GRAIL
GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured.
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Application Security Engineer

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GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by developing pioneering technology to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types early. The company is using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop its multi-cancer early detection blood test. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. It is supported by leading global investors and pharmaceutical, technology, and healthcare companies. For more information, please visit www.grail.com.


Join GRAIL’s existing security team to build security into both of our Software Development and Production Processes. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Clinical, and Lab Operations to document security needs in Application Requirements, and implementing testing strategies and systems to ensure our Products protect our patients, partners and GRAIL information. You will be in a position to help ensure GRAIL protects the information we receive as part of our mission to help detect cancer! 

You Will:

  • Augment the security team in evaluating current and proposed software implementations to assess security risk, as well as propose and implement solutions.
  • Develop technical solutions to minimize security risk such as expand security testing automation and integrations in the CI/CD pipelines.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, clinical, R&D, and Quality teams) to develop best practices.
  • Be an advocate for protecting user data and privacy.

Your Background Includes:

  • Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or other relative field.
  • 5+ years working in a software engineering related area (development, QA, Systems Architecture, Systems Administration, etc) with at least 2 years working in a security subject area (Application Security, Pentesting, Risk/Compliance, Training, etc.)
  • Significant OWASP, or other Software/Product Security paradigm experience.
  • Solid understanding of threat modeling techniques such as RTMP, PASTA, STRIDE, etc.
  • Deep understanding of security principles including encryption, authentication, etc.
  • Experience building security controls in a CI/CD environment.
  • AWS, Azure or Google Cloud experience.
  • Be curious and driven to learn new technology and science.
  • Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership and self-direction. 
  • Demonstrated willingness to both teach others and learn new techniques.

  • BONUS POINTS:

  • Experience with Go.
  • Security Certifications such as GIAC Certified Web Application Defender or similar.
  • Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code products, like Terraform and CloudFormation.
  • AWS Certification such as the Architect or Security Speciality.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.


GRAIL, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("GRAIL") does not accept any liability for fees for resumes from recruiters or employment agencies (“Agency”), without a binding, written recruitment agreement between GRAIL and Agency describing the services and specific job openings (“Agreement”). GRAIL may consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the Agency, unless an Agreement is in place. Any email or verbal contacts with any person within GRAIL is inadequate to create a binding agreement. Agencies without an Agreement are requested not to contact any hiring managers of GRAIL with recruiting inquiries or resumes. Agencies interested in partnering with GRAIL may contact GRAIL's HR Department through our Customer Service team.

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What are GRAIL Perks + Benefits

GRAIL Benefits Overview

We’re committed to creating the best experience for everyone at GRAIL, ensuring that each member of our team has comprehensive benefits and resources to thrive at all stages of life, both at work and at home.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
We parter with Bay Area local partners such as Life Science Cares to help meet basic needs in the community.
Partners with nonprofits
GRAIL partners with The Honor Foundation to facilitate mock interviews to help military professionals transition to civilian life. Also oSTEM and The National Sales Network to identify diverse talent.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Hybrid work model
In-person all-hands meetings
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Unconscious bias training is included as part of our standard interview training. We also have a formal training on the topic of unconscious bias that is facilitated by the People Team.
Diversity manifesto
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
GRAIL proudly offers 4 employee resources groups led by team members in tandem with an executive sponsor. They include: ASERG, WERG, PRIDE, and BIPOCC.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
GRAIL's Talent team has partnered with a variety of non-profits, associations and job boards including WITI, oSTEM, THF, DiversityJobs and The National Sales Network to identify diverse talent.
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Mental health benefits
Abortion travel benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Performance bonus
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Company sponsored family events
Fertility benefits
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Bereavement leave benefits
Company-wide vacation
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free daily meals
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Relocation assistance
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Online course subscriptions available
Paid industry certifications

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