What are the responsibilities and job description for the AVP, Information Security position at NBME?
As the Associate Vice President , I nformation Security, you will be responsible for overseeing the organization's IT security strategy, execution of security operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, and managing disaster recovery plans to protect critical data and systems , and shaping the organization's security posture and vision . Your d ecisions will have a significant and lasting impact on managing critical security risks across NBME's products / programs, processe s, and pe ople. You will m anage the IT security team, engage directly with the Executive Team on strategic security matters , a nd present status to the Board of Directors .
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement
At NBME, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the health care community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come. We also continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, workplace culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community, and the broader medical education landscape.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Advises the CIO and senior management of security risks, investments, and compliance.
- Proposes balanced risk investments by understanding the trade-off required to manage different levels of risk tolerance and risk exposure across the organization.
- Coordinates with stakeholders to align enterprise security and risk strategies with business priorities.
- Defines the security program goals and maintains multi-year roadmaps which layout plans to achieve these goals.
- Facilitates the creation and maintenance of security policies, standards, and procedures with the input from stakeholders . Directs the rollout and training of these .
- Monitors compliance with information security policies and procedures.
- Oversees security operations, including vulnerability management, applications monitoring, and threat detection to ensure the organization's IT infrastructure remains secure and resilient.
- Leads the security incident response team, coordinating efforts to identify , contain , and remediate security incidents, while providing guidance and support to minimize impact and prevent future occurrences.
- Coordinates the disaster recovery planning and requirements as input to NBME's disaster recovery solution.
- Ensures Disaster Recovery solution meets the defined RTO / RPO.
- Ensures compliance with industry regulations and standards such as PCI-DSS, FERPA, HIPAA, and other regulatory bodies relative to NBME or NBME client information.
- Leads training and awareness programs for staff on security best practices .
- Collaborates with IT and business units to integrate security measures into all aspects of the organization's operations.
- Develops and maintains external relationships with security leaders and keeps abreast with evolving threats / risks, industry trends and works to implement best practices in the organization.
QUALIFICATIONS
Skills and Abilities
Experience
Education and Certifications
About NBME :
NBME offers a versatile selection of high-quality assessments and educational services for students, professionals, educators, regulators and institutions dedicated to the evolving needs of medical education and health care. To ensure our assessments meet the highest standards of quality, stay relevant and align to the current curriculum in medical schools and training programs, we rely on a wide network of collaborators. These include the volunteers who help develop our exam questions, the committees and panels who represent various groups within the medical education community, external researchers and health profession organizations.
We are committed to meeting the needs of educators and learners globally with assessment products and expert services such as NBME® Subject Examinations , Customized Assessment Services , Self-Assessment s , the International Foundations of Medicine ® Program and Item Writing Workshops . Together with the Federation of State Medical Boards, NBME develops and manages the United States Medical Licensing Examination® , which measures the ability to apply knowledge and skills that form the basis of safe and effective patient care. Our Competency-based Assessment unit is focused on new methods as well as the optimization of assessment in the workplace and education.
As a result of leadership in ongoing research, innovative measurement practices and the exploration of forward-thinking assessment modalities and improvements, NBME advances assessment science. Our grant and funding opportunities further support this dedication to medical education and assessment science. We help develop the next generation of assessment professionals through our Summer Psychometric Internship Program . Through the Stemmler Fund , Strategic Educators Enhancement Fund and Latin America Grants Program , researchers and educators can continue to improve the assessment of health care professionals around the world.
NBME views diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as foundational and enduring to our strategy and vision. We continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape. Our commitment manifests in our hiring and staff development, recruitment for committees, grants programs, design and review of our assessments, and involvement in our local and national communities.
Learn more about NBME at NBME.org .
Compensation we are offering for this position is at $215,000 - $300,000 / year. Please note that the offered rate for this position typically aligns with the minimum to midrange of this grade, but it can vary based on the successful candidate's qualifications and experience, department budget, and an internal equity review.
The NBME offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a rewarding work environment. Excellent Benefits include : Healthcare, Dental, Prescription, and Vision plans; 401(k) w / match, Tuition Reimbursement Plan, Commuter Benefit : Public Transit or Parking options. Remote Friendly Workplace.
NBME is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse / family member of a protected veteran; or disability.
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Salary : $215,000 - $300,000
