IT & Security Lead

IT & Security Lead

Parallel Bio

San Francisco, CA, USA

USD 147k-160k / year

At Parallel Bio, we are leveraging the human immune system to unlock safer, more effective drugs. We believe immunotherapies are the future of medicine, but their discovery is hindered by outdated models that fail to capture the complexity of the human immune system.

Our platform overcomes these challenges by combining best-in-class human immune organoids with massive scale and advanced computational methods, including AI and machine learning. This allows us to generate unprecedented, population-scale insights into human health and disease.

We can rapidly discover new drugs that we know will work in patients from the start and understand how they will perform across an entire population—something not possible with today's technology. This knowledge will allow us to engineer therapies that will work for as many people as possible, ensuring a safe and effective cure for everyone.

We are a fast‑paced, venture‑backed company at a pivotal moment of growth. Join us on our journey as we create new tools to push the boundaries of what is possible.

• $147K – $160K

Parallel Bio is building the foundation model for human drug response, trained on patient‑derived organoid data at unprecedented scale. We are a multi‑site team operating automated wet labs, managing PHI under HIPAA, and scaling rapidly.

We are looking for our first dedicated IT hire to own corporate IT end‑to‑end across identity, devices, SaaS platforms, network infrastructure, and end‑user support. This is a hands‑on role today with a clear path toward building the IT function as we scale.

You will inherit a functioning stack along with active vendor engagements for network infrastructure and endpoint/identity security. Your job is to operationalize what exists, rationalize what is fragmented, and own these vendor relationships with an eye toward evolving our approach as the company grows.

This role is for someone who can troubleshoot a WiFi issue in the morning, negotiate a vendor contract at lunch, and draft a multi‑site IT roadmap in the afternoon. You should be organized, technically capable, and comfortable operating across strategic and tactical work.

• Provide reliable, hands‑on IT support for in‑office and remote employees across multiple company sites, resolving help desk tickets with excellent customer service.
• Support our MDM fleet comprising macOS, iOS, and Windows devices.
• Execute onboarding and offboarding workflows, including provisioning accounts, configuring devices, and revoking access in coordination with HR/People Operations.
• Manage daily procurement and asset management: hardware purchasing, lifecycle tracking, and inventory accuracy from purchase to decommission.
• Troubleshoot on‑site issues including basic network problems, A/V systems, and lab‑adjacent equipment connectivity.

• Own Google Workspace administration, including users, groups, SSO/SAML integrations, and role‑based access controls. Identify what a sustainable IDP and IAM architecture looks like as we scale and plan the migration path.
• Rationalize our SaaS stack: audit existing tools, consolidate redundant licenses, implement proper SSO where missing, and manage the full license lifecycle (procurement, seat allocation, renewals, decommissioning).
• Maintain and improve integrations across our core systems:
  Google Workspace, MDM, HRIS, and collaboration tools.
• Create and maintain clear, accessible IT documentation for technical and non‑technical audiences.

• Serve as the internal owner for network infrastructure across all sites, partnering with external vendors on design, implementation, and ongoing support.
• Ensure appropriate network segmentation across corporate, lab, and guest environments.
• Evaluate and evolve our network management approach as the company scales.

• Partner with security vendors on endpoint protection, identity management, and compliance controls. Own these vendor relationships and manage engagements effectively.
• Support security hygiene including…