Governance, Risk, and Compliance Operations Specialist

Position Overview

The Cybersecurity Compliance Specialist will be responsible for supporting the cybersecurity compliance efforts for the enterprise as well as continuing the advancement of the cybersecurity compliance program. This is a multi-dimensional role, with proven capability in both cybersecurity compliance skills and cultural awareness to identify, decipher, monitor, and report cybersecurity compliance adherence across the organization.

Essential Duties

Include, But Are Not Limited To, The Following

• Support cybersecurity compliance initiatives for our client, up to and including managing the planning, coordination, and execution of self, internal, and external cybersecurity compliance audits.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders across the organization to manage the lifecycle of a control, including new controls, modification to existing controls, or retirement of existing controls.
• Create compliance program collateral, to include procedures, work instructions, and control narratives.
• Drive education of security compliance methodology and frameworks with key business stakeholders.
• Support the continued advancement of the cybersecurity compliance program through continual controls environment evaluation, relative to industry best practices and regulatory requirements, in alignment with the risk appetite and business requirements.
• Assist with the creation and ongoing evolution of the cybersecurity compliance foundational program.
• Research and interpret industry insights and best practices, along with interpreting impact of requirements from governing authorities.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company's Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
• Ability to travel 10% of working time away from work location. May include overnight/weekend travel.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company's Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in field relevant to the essential duties; or Associate Degree and 2 years of relevant experience as outlined in the essential duties; or High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and 4 years of relevant experience as outlined in the essential duties.
• 5+ years of progressive professional compliance experience with cybersecurity authoritative sources (e.g., NIST, ISO, HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI).
• Solid grasp of security governance, risk, and compliance concepts.
• Experience assessing control operation and design effectiveness.
• Experience presenting compliance and risk mitigation concepts and controls rationalization to internal and external stakeholders.
• Customer-centric mindset with the ability to develop and apply complex concepts using strong analytical skills.
• Able to organize and track compliance requests.
• Technically proficient in performing assigned duties at a high-level of independence under minimal supervision while working within a team environment.
• Excellent communication skills, appropriately adapting based on audience needs, through all mediums-verbally, written, presentation, and listening.
• Able to be agile and work with ambiguity.
• Proficient+ in Microsoft Office programs, such as PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant certification(s) in the field of cybersecurity, risk, audit, or program/project management.
• Strong project management skills a plus.
• Experience with enterprise GRC management platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, OneTrust); implementation experience a plus.
• Experience in healthcare or biotech industries.