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Chief Information Security Officer

Southcoast Health Fairhaven, MA

This position has been filled.

Southcoast Health has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify, and present individuals for their  Chief Information Security Officer position.
Under the general direction of the Senior Vice President CIO for Southcoast Health System, the Chief Information Security Officer will perform a wide variety of duties including establishing, implementing, monitoring, and enforcing information security standards enterprise-wide. Southcoast Health is a community based health delivery system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It includes the three hospitals that make up Southcoast Hospitals Group. Key Network Indicators:
  • 815 beds
  • 650 physicians
  • 7,500 employees
  • $989 million operating revenue
  Southcoast Hospitals Group:
  • Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River
  • St.Luke's Hospital in New Bedford
  • Tobey Hospital in Wareham
  Chief Information Security Officer Southcoast Health
Position Description:
The CISO will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of enterprise-wide information security strategies. This position will oversee the creation and maintenance of information security policy, leads on-going security risk assessments and status reporting efforts and is responsible for the creation and roll-out of security awareness and training programs.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business or related field
  • Master’s Degree preferred
  • Substantial and directly related information security skills and experience may substitute for some education
  • 7-10 years of IT related management experience in a complex healthcare environment
  • Strong understanding of IT security threats and preventative measures, disaster management and techniques and technologies and IT related security laws, regulations and guidelines are required. Must work well with and in teams
  • Advanced computer technical skills are required to understand the complex IT infrastructure in the enterprise
  • Ability to lead through influence
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