Assistant Vice President - Security (Greater Boston Region)

About the role

Alexandria is seeking a highly skilled and experienced senior security leader to partner with national and regional leadership in executing Alexandria’s security strategy across our commercial life science properties in the Greater Boston region. This is a rare opportunity to serve as the senior regional security leader in a vitally important, fast-growing, high-impact sector.

Responsibilities

• Provide regionwide strategic and tactical leadership for security operations, in partnership with national and regional leadership, ensuring alignment with Alexandria’s risk standards, enterprise objectives, and operational priorities.
• Develop, implement, and continuously enhance programs that protect employees, tenants, visitors, physical assets, and sensitive tenant operations across the region.
• Lead proactive, rapid-response security operations that deter crime, identify threats early, and drive effective incident response and resolution.
• Direct all aspects of contract security operations, including vendor leadership, rapid-response teams, security operations center functions, staffing performance, and accountability across third-party providers.
• Investigate incidents, breaches, workplace concerns, and criminal activity; oversee mitigation measures; and ensure timely, accurate reporting and prevention planning.
• Conduct security surveys, vulnerability assessments, and risk reviews to identify gaps, corrective actions, and practical mitigation strategies.
• Collect, assess, and apply criminal intelligence from internal reporting, law enforcement, open sources, and operational channels to improve readiness and strengthen protective measures.
• Build strong working relationships with law enforcement, public safety agencies, and other external partners to support coordination, preparedness, and response.
• Develop and refine operating models for specialized security resources and security operations center functions, including staffing strategies, escalation protocols, and concepts of operation.
• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of physical security and security technology systems, including access control, CCTV, visitor management, and related infrastructure.
• Oversee security technology projects, vendor performance, maintenance escalations, quote review, and work-order execution to strengthen site protection and operational resilience.
• Lead the implementation and continuous refinement of security policies, procedures, post orders, and operating protocols aligned with enterprise strategy and regional needs.
• Provide senior leadership briefings, presentations, and performance reporting on incidents, threats, staffing, operational needs, project progress, and key metrics.
• Support regional budget planning and manage security expenditures, while partnering with internal stakeholders to integrate security into operations, development planning, emergency preparedness, and high-profile event support.
• Monitor staffing, recruiting, and vendor performance to maintain strong coverage and close operational gaps efficiently.

Qualifications and Experience

• At least 12 years of progressive leadership experience in public safety and security as a sworn law enforcement officer, special agent, or equivalent, typically including senior-level corporate physical security leadership experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic and tactical leadership for complex security operations in multi-site, high-profile, and mission-critical environments.
• Proven experience leading armed contract security operations, including vendor management, staffing oversight, performance accountability, and contract administration.
• Strong background in incident response, investigations, mitigation planning, and risk reduction.
• Experience conducting security surveys, vulnerability assessments, and risk analysis and translating findings into practical operational improvements and protective measures.
• Demonstrated ability to collect, assess, and apply criminal intelligence and threat information from internal, law-enforcement, open-source, and operational channels to improve readiness and inform security operations.
• Strong working relationships with law enforcement, public safety agencies, and other external partners.
• Strong knowledge of physical security systems and security technologies, including access control, CCTV, visitor management, and related infrastructure; experience leading security technology projects and vendor-delivered security systems required.
• Experience developing and implementing security policies, procedures, post orders, escalation protocols, and operating models that support disciplined, high-performing operations.
• Polished written, verbal, and executive communication skills, with the ability to deliver executive-level briefings, presentations, reports, and performance updates clearly and professionally.
• Experience developing and managing budgets, supporting operational planning, and partnering effectively with internal stakeholders across operations, development, and emergency preparedness functions.
• Experience with life science properties or other complex, mission-critical environments strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, as well as relevant security management software.
• Ability to travel regularly and work a flexible schedule, including outside regular business hours, as operational needs require.