Associate Director, Infrastructure and Operations

How will your role help us transform hope into reality?

As a member of the IT team at Blueprint Medicines, you will partner with the organization and be a key contributor in different IT projects. This is an opportunity to provide support and leadership on key strategic business initiatives at a time of high growth. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced and rapidly growing environment, this could be the opportunity for you! 

 

What will you do?

• Lead or participate in a cross functional team to plan and design information technology solutions  
• Manage on-premises and cloud infrastructure to maintain high reliability and efficiency of company systems  
• Develop processes for improving efficiency and document technical procedures 
• Design scalable cloud infrastructure for our data analyses and other informatics pipelines  
• Perform regular security audits of IT systems and mitigate issues as needed  
• Maintain production databases and application servers to support research and development efforts  
• Oversee regular maintenance and testing of remote disaster recovery infrastructure  
• Lead and participate in business continuity planning and implementation with a cross functional team 
• Mentor colleagues and lead projects with manageable risks and resource needs 

 

What minimum qualifications do we require?

• Minimum 7-10 years of hands-on technical experience  
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related field 
• Experience working in a regulated environment (SOX, GxP, GDPR) 

 

What additional qualifications will make you a stronger candidate?

• Experience working in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry
• Proficiency in leading and designing AWS cloud infrastructure 
• Proficiency in maintaining VMware-based virtual workloads and associated hardware 
• Proficiency in working with identity-based solutions (e.g. AD/AAD/Okta) 
• Proficiency in handling mixed Windows and Linux operating systems  
• Proficiency in scripting (unix/powershell/aws-cli)  
• Proficiency in managing Microsoft 365 platforms 
• Proficiency in maintaining Oracle, SQL Server, PostgresSQL, and MySQL server databases  
• Proficiency in supervising network monitoring/security solutions such as Zabbix, Crowdstrike, and Zscale
• Familiarity with maintaining Apache, Tomcat, and IIS servers  
• Familiarity with Cisco/Fortigate networking equipment (Firewall/Switches) configurations  
• Experience overseeing Splunk is a plus  
• Commitment to our Core Values: Patients First, Thoughtfulness, Urgency, Trust, Optimism

 

Why Blueprint?

At Blueprint Medicines, we achieve impactful results because of our global crew of compassionate innovators – the Blue Crew. Through authentic relationships and our collective entrepreneurial spirit and action, we are each empowered to take ownership and execute with strategic prioritization. We put trust in our people to break through norms and conventions using their individual strengths and insights, which drives our success.

This is the place where the extraordinary becomes reality, and you could be part of it.

Patients are waiting. Are you ready to make the leap?

 

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Affirmative Action

At Blueprint Medicines, we foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion.  A proud Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, we consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.  We are also an E-Verify Employer.  We will make reasonable accommodations, absent undue hardship, for qualified individuals with known disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability in need of an accommodation with the application or recruiting process, please reach out to TotalRewards@blueprintmedicines.com. 

For more information, please see our EEO-AA Policy Statement, the EEO Know Your Rights Poster, as well as our Pay Transparency Statement. 

 

Blueprint Medicines is a fully integrated, commercial-stage, global biopharmaceutical company that invents life-changing medicines in two core, strategic areas of allergy/inflammation and oncology/hematology. We pursue discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies that potently and selectively target known drivers of disease, with focused investment in therapeutic areas where we can leverage our core expertise and business infrastructure to bring scale to our science. We are bringing an approved medicine to people living with systemic mastocytosis (SM) in the U.S. and Europe. Additionally, we have a pipeline of research and development programs that range from early science to advanced clinical trials in mast cell-mediated diseases, including SM and chronic urticaria, breast cancer, and other solid tumors vulnerable to CDK2 inhibition.

 

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