IT Operations and Compliance Specialist

ProQR Therapeutics is a biotechnology company listed on NASDAQ with offices in Leiden, the Netherlands and Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. ProQR is focused on the development of life changing RNA therapies to meet the unmet need of individuals and families with common and rare diseases. A team of 150+ enthusiastic ProQRians from all walks of life and more than 30 different nationalities is up to this challenge. We have the passion and commitment to make a difference in the lives of the communities we serve.  Our proprietary Axiomer® RNA editing technology platform enables the editing of specific single nucleotides in RNA using the cells own editing machinery. Axiomer® RNA editing technology harnesses ADAR (Adenosine Deaminase Acting on RNA), which is machinery present in all human cells to repair G-to-A mutations, modulate protein, and enable protective mutation functions. Axiomer could potentially yield a new class of innovative medicines and treat currently untreatable diseases.

ProQR is currently looking for an IT Operations and Compliance Specialist (full time) to join our IT department, reporting to the Director Information Technology.

Location: Leiden, NL

The role:

The IT Operations and Compliance Specialist oversees critical IT functions, supports the business and serves as a contact for IT SOX-related matters including internal and external audits.

This role is aware of the day-to-day needs of the business and translates those business needs into a friendly and positive user experience during the entire IT journey of ProQR users.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Manage Outsourced IT Services: Act as the primary point of contact for our outsourced IT service providers. Coordinate and monitor their performance, ensuring timely and effective delivery of IT infrastructure, networking, and cloud services
• User Support and Troubleshooting: Provide hands-on support to employees across all departments, addressing a wide range of IT-related issues, with a particular focus on the Microsoft ecosystem, including M365 environment, Office applications, and other Microsoft- and non-Microsoft based solutions
• Maintain a SOX-compliant IT environment: Safeguard the company's Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance by managing and enforcing daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual key IT controls. Ensure that all IT operations align with regulatory requirements and internal control frameworks

• Plan and manage implementations, changes, and incidents including the ERP systems (SAP & Basware), and the IT Service Management tool 4ME

• Communicate with internal and external parties

• Oversee and monitor Information Security issues
  
  

Required qualifications:

• A highly motivated, user-focused, accountable team player with excellent interpersonal, diplomatic, written, and oral communication skills, who is able to build relationships at all levels of the organization

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to provide high-quality IT user support
• Knowledge of IT risk management, cybersecurity best practices, and incident response

• Minimal BSc degree or BBA degree or equivalent with IT / technical affinity and 1-3 years of experience in IT

• Excellent command of spoken and written Dutch and English

• Able to work under pressure

ProQR as an employer

As an employer, we are a true believer of the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to develop themselves, personally and professionally. We believe that happy and energized people, working well together in an environment in which they thrive, will do phenomenal and awesome things.

We are committed to ensuring that no employee, candidate or job applicant receives less favorable treatment on the grounds of race, age, disability, pregnancy, religion, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status. At ProQR we want to create an inclusive culture where everyone can be valued for who they are and in which individual differences and the contributions in all forms are recognized and valued.

We offer an exciting and innovative working environment in a very committed organization, with the following benefits:

• 8% holiday allowance

• 30 vacation days

• An annual performance bonus

• Stock options

• A premium-free pension plan

• A commuting allowance

• A subsidized staff restaurant

• Employee events (boot camp, Hipster café and other social events)

Do you think you can contribute to achieving our mission? If so, we’re looking forward to receiving your application by filling out our application form.

You can contact Silvia Catellani via recruitment@proqr.com if you have any questions.