↗ Fractional CISO • Regulated Innovation
Security leadership for regulated innovators, without the full-time seat.
Traxr provides fractional CISO and data protection leadership for organizations in clinical research, healthcare, and life sciences — a security program engineered by someone who has built and operated programs inside real regulatory constraints, not translated from a generic checklist.
- Executive Role
- Fractional CISO
- Data Protection
- Registered DPO (GDPR)
- Sector Focus
- Clinical Trials & Life Sciences
Services
Targeted security governance and executive privacy leadership.
Fractional CISO
↗Ongoing executive security leadership — board and leadership reporting, risk oversight, and policy ownership without a full-time executive hire.
Fractional Data Protection Officer
↗Registered DPO representation for organizations with European and UK data protection obligations (GDPR Articles 37–39).
Data mapping, DPIAs, supervisory authority relationships, and ongoing Article 37–39 compliance for companies that need an experienced DPO without a full-time hire.
Security Program Assessment & Buildout
↗Gap assessment against recognized frameworks (NIST SP 800-53, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF) with a roadmap built for organizations operating under clinical research and life sciences regulatory requirements, not a generic checklist.
GDPR & Data Protection Advisory
↗Data Protection Officer support, clinical data mapping, cross-border transfer mechanisms, and DPIAs for organizations handling regulated or sensitive patient data.
Incident Response Readiness
↗Incident response planning and tabletop exercises before something happens, and hands-on executive support if it does.
Vendor & Third-Party Risk (TPRM)
↗Security due diligence, continuous risk tiering, and ongoing risk management for vendors and CRO partners with access to your sensitive systems.
Audit & Compliance Support
↗Preparation and live evidence support for sponsor audits, NIST SP 800-53, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and HIPAA assessments.
How engagements run
A disciplined three-phase trajectory from audit to steady-state operations.
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Assess
Current state: architecture, clinical and regulated data flows, vendor risk, and where true operational exposure sits.
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Build
Program design: bespoke policies, technical controls, and a prioritized risk roadmap built around real exposure.
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Operate
Ongoing fractional leadership — board reporting, sponsor audit defense, and steady-state security operations.
About
Chris Vaughan founded Traxr after spending his career leading information security and data protection for organizations operating under regulatory scrutiny — including building and running the enterprise security and GDPR compliance program for a global clinical research organization overseeing Phase I–IV trials, preclinical work, and regulatory consulting.
Traxr takes on a small number of engagements at a time. Every client works directly with a principal who has run a program inside these constraints — not a junior resource with a senior name attached.
Traxr exists because most companies in regulated industries need that kind of leadership long before they can justify hiring it full-time.
Ready to talk?
Traxr is currently accepting a small number of new engagements. Reach out and we'll find time for an introductory call.