About the position
Serve as a liaison between the CISO’s strategic initiatives and the IT operational teams. Translate business IT risk requirements into technical control specifications. Develop risk metrics for performance measurement and reporting. Coordinate enterprise-level security and risk management efforts. Act as a subject matter expert (SME) on information security and regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities
• Maintain and enforce the enterprise information security and risk management framework.
• Conduct risk analysis and develop mitigation strategies.
• Monitor and assess the enterprise threat landscape.
• Provide realistic risk reporting to the CISO and leadership teams.
• Track and document internal risk reviews, assessments, and exceptions using a GRC tool.
• Document and maintain risk governance methodologies, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, Joint Commission, DSRIP, COBIT, and State privacy laws.
• Conduct and support internal and external audits (operational, compliance, reputational, security).
• Serve as SME for EMR and PHI-related security risks.
• Perform enterprise security risk assessments and gap analyses for new technologies and products.
• Develop and manage risk remediation plans and work plans.
• Identify information asset owners for data classification initiatives.
• Support risk exception and risk acceptance documentation processes.
• Partner with enterprise architecture teams to align business, technical, and security requirements.
• Collaborate with security engineering teams to implement security controls.
• Facilitate meetings between stakeholders and IT teams.
• Provide written and verbal reports to leadership and committees (including Operational Risk Committee).
Requirements
• Minimum 7 years of IT experience
• At least 5 years in IT Security Risk Management / Risk Audit / Data Privacy Investigation
• Minimum 2 years in a supervisory capacity
• Strong understanding of EMR systems
• Strong understanding of PHI data privacy
• Strong understanding of Healthcare regulatory environment
• Experience with HIPAA, Joint Commission, CMS regulations
• Hands-on experience with GRC tools (ServiceNow, Archer, MetricStream preferred)
• Working knowledge of NIST CSF
• Working knowledge of HITECH
• Working knowledge of ISO 27001/27002
• Working knowledge of PCI DSS
• Working knowledge of COBIT
• Experience reviewing IT solution requirements and implementing security controls
• Strong analytical and risk assessment skills
• Ability to design compensating controls for security vulnerabilities
• Ability to assess business impact of security tools and policies
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field
Nice-to-haves
• CISSP
• CISA
• CRISC
• Other relevant security certifications
• High integrity and ability to work independently
• Strong communication and reporting skills
• Ability to work in fast-moving environments
• Experience participating in special projects
• Ability to support various locations and flexible shifts if required