Vice President of Cybersecurity - Healthcare Division

Vice President of Cybersecurity - Healthcare Division

Position Summary

The Vice President of Cybersecurity - Healthcare Division provides strategic leadership and direction for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Harris Healthcare division’s information security program.

This individual is responsible for safeguarding corporate and customer data across all Healthcare Division business units, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations, and reducing cybersecurity risk in alignment with organizational objectives.

The Vice President of Cybersecurity - Healthcare Division will coordinate designated security points of contact within each business unit to ensure alignment with broader Corporate IT (CIT) security policies, standards, and procedures.

This leader will hold each business unit accountable for adherence to CIT standards, best security practices, and applicable healthcare regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, HITECH, and other frameworks.

The Vice President of Cybersecurity - Healthcare Division will foster a culture of shared responsibility for cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance throughout the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Governance

- Develop, implement, and maintain a division-wide information security strategy and governance framework aligned with business goals, regulatory requirements, and corporate IT (CIT) policies.
- Coordinate with business unit security points of contact to ensure consistent implementation of CIT security policies, procedures, and controls.
- Establish accountability frameworks to ensure each business unit upholds CIT standards and demonstrates measurable adherence to information security and compliance objectives.                                                                                                                                    

- Ensure disaster recovery & business continuity plans are developed and implemented.
- Provide regular reporting to Healthcare Division leadership on security posture, risk exposure, and mitigation plans.

Policy, Risk, and Compliance Management

- Oversee risk assessments and drive remediation of identified security gaps.
- Ensure compliance with healthcare privacy and security regulations (HIPAA, HITECH, NIST 800-53, HITRUST, SOC 2, etc.), in collaboration with the Harris Privacy Officer, Governance risk and Compliance Committee, and compliance and legal.
- Oversee audits, certifications, and third-party assessments in coordination with BU, CIT, compliance and legal teams.
- Develop and maintain policies and standards for data protection, access control, and system hardening across all business units, aligned with Corporate IT (CIT) policy.

Security Operations and Incident Response

- Direct the Healthcare Division security operations function, including mo...