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GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY: Responsible for leading and continuously maturing the organization's cybersecurity program through governance, risk management, compliance, AI governance, and strategic security initiatives. Develops and maintains security policies, standards, procedures, and technical baselines while representing the organization during customer security reviews, regulatory audits, and third-party assessments. Provides strategic oversight of enterprise security capabilities by partnering with IT and business leaders to strengthen the organization's overall security posture.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the enterprise cybersecurity program.
Develop, maintain, and govern cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and technical baselines.
Establish and maintain security governance aligned with recognized frameworks (NIST CSF, CIS Controls, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and contractual obligations as applicable).
Develop and maintain the enterprise cybersecurity roadmap and security maturity strategy.
Conduct enterprise risk assessments and oversee risk remediation, exception management, and mitigation activities.
Represent the organization during customer security reviews, audits, regulatory assessments, and due diligence activities.
Coordinate responses to customer security questionnaires and contractual security requirements.
Maintain security evidence repositories supporting audits, certifications, cybersecurity insurance renewals, and customer requests.
Participate in enterprise AI governance, including acceptable use standards, risk management, security controls, and evaluation of emerging AI technologies.
Lead security reviews for new applications, infrastructure, cloud services, AI initiatives, and third-party solutions.
Provide governance and strategic oversight for vulnerability management, identity security, endpoint security, cloud security, network security, data protection, and security monitoring.
Ensure designated security product owners maintain effective operational management of assigned security technologies.
Develop cybersecurity metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting to communicate organizational risk and program effectiveness.
Lead third-party and vendor security risk assessments.
Coordinate security awareness, education, and organizational security communications.
Partner with Infrastructure, Development, Database Administration, Compliance, Legal, PMO, and business leaders to integrate security into enterprise initiatives.
Drive continuous improvement through documentation, standardization, automation, and operational maturity.
Remain current on cybersecurity threats, technologies, regulations, AI developments, and industry best practices.
Provide leadership, mentorship, and strategic direction for the cybersecurity team while fostering accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional development.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational training forums/workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks, participating in professional societies.
Maintain team performance by evaluating, hiring, training, coaching, disciplining and motivating; initiating disciplinary action when appropriate.
Set department schedules and work assignments to expedite workflow.
Establish and maintain department SOP's and ensure compliance.
Be proactive in bringing ideas to management's attention to improve recruiting, productivity, service, quality, policies and procedures, cost savings, and utilization of company resources.
Ensure concerns are raised to the appropriate level of management.
Maintain and protect the confidentiality of all CRL, CRL subsidiaries, legal entities and client information.
Be able to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations that would apply to this job.
Other duties as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience

EXPERIENCE:

• Eight years of cybersecurity experience.
• 2 years' experience as an information security supervisor/manager, or 3 years as a senior information security team member.
• 1 year of cybersecurity experience in healthcare or a highly regulated industry.
• Qualifications to acquire CISSP (ISC2), GISP (GIAC), GSLC (GIAC) or CSQE (ASQ) certification within 12 months of hire required.
• CISM, CRISC, CGRC, or equivalent cybersecurity certification preferred.

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or significantly maturing an enterprise cybersecurity program.
• Expertise in supporting customer audits, regulatory assessments, and security questionnaires.
• Proficiency with cybersecurity governance, compliance, and risk management frameworks.
• Knowledge of enterprise security architecture, cloud security, identity and access management, vulnerability management, and modern cybersecurity practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, customer, auditors, regulators, and technical teams; excellent written, verbal, organization, and presentation skills.
• Strategic leadership and business acumen.
• Strong risk-based decision-making and analytical skills.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across technical and business organizations.
• Excellent documentation, policy development, and technical writing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and to influence others successfully.
• Ability to be at work on time

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires the necessary physical attributes for office work such as:
Sitting for extended lengths of time
Close vision requirements due to computer work
Repetitive use of hands, fingers, wrists and elbows for operating a computer and telephone
Light lifting, up to 10 pounds

EQUIPMENT: PC, midrange systems, and communications equipment.

OTHER: Flexible work schedule; work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, may be required; this is an on-call position requiring use of wireless phone for after-hours contact

The employer shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust this position to meet the company's changing needs.

This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in the employer's sole discretion.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer

Pay Range: $110,000 - $245,000

Starting Pay Range: $110,000 - $150,000

Benefits for Full Time Employees:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life/AD&D
• Supplemental Life/AD&D
• Section 125 FSA Plan
• 401(k)
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement