Manager, Integrated Security Technology

Alkermes Plc

Waltham, MA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Auditing, Billing, Budgeting, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), Commissioning, Communication Systems, Computer Security, Construction, Cross-Functional, Disaster Recovery, Disease, Documentation, Electronic Access Control, Enterprise Protection, Information Technology/Systems Audit, Insurance Documentation, Internet Security, Inventory Management, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS), Medical Products, Negotiation Skills, Neurology, Neuroscience, On Call, Performance Metrics, Physical Security, Pre-Clinical Development, Project Execution, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Research & Development (R&D), Risk Management, SQL Databases, Security Infrastructure, Security Monitoring, Service Level Agreement (SLA), Software Administration, Software Patches, Strategic Planning, Surveillance, Systems Administration/Management, Team Player, Technical Support, Time Tracking, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Waltham, MA
POSTED
30+ days ago
  • Ensure the implementation, integrity, and performance of all physical security technology systems across Alkermes' global footprint, including:

  • Electronic access control systems (hardware and software)

  • Video surveillance systems and intelligent video analytics

  • Emergency notification and mass communication systems

  • Electronic key management, intercoms, and duress devices

  • Visitor management and travel security platforms

  • Responsible for disaster recovery, redundancy, and system continuity planning for all critical security systems and associated SQL databases.

  • Manage routine system audits, software updates, patches, and lifecycle maintenance to ensure functionality, compliance, and cybersecurity alignment.

  • Provide high-level technical support and serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for all physical security technology systems to both global and regional security teams.

  • Lead the strategic planning, selection, design, and implementation of new security technology, including a unified, enterprise-level physical security platform

  • Lead the management of all security technology projects, from initial concept and scope definition to final commissioning, coordinating extensively with Site-Ops, IT, and external construction teams.

  • Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional partners, including IT, Site-Operations, HR, and R&D stakeholders, to ensure security technology aligns with business needs and enterprise infrastructure.

  • Negotiate, manage, and oversee service level agreements (SLAs) and contracts with key security technology vendors, integrators, and service providers

  • Lead contractor and integrator oversight, including review of schedules, scope adherence, and quality of work across all security technology projects and maintenance activities.

  • Ensure all vendors maintain required permits, insurance certificates, training credentials, and compliance documentation.

  • Conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with key integrators to measure performance against SLAs and verify contractor invoices against work performed to ensure budget accuracy.

  • Maintain an accurate inventory of all security technology assets, including lifecycle management and capital expenditure planning for replacements and upgrades. • Provide on-call leadership and technical support for critical security incidents or emergencies outside of regular business hours, as needed.

This is a global, hybrid role requiring flexibility in working hours and periodic domestic and international travel to support project execution and operational oversight.

Reporting to the Director of Security, the Manager, Integrated Security Technology is responsible for the administration of the Alkermes' global physical security technology program. This individual will oversee the design, deployment, and maintenance of all enterprise security technology solutions across Alkermes' facilities worldwide.

Key systems include electronic access control, video surveillance, visitor management, real-time risk monitoring, travel security technology and emergency notification systems.

Why join Team Alkermes?

Alkermes applies its decades of deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we seek to make a meaningful difference in the way people manage their diseases. We have a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder and narcolepsy, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various psychiatric and neurological disorders.

We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations. In 2024 and 2025, we were certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. and named one of Massachusetts' Top Places to Work by the Boston Globe, a Best Place to Work in Greater Cincinnati by the Cincinnati Business Courier and recognized as a Best Place to Work in BioPharma by Fortune Magazine.

Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.

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