Sr. Cyber Risk 3rd Party Analyst

The Risk Management Analyst will play a key role in helping the organization understand third-party cybersecurity risk exposure, evaluate residual risk, identify compensating controls, prioritize remediation activities, support risk treatment decisions, and maintain clear, accurate, and actionable third-party risk data in a regulated life sciences environment. This individual will also support contract-related cybersecurity risk activities by helping review and interpret cybersecurity control requirements, remediation commitments, and governance expectations in partnership with Legal, Privacy, Procurement, business owners, and technical stakeholders.

Here's What You'll Do

• Own the end-to-end third-party cybersecurity risk review process, from intake and assessment scoping through risk analysis, stakeholder follow-up, remediation tracking, risk disposition, and reporting.
• Review completed third-party cybersecurity assessments to identify control gaps, residual risks, compensating controls, remediation needs, contractual considerations, and recommended risk treatment decisions.
• Support contract negotiations by reviewing, interpreting, and advising on the cybersecurity addendum and associated cybersecurity control requirements, including requirements related to incident notification, audit rights, vulnerability management, access control, encryption, logging and monitoring, subcontractor security, secure development, business continuity, and AI-enabled services where applicable.
• Partner with Legal, Privacy, Procurement, business owners, and technical stakeholders to align third-party risk decisions, contract obligations, remediation commitments, and governance expectations.
• Analyze third-party risk trends across assessments, vendors, services, AI capabilities, fourth-party dependencies, data types, and GxP impacts to improve Moderna's third-party cybersecurity risk posture.
• Support the use of AI, automation, and agentic workflows to improve third-party cybersecurity risk processes by documenting requirements, decision logic, control expectations, evidence needs, escalation points, and human oversight requirements.
• Additional tasks as needed

Here's What You'll Bring to the Table (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience in a similar or related position, including experience with standard concepts within cybersecurity risk management, third-party risk management, or GRC.
• Experience owning or supporting third-party cybersecurity risk reviews, including assessment analysis, risk disposition, remediation tracking, documentation, reporting, and cybersecurity addendum support during contract negotiations.
• Sound judgment to identify when risks, control gaps, contractual concerns, or remediation delays require escalation to drive timely decision-making and appropriate risk treatment.
• Experience working in a GxP-regulated environment is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate cybersecurity risk concepts and control expectations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience using AI to optimize, augment, or streamline risk analysis, documentation, reporting, workflow management, or stakeholder communications.
• Proven ability to operate in highly matrixed environments and influence without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications

• Four-year degree or equivalent relevant work experience preferred, ideally in information systems, cybersecurity, or risk management.
• Familiarity with third-party cybersecurity risk frameworks and assessment standards such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, SIG, CAIQ, or similar frameworks.
• Experience with GRC, workflow, reporting, and collaboration tools such as OneTrust, ServiceNow, Jira, Power BI, Excel, SharePoint, or similar tools.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data integrity, auditability, consistent documentation, and transparent risk reporting.
• Influential, inclusive, and trusted partner compassionate to the needs and situations of all your stakeholders
• Embrace a culture of continuous service improvement and service excellence
• A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company