecurity strategy by establishing baselines defining target states, and crafting roadmaps to meet company requirements. 

  • Monitors regulatory risk landscapes to iteratively update policies such as data protection, access controls, and incident response in alignment with strategic objectives and legal mandates.

  • Establish a singular governance framework and standards, prescribing cybersecurity requirements, identifying asset/system criticality, and delineating lines of accountability.

  • Involve formulating processes and guidelines for comprehensive cyber risk governance, and developing guidance for the cyberspace workforce in terms of resourcing, staffing.

  • Educate employees across the organization to enhance awareness regarding cybersecurity matters.

• Cybersecurity architecture

  • Entail developing security requirements to guide architecture, enhancing business resilience, and reducing vulnerabilities. It involves monitoring security compliance, ensuring stakeholder needs align with enterprise architecture for mission protection.