Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
• Strong understanding of information security risk management frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001 / 27005, FAIR, and COSO.
• Hands-on experience in conducting cybersecurity risk assessments, threat modeling, and evaluating risks across systems, vendors, projects, and business processes.
• Solid knowledge of medical device cybersecurity, including vulnerability analysis, security risk mitigation, and patient safety considerations.
• Familiarity with medical device integration, healthcare application ecosystems, and interactions with EHR systems and third-party healthcare vendor applications.
• Understanding of common cybersecurity controls including network security, endpoint protection, identity and access management, encryption, logging/monitoring, and secure system configuration.
• Experience reviewing penetration testing findings, identifying practical mitigation options, and validating remediation approaches in partnership with vendors or technical teams.
• Ability to maintain and manage risk registers, risk treatment plans, dashboards, and remediation tracking mechanisms using GRC platforms or structured spreadsheet-based tools.
• Working knowledge of cloud security, security operations, and cybersecurity input into SDLC, infrastructure changes, and new service introductions.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance expectations relevant to healthcare and medical devices, including cybersecurity documentation and risk-based decision-making.
• Exposure to Agile / Scrum methodologies and cross-functional project execution is highly desirable.
• Ability to research emerging threats, assess business relevance, and proactively recommend risk reduction actions.
Roles & Responsibilities
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the organization’s cybersecurity risk management program, with emphasis on practical and sustainable risk reduction.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk assessments for systems, projects, vendors, healthcare technologies, and business processes.
• Analyze medical device cybersecurity vulnerabilities, penetration testing findings, and technical risks to determine impact, likelihood, and patient/business impact.
• Partner with internal teams, vendors, and business owners to identify, validate, and track approved mitigation strategies and alternative risk treatment options where needed.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date risk registers, risk treatment plans, issue logs, and risk dashboards.
• Support the selection, implementation, and validation of technical, administrative, and procedural security controls.
• Provide cybersecurity and risk management input into projects, cloud initiatives, system integrations, device onboarding, and service changes.
• Coordinate and support t hird-party/vendor risk assessments, follow-up actions, and remediation closure tracking.
• Translate technical cybersecurity issues into clear business impact statements and communicate them effectively to leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
• Produce recurring risk posture reports, trends, metrics, and remediation summaries for management and governance forums.
• Support incident response activities and perform post-incident risk analysis to identify lessons learned and strengthen controls.
• Promote a strong security and risk-aware culture by engaging with stakeholders, educating teams, and encouraging proactive risk identification.
• Collaborate effectively across cybersecurity, engineering, quality, clinical/biomedical, IT, and vendor teams to ensure balanced decision-making that protects both operations and patient safety.
• Stay current on evolving cybersecurity threats, healthcare technology risks, and relevant compliance expectations.
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