IT Manager

Conditions of Employment: Proof of Eligibility to work in Switzerland (Swiss work permit or Swiss / European citizenship or graduated within the last 6 months from a Swiss academic institution) and United States of America (U.S. citizenship or work permit / authorization).

So, if you think you are a strong fit for this position, please apply today!

Please send your CV and Cover Letter to Write an email. Please specify the position you are applying for and use the “IT-PM” identifier in your cover letter and email subject line.

The position comes with an excellent compensation and benefits package.

Are you passionate about data science and its supporting systems? Do you thrive in building and managing cutting-edge IT infrastructure? If so, we want to hear from you!

About the job

HAYA is seeking a highly motivated IT Manager to oversee our evolution. You'll design, deploy, and manage the next generation of our IT platforms, ensuring both data science and global operations needs are met.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the Charge: Architect and implement scalable IT solutions, driving operational efficiency across the company.
• Platform Visionary: Design and manage the next iteration of HAYA's IT infrastructure, encompassing user devices, cloud resources, network security, and data science tools.
• Data Guardian: Develop and implement data policies, ensuring data resilience and compliance.
• Infrastructure Mastermind: Manage general IT infrastructure, cloud subscriptions, and network connectivity globally.
• Security Champion: Oversee IT security and user authentication systems.
• Tech Whisperer: Support software development platform deployment (e.g., GitLab).
• Budget Guru: Manage and report on IT budget allocations.

We're looking for a tech leader with:

• Minimum 5 years of proven experience building and managing IT infrastructure, including cloud platforms.
• Expertise in user authentication systems (Microsoft Entra ID, AWS IAM).
• Experience managing Windows, macOS, and company-wide software.
• Proficiency with AWS and hybrid cloud frameworks.
• Understanding of FAIR principles and data governance.
• Disaster recovery, data backup, and security expertise (CISSP, CISM, ISO27001 a plus).
• Experience with Linux server management and data science workflows (familiarity with bioinformatics a plus).
• Excellent English communication skills.

Core Values:

• Creativity & Innovation. Scientifically curious and bold. Generates new and creative approaches to problem solving. Positive ‘can-do’ attitude. Views the toughest challenges as the greatest opportunities for personal growth and company innovation. Able to challenge convictions and dogma.
• Teamwork. Fully engaged in facilitating personal and team success. Reaches out to peers and cooperates with the team to establish an overall collaborative work environment. Often solicits and responds well to constructive feedback. Possesses good written and oral communication skills with the ability to clearly and concisely convey ideas and opinions.
• Flexibility/adaptability. Adjusts quickly to changing strategic and tactical priorities. Comfortable with ambiguity. Self-starter mentality.
• Fast-acting/efficient. Proactive and quick decision making with a strong work ethic to produce high-quality results while fostering a positive work environment. Focuses on key tasks and priorities. Demonstrates tenacity and willingness to go the distance to get something done.
• Integrity. Does not cut corners. Does what is right not just what is politically expedient. Speaks plainly and truthfully. Earns trust and maintains confidences. Expects a high level of personal performance and team performance. Follows-through on commitments.
• Critical thinking. Learns quickly. Demonstrates ability to proficiently understand new information and to independently pursue and achieve meaningful outcomes. Able to structure and process qualitative/quantitative data and draw key conclusions.

Ready to make a real impact? Apply today!

HAYA Therapeutics is a precision medicines company developing RNA-guided programmable therapeutics targeting the regulatory genome for serious health conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer. The company is using its innovative cell-state modifying platform to gain novel insights into the biology of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), - the ‘dark genomes’ information processing features and ‘source code’.

HAYA’s lead therapeutic candidate is HTX-001, an antisense oligonucleotide targeting Wisper, which is a tissue and cell-specific cardiac lncRNA known to play a role in heart failure. The company is also developing a pipeline of lncRNA-targeting candidates for the cell-specific treatment of diseases in other tissues, including the lungs and the microenvironment of solid tumor cancers.

Headquartered at the life sciences park Biopôle in Lausanne, Switzerland with laboratory facilities at JLABS @ San Diego, HAYA is led by a world-class team of experts in programmable and precision RNA-targeted therapeutics and is supported by a strong investor consortium. HAYA’s mission is to identify and develop breakthrough disease-modifying therapeutics with the potential for greater efficacy, safety, and accessibility than existing treatments.