At Editas, we’re driven by a collective purpose, to bring transformative and life changing therapies to people living with serious diseases with the greatest unmet needs. This fuels our drive to excel in scientific innovation, allowing us to harness the power and potential of CRISPR/Cas9 and CRISPR/Cpf1 (Cas12a) gene editing.

We believe our people are at the core of everything we do, and we’re committed to cultivating a culture where every individual feels valued and included. To do this, we strive to integrate belonging, inclusivity, diversity, and equity into every aspect of our organization.

Together, we are leading the way towards a healthier and more equitable future.

Position Summary

The Director of IT Infrastructure provides strategic leadership and operational management for all Editas infrastructure, including hardware, software, servers, databases, storage solutions, networks, and high-performance computing. This role collaborates with the IT Leadership Team and other stakeholders to ensure the infrastructure aligns with and enables Editas' strategic and operational priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership:
• Set the mission, vision, and strategy for the Infrastructure function.
• Design and implement short- and long-term strategic plans to meet current and future infrastructure needs.
• Lead development and evaluation of infrastructure architectural designs.
• Lead the Technical Review Board forum.
• Develop and maintain operational and project documentation for infrastructure.
• Operational Management:
• Lead planning, execution, and successful delivery of all infrastructure projects.
• Ensure 24x7 optimal operation of all IT infrastructure equipment and services.
• Maintain high availability, backup, and continuity of IT infrastructure.
• Monitor reliability, resiliency, and performance; execute projects to maintain IT operations.
• Establish and document best practices and policies for installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Develop, maintain, and test disaster recovery plans for all key infrastructure components.
• Collaboration and Governance:
• Build relationships with ITLT colleagues and stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor.
• Collaborate with Head of Information Security to align with security strategy.
• Collaborate with Head of Digital Workplace to develop and manage an integrated ITSM landscape.
• Collaborate with IT Business Partners to define requirements, solutions, and services.
• Collaborate with ITLT on infrastructure portfolio and resource prioritization.
• Financial and Performance Management:
• Develop and control the annual Infrastructure budget.
• Drive a culture of continuous cost optimization.
• Continuously evaluate the business value of Infrastructure using metrics (KPIs, OKRs, etc.).
• Develop and deploy methodologies for testing infrastructure performance and reporting.
• Participate in audits and assessments of the IT environment; lead management responses for infrastructure findings.
• Vendor Management:
• Collaborate with sourcing and vendor managers to ensure adherence to contracted services and metrics.