By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.
Pay Range:
$133,300.00 - $219,100.00POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Manager, Cybersecurity and Network is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and ongoing management of cybersecurity programs and network infrastructure. This role ensures the organization's networks, systems, and data are protected against evolving cyber threats while maintaining high availability, performance, and compliance with security standards. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring direct technical contribution alongside strategic oversight.
This leader partners across IT, risk, and business functions to align infrastructure security strategy with organizational priorities and regulatory requirements.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Cybersecurity & Risk Management
Develop and execute enterprise cybersecurity strategies focused on infrastructure protection.
Oversee the implementation of security controls across networks, servers, cloud, and endpoints.
Identify, assess, and mitigate infrastructure-related security risks.
Lead incident response efforts and drive root cause analysis for security incidents.
Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, SOC 2).
Network Leadership
Manage network infrastructure and IT operations including LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, cloud connectivity (Azure), and endpoints.
Directly contribute to network and security architecture design, configuration, and troubleshooting alongside the team.
Ensure systems are secure, resilient, and scalable.
Oversee patch management, vulnerability management, and system hardening initiatives.
Drive adoption of zero-trust architecture and modern security frameworks.
Implement network security solutions (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, segmentation).
Team Leadership & Development
Lead by example and directly alongside a team of cybersecurity professionals and network administrators, mentoring through hands-on collaboration.
Establish clear goals, performance metrics, and development plans.
Foster a culture of security awareness and operational excellence.
Monitoring & Incident Response
Oversee SIEM, SOC operations, and security monitoring tools.
Ensure real-time threat detection, response, and remediation.
Coordinate with internal teams and external partners during incidents.
Vendor & Stakeholder Management
Manage relationships with vendors, managed security providers, and auditors.
Collaborate with application, data, and enterprise architecture teams.
Communicate risks and security posture to executive leadership.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field.
8–12+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, with at least 4–5 years in cybersecurity leadership roles.
Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure (networking, servers, virtualization, cloud).
Experience with cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27001).
Proven experience managing security tools (SIEM, EDR, vulnerability scanning, IAM).
Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or equivalent.
Experience in publicly traded companies or regulated industries (e.g., financial services, healthcare).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Strategic thinking and leadership with the ability to operate as a direct technical contributor when needed.
Risk management and decision-making.
Technical expertise in network infrastructure and cybersecurity.
Incident response and crisis management.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement.
Ability to translate technical risks into business impact.
Comfortable operating as both a strategic leader and individual technical contributor depending on organizational need.
Why Join Bio-Techne:
- We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
- We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
- We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
- We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
- We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
- We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.
Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field
- 8-12+ years of experience in IT infrastructure
- 4-5 years in cybersecurity leadership roles
- Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure
- Experience with cybersecurity frameworks
- Proven experience managing security tools
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or equivalent
Bio-Techne Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Bio-Techne and has not been reviewed or approved by Bio-Techne.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical and dental coverage are often regarded as strong, with core health benefits broadly available across U.S. roles. Day-one eligibility and comprehensive options are described as a relative bright spot even when pay sentiment is mixed.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and volunteer time are emphasized alongside flexible scheduling. Work-life balance elements are seen as strengths relative to base-pay concerns.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Quarterly or semi-annual bonuses and eligibility for annual cash incentives add meaningful upside for many salaried roles. Structured plans such as a Management Incentive Plan reinforce predictability of variable pay.
Bio-Techne Insights
What We Do
Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-quality purified proteins and reagent solutions - notably cytokines and growth factors, antibodies, immunoassays, biologically active small molecule compounds, tissue culture reagents, and cell and gene therapy workflow solutions including T-Cell activation technologies. Bio-Techne’s portfolio also includes protein analysis solutions, sold under the ProteinSimple brand name, that offer researchers efficient and streamlined options for automated Western blot and multiplexed ELISA workflow. These reagent and protein analysis solutions are sold to biomedical researchers, as well as clinical research laboratories, and constitute the Protein Sciences Segment. Bio-Techne also develops and manufactures diagnostic products including FDA-regulated controls, calibrators, blood gas and clinical chemistry controls, and other reagents for OEM and clinical customers. Bio-Techne’s genomic tools include advanced tissue-based in situ hybridization assays (ISH) for research and clinical use, sold under the ACD brand, as well as a portfolio of clinical molecular diagnostic oncology assays including the ExoDx®Prostate (IntelliScore) test (EPI) for prostate cancer diagnosis. These diagnostic and genomic products comprise Bio-Techne’s Diagnostics and Genomics Segment. Bio-Techne products are integral components of scientific investigations into biological processes and molecular diagnostics, revealing the nature, diagnosis, etiology and progression of specific diseases. They aid in drug discovery efforts and provide the means for accurate clinical tests and diagnoses. With thousands of products in its portfolio, Bio-Techne generated approximately $714 million in net sales in fiscal 2019 and has over 2,200 employees worldwide.
