PTP Solves: How to Secure Proteomics Research in AWS with Role-Based Access Controls
A growing biopharma company conducting advanced proteomics research needed to streamline and secure access to sensitive AWS-hosted data while complying with internal controls and auditable standards. PTP partnered with their cloud team to build a region-specific, role-based access (RBAC) model in AWS that allowed researchers to move faster while maintaining least-privilege access and full governance.
The Challenge: Sensitive Research, Disparate Access
With a robust AWS environment supporting proteomics data pipelines, this biotech innovator faced several issues:
- Disjointed IAM permissions across users and services
- A growing number of users who needed controlled access to data in a specific AWS region (US East–Ohio)
- Audit requirements around who accessed what, and when
Their infrastructure team needed a way to simplify identity and access management while ensuring researchers and data scientists had just the access they needed—no more, no less.
The Solution: Role-Based Access Architecture in AWS Ohio
PTP designed a tailored solution that utilized:
- IAM Roles and Policies purpose-built for proteomics workflows
- Region-specific constraints, ensuring users could only access resources in the AWS Ohio region
- Group-based permissions, mapped to organizational roles (e.g., researcher, analyst, admin)
- Logging and Monitoring, with CloudTrail and AWS Config for audit trails
By separating roles by job function and geography, the company gained tighter control over how sensitive proteomics datasets were used, without slowing down discovery.
The Results: Secure, Scalable Research Access
PTP’s RBAC implementation delivered:
- Improved compliance with internal security frameworks
- Clear, auditable access to proteomics environments
- Reduced IAM complexity, saving hours of manual policy reviews
- Faster onboarding of new users and collaborators
The solution enables researchers to operate confidently in a secure and structured cloud environment aligned with both scientific needs and IT governance.
Why It Matters
Biopharma organizations are unlocking breakthroughs through cloud-based research. But without the right access controls, they risk data leaks and operational friction. This project demonstrates how regional RBAC architecture in AWS can accelerate innovation while protecting the integrity of mission-critical research.
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