IT Infrastructure Engineer

Nxera Pharma (formerly Sosei Heptares) is a technology powered biopharma company, in pursuit of new speciality medicines to improve the lives of patients with unmet needs globally.

Nxera employs over 350 talented people at key locations in Tokyo and Osaka (Japan), London and Cambridge (UK), Basel (Switzerland) and Seoul (South Korea) and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (ticker: 4565).

In addition to several products being commercialized in Japan, we are advancing an extensive pipeline of over 30 active programs from discovery through to late clinical stage internally and in partnership with leading pharma and biotech companies including Lilly, GSK, AbbVie, Verily, Neurocrine, Takeda, Genentech/Roche, Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Medicxi, Aditum Bio.

This pipeline is focused on addressing major unmet needs in some of the fastest-growing areas of medicine across CNS, GI and immunology, metabolic disorders and rare diseases, and leverages the power of our unique and industry leading GPCR-targeted structure-based drug discovery “NxWave” platform to provide a sustainable source of best- or first-in-class candidates.

In Cambridge UK, we have built outstanding capabilities across our platform, discovery and translational medicine teams, to advance multiple programs from pre-clinical through to early clinical development.

In Tokyo, our expert teams are dedicated to late-stage development (Ph 2/3) and innovative commercialization/ go-to-market approaches.

Our Mission

To accelerate the development of life-changing medicines, by investing in science and technology

Our Vision

To lead the next era of medicine. From Japan, for Japan, and the world.

Our Values

• Patients, carers, families, and physicians come first
• Innovation and teamwork inspire success
• Focus on top priorities where we can make a difference
• Speed and agility of decision-making
• Operational excellence

We are passionate about improving the quality of life and health of people around the world and believe we can achieve our mission through providing a supportive, motivational, and empowering environment for employees.

We are proud to offer a collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment that considers your individual needs and believes in maintaining a sustainable work-life balance.

You will be welcomed by a team of colleagues with decades of accumulated experience in their areas of expertise, happy to help you develop your own skills in a highly collaborative environment and who are keen to provide guidance and support in your personal and career development plans.

For more information, please visit:- www.nxera.life

Position – IT Infrastructure Engineer

We are now seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated IT Infrastructure Engineer within our expanding IT Team.

The role will include the following responsibilities:

· Perform inhouse IT Infrastructure activities & provide day to day support.

· Develop infrastructure solutions that align with business goals and industry best practices.

· Deploy, configure, and maintain hardware, software, and networking components.

· Identify and resolve infrastructure issues, including hardware, software, and network-related problems.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess current infrastructure needs and plan for future requirements.

· Ensure security infrastructure is built to meet security and availability requirements.

Our preferred candidate will have the following profile:

· Minimum of 6 years proven experience within an IT environment. i.e. Network and Infrastructure maintenance and deployment roles.

· Understanding IT Infrastructure concepts used in dispersed organisations, such as IP networking, AD, DNS, group policies, Office 365, Routing, NAT, ACL and other Microsoft/Networking technologies (e.g. Azure AD, Intune).

· Familiarity with IT hardware including routers, firewalls, physical and virtual server environments.

· Good knowledge of Windows Server 2016 and 2022.

· Good knowledge of virtualised environments (e.g. VMware, Azure)

· Proficient in Computer Networks: LAN, VLAN’s, WAN, IPSec, SSL, Route based tunnels, Wi-Fi, DHCP and DNS.

· Industry certifications (e.g. CCNA, Microsoft/MCSE, VMware) (desirable)

· Knowledge of system validation and audit processes e.g. GCP/GXP/SOX (desirable)

· Excellent organisation, prioritisation and administration skills with a focus on attention to detail.

· Driven and self-motivated with the ability to use own initiative.

· Ability to work in a team as well as independently.

· Good time management skills.

· Excellent soft skills and communication, verbal and written.

Other information

What’s in it for you?

• State-of-the-art R&D centre located in the heart of the Cambridge science cluster· Competitive compensation package including discretionary cash bonuses
• Eligible for grants of Restricted Stock Units
• 26 days annual leave in addition to public holidays plus the option to purchase an additional 5 days each year
• Enhanced employer contribution to pension
• Private Medical Insurance for employees and family and a cash plan for dental and optical reimbursement
• Health and wellbeing benefits including a subsidised individual gym membership
• Income protection to cover long term absences due to ill health
• Group Death in Service equal to 4x basic annual salary

At Nxera Pharma, we are passionate about delivering life-changing medicines to patients. We foster an open and welcoming environment where everyone can bring their authentic self to work, harnessing our individual strengths to succeed together.

We value our culture rooted in a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds, and abilities, with a deep sense of belonging. For us, inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative.

We are achieving this through a consistent commitment to fairness, equal opportunity, and equity.

Applications should include a CV and covering letter, providing a short description of the background of your interest in the role,

Please apply here https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4261926729

CK Group are our partnered agency on this role.