Chief Information Security Officer

Sword Health is on a mission to free two billion people from pain. With 67% of members achieving a pain-free life and a 70% reduction in surgery intent, at Sword, we are using AI Care to change lives, and save millions for our 25,000+ enterprise clients across three continents. Today, we hold the majority of industry patents, win 70% of competitive evaluations, and have raised more than $300 million from top venture firms like Founders Fund, Sapphire Ventures, General Catalyst, and Khosla Ventures.Recognized as a , this award highlights our focus on being a destination for the best and brightest talent. Not only have we experienced unprecedented growth since our market debut in 2020, but we’ve also created a remarkable mission and value-driven environment that is loved by our growing team. With a recent valuation of $3 billion, we are in a phase of hyper growth and expansion, and we’re looking for individuals with passion, commitment, and energy to help us scale our global impact. Joining Sword means committing to a set of core values, chief amongst them to “do it for the patients” every day, and to always “deliver more than expected” on behalf of our members and clients.This is an opportunity for you to make a significant difference on a massive scale as you work alongside 900+ (and growing) talented colleagues, spanning three continents. Your charge? To help us build a pain-free world, powered by AI, enhanced by people — accessible to all.As Chief Information Security Officer, you’ll be responsible for creating and managing a global, enterprise wide security strategy and program. Reporting to the Chief Scientific Officer, you will work cross functionally with our Engineering, Product, Operations, and HR teams to create strategies, policies, and frameworks as they relate to application security, compliance, and security operations. What You'll be Doing: Define and drive Sword's information security roadmap, strategy, tactics, and executionArchitect programs and processes that evaluate and enhance Sword's information security policies and ensure the security of Sword's security perimeter through monitoring, remediation, reporting, and auditingPartner with Sword's engineering and product teams during scoping and execution of all roadmap deliverables to ensure that security concerns are treated as first class product requirements Respond appropriately and effectively to security-related incidents and report back to key internal and external stakeholdersParticipate in externally requested security audits from partnersLead efforts to continuously review and update company-wide information security policies to align with industry best practices Oversee and coordinate security efforts across the company alongside Privacy, Engineering, Ops, HR, Product, and moreStay up to date with IT/Security industry trends and evaluate new solutions & techniquesLaunch company-wide security initiatives and trainingPartner with commercial and customer success teams to support customer acquisition and retention.What You'll Need to Have: ~10 years of experience building and leading security teams focused on all aspects of cybersecurity, including identity management, software security, GRC, and security operations, with increasing responsibilitiesOverseen security teams and vendor managementExperience leading SOC 2, HITRUST, CMMC, FedRAMP or similar audits and/or certificationsAbility to lead and motivate cross-functional teams while thriving in a fast-paced growing companySelf-motivation and drive to go above and beyondExcellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills, able to communicate security concepts to both technical and nontechnical audiencesExperience with IT risk management standards, practices, methods, and frameworks including ISO 27001, COBIT and NIST CSFDrive the implementation of an effective digital health program to enhance the patient experience and improve overall outcomesExpertise in healthcare financial management, including IT budgeting, financial planning, and operations.You must be a US CitizenWe'd Love to See:Superior level of mentorship, leadership, and collaborationProfessional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, etc are preferredPrior experience in digital health and health careStrong understanding of IL6 (Impact Level 6) environments, with experience implementing security measures in such high-security areas.Experience in a high growth companyPossesses a functional knowledge of ITIL practiceExperience in building clinical informatics, digital health, and data analytics programsDemonstrated understanding of cyber security and potential threats/current landscapeFunctional knowledge of Epic Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system.