Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TalentFish is an employee-owned talent acquisition company focused on improving IT staffing through technology-enabled recruiting. The Information Security Risk Analyst will support the Governance, Risk and Compliance team by executing and enhancing the organization’s information security risk management program. The role conducts risk analysis, manages remediation and reporting, and communicates security risks across technical and executive audiences.
Responsibilities
- Lead and conduct comprehensive information security risk analysis for IT assets, applications, processes, medical devices, and third-party vendors
- Evaluate threats and vulnerabilities affecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of ePHI and other confidential or sensitive information, ensuring alignment with HIPAA Security Rule requirements and other applicable regulatory frameworks (e.g., NIST)
- Lead and manage risk management initiatives based on analysis of outcomes, including maintaining the organization's risk register and scoring methodology
- Oversee corrective action plans (CAPs), penetration testing results, audit findings, and risk treatment outcomes
- Collaborate with IT partners and key stakeholders to prioritize, implement, and track remediation efforts
- Monitor regulatory changes and industry threats to proactively identify emerging risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and document findings
- Contribute to risk reporting, including executive dashboards, and participate in risk acceptance processes and governance reviews
- Contribute to the development, review, and improvement of cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures, and evaluate policy exceptions for governance committees
- Enhance the organization's cybersecurity awareness and training efforts by communicating risk insights to technical and non-technical audiences
Skills
- Bachelor's degree required in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information security risk management, or audit
- Demonstrated experience with risk assessment methodologies, auditing, information security practices, and familiarity with risk management platforms and risk registers
- Strong understanding of regulatory compliance and industry best practices for maintaining compliance with HIPAA, NIST, and other relevant healthcare regulations and standards
- One or more of the following certifications required, or must be obtained within 12 months of hire: CRISC, CISM, CISA, or any other applicable certification
- Ability to lead and structure risk assessments with limited supervision, and manage multiple concurrent assessments and projects in a fast-paced healthcare setting
- Experience preparing both detailed technical risk reports and executive-level summaries tailored to varied audiences
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical findings into business-relevant language for leadership audiences
- Experience tracking audit findings, third-party vendor risks, and remediation efforts, and analyzing contractual security language to identify risk exposure
- This role requires authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship
- Master's degree preferred
- Healthcare industry experience strongly preferred
Benefits
- This is a Direct Hire role that can sit remotely.
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
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