Job Description

Opportunity Description

Reporting to the SVP & CIO, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) designs, implements, operates, and optimizes all security strategies for the organization, managing closely a staff of 8 cybersecurity specialists. In this enterprise role, the CISO collaborates with all levels of the organization, including the Executive Team, to ensure technology and operations come together to achieve the performance goals of the organization while maintaining the appropriate security/risk mitigation strategies.

The position requires ONSITE work most days

Healthcare experience preferred

Company Information

Renowned healthcare organization

Job Duties

Overall responsibilities:

· Recruit, develop, train, and retain staff ensuring they have the skills and tools to do their job.

· Monitor and continuously improve processes to ensure the organization’s objectives are being met.

· Measure performance and use that information to develop your team and processes.

· Provide strategic vision and leadership for the development, advancement, and support of Stamford Health’s cybersecurity program leveraging the NIST Framework.

· Measure and report on all cybersecurity activity to ensure visibility into effectiveness and overall impact on business operations and communicate risk to executive leadership.

· Develop, implement, maintain, and oversee enforcement of policies, procedures, and associated plans for information security administration, adoption and use of technology and infrastructure including Artificial Intelligence (AI).

· Implement and promote awareness with ongoing training and remediation to ensure a culture of strong information security including yearly tabletop exercises.

· Collaborate with our Business Continuity team on enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plans, procedures, audits, enhancements, and recurring testing, including emergency preparedness.

· Ensures role-based access rights based on the minimum necessary rule for access to PHI and clinical systems as well as financial controls.

· Work with Stamford Health leadership, the Corporate Compliance and Privacy Officer to establish and maintain a culture of compliance and cyber security policies.

· Oversee the planning and implementation of enterprise IT systems, business operations, and facility defenses against security breaches and vulnerability issues.

· Monitor all project, request and incident throughput of the team to ensure SLAs are met.

· Perform regular system and infrastructure audits/reviews to ensure proper administration of security policies, activities, and standards.

Education

· Bachelor’s degree required (Masters Preferred), preferably in computer science or related field

· Minimum 10 years’ experience managing and/or directing technological security operations (Healthcare preferred)

Experience & Skills Required

Experience with the NIST Framework preferred.

· Experience in strategic technology planning, execution, and policy development.

· Excellent knowledge of technology environments, including networks, computer, storage, media, mobile computing, and endpoints.

· Excellent knowledge of security technologies offering prevention, detection and respond capabilities.

· Excellent understanding of project management principles including proven experience in planning, organization, and development.

· Demonstrated ability to apply technology solutions to solve business problems, including security problems.

Certifications

CISSP, NIST and other equivalent certifications a plus

Benefits

Competitive Salary and excellent benefits starting day one.

Parking available for all employees.

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