Senior Information Security Governance and Privacy Specialist

NextLink is currently looking for a SENIOR INFORMATION SECURITY GOVERNANCE AND PRIVACY SPECIALIST with Project Management experience to work for our well-known, global, pharmaceutical client in Switzerland to complete the current team of IT Security & Privacy Governance and to support a project within IT Security, in liaisons based in APAC/China.

TASKS
- reviewing data classification reports;
- assessing risks for solutions under consideration;
- proposing effective security controls and measures;
- determining residual risks.

The candidate will also support the Security Governance team in managing activities, taking into account efficiency and effectiveness.

MUST HAVES/REQUIREMENTS:

- Minimum 7 years of experience in the area of information security and risk management
- Minimum 2 years of experience in IT Security and Privacy Governance roles, and applying ISO27001, NIST, ISF and other common Security & Privacy standards
- Must be able to propose common technical solutions (preferred in the IT Security area)
- Work experience with offshore teams (virtual working with teams of different time zones, eg with Asia)
- Certifications in the areas of IT Security Governance (CISM or equivalent), data privacy (IAPP or equivalent)
- Fluent language skills in English (verbal and written)
- 2 to 5 years of Pharma industry experience

NICE TO HAVES:

- Chinese as a primary or secondary language
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in Project Management
- Project Management certification (PMP, Prince2 or equivalent)

PROJECT DETAILS:

Start date: May 2017

End date: December 2017

Work location: Basel, Switzerland

Workload: 80% (up to 100% would be possible)

Travel: not required, but possible.