IT Manager - Part Time, 12 month contract

Who we are

Constructive Bio is a growing Cambridge based biotechnology company built on a simple conviction: the molecules that matter most are often the ones that can’t yet be made.

We’ve rewritten the genetic code give cells access to new ncAA chemical building blocks - expanding the space of proteins that can be designed, engineered, and manufactured. Our platform moves from unexplored molecular territory to industrial-scale production, turning scientific possibility into manufacturable reality.

From next-generation medicines to advanced materials, Constructive shifts the question from “can we make this?” to “what should we make next?”

We’re proud to be a spinout from Professor Jason Chin's laboratory at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. You can learn more about the Chin lab achievements here.

Since launching in 2022, Constructive Bio has raised $73 million in venture capital, including a $15 million

seed round and a $58 million Series A, to commercialise our breakthrough synthetic genomics platform. Today, we are advancing a growing pipeline of programmes based on world-leading science, enabling the precise engineering of biology to create transformative medicines, materials and sustainable products.

As a fast-growing biotech at the forefront of generative biology, we're building a team of exceptional people who share our ambition to redefine what's possible with biology.

Join us and help shape the future of biology.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced IT professional to manage the IT operations of a fast-growing biotech organisation for a 12 month contract on a part-time basis (20hrs per week). You will be responsible for the company’s corporate IT infrastructure (working in concert with a 3rd party IT services provider) and provide support for the secure deployment of scientific workloads in the cloud. Across these platforms you will be responsible for ensuring data security, appropriate access levels, onboarding/offboarding and a range of other functions specified below.

Constructive Bio is a rapidly growing company, with scaling cybersecurity, compliance and data access requirements – an ideal environment for an ambitious, accountable individual who takes pride in their work. Do send us your CV if that’s you!

Key Responsibilities:

Cyber Security, Compliance & IP Protection

• Maintain robust cyber security policies, threat monitoring, incident response plans, and employee security awareness programs.
• Safeguard key intellectual property (IP), source code, designs, and proprietary dataset backups.
• Lead compliance efforts relevant to life science/biotech company, including UK Cyber Essentials / Cyber Essentials Plus, GDPR, and ISO 27001 readiness.

Scientific Computing Support

Working in close collaboration with the bioinformatics team, own the security of our GCP cloud environment, which hosts R&D workloads and internal scientific tooling.

Maintain oversight of the cloud organisation structure, IAM, network design, authentication infrastructure, logging and monitoring.

Support the team in defining and implementing appropriate guardrails and monitoring and optimising cloud spend.

Provide support for lab IT, such as instrument PCs and networked lab equipment.

Corporate IT Infrastructure & Operations

Manage and optimize corporate IT systems across dual Mac/Windows environments, identity management, and device management (Jamf/Intune), in partnership with our current external IT service provider.

Oversee cloud infrastructure supporting commercial software platforms and internal infrastructure.

Ensure high network uptime, security, and remote-work connectivity across office, lab, etc.

Vendor & MSP Management

Lead relationships with external Managed Service Providers (MSPs), managing SLAs, helpdesk quality, and escalation pathways.

Oversee software procurement, licensing, access management and security assessment across core tools (e.g., M365, HubSpot, AMICI, Benchling, GCP etc.).

About you

• Scale-Up Experience: Proven track record as Head of IT/IT Manager and cybersecurity navigating growth in 50–200 person technology or life sciences organizations.
• Security & Governance: Direct experience implementing UK Cyber Essentials +, ISO 27001, GDPR compliance, and IP data controls.
• Vendor & MSP Oversight: Proven ability to manage, negotiate with, and hold external MSPs and cloud software providers accountable.
• Technical Footprint: Expertise in cloud platforms (GCP preferred), hybrid device management (Jamf, Intune), network infrastructure, cross-functional SaaS toolchain and sever management.

Salary and benefits

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary annual performance bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension (matching up to 8%), life assurance, private medical insurance and group income protection schemes
• Opportunity to be part of our employee long term incentive scheme
• Newly fitted, purpose-built facilities in Whittlesford, South Cambridge, with on-site parking and excellent rail links to Cambridge, London and Norwich
• A collaborative and pioneering environment at the cutting edge of synthetic genomics and engineered translation

Please note that our office space is dog friendly.

Our principles

We are committed to building a culture founded on trust, respect and collaboration, where curiosity, openness and scientific excellence thrive.

• We imagine: We think big and plan our own path for success.
• We pioneer: We take action and grow together as one to break moulds.
• We deliver: We take ownership and work together to deliver excellence.

Constructive Bio is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.