Sword Health · 5 months ago
Chief Information Security Officer
United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expSword Health is on a mission to free two billion people from pain by using AI Care to change lives. As the Chief Information Security Officer, you will be responsible for creating and managing a global security strategy and program, ensuring the security of the company's systems and data while collaborating with various teams across the organization.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareMedicalmHealthTherapeutics
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Define and drive Sword's information security roadmap, strategy, tactics, and execution
Architect 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 auditing
Partner 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 stakeholders
Participate in externally requested security audits from partners
Lead 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 more
Stay up to date with IT/Security industry trends and evaluate new solutions & techniques
Launch company-wide security initiatives and training
Partner with commercial and customer success teams to support customer acquisition and retention
Qualification
Required
~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 responsibilities
Overseen security teams and vendor management
Experience leading SOC 2, HITRUST, CMMC, FedRAMP or similar audits and/or certifications
Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams while thriving in a fast-paced growing company
Self-motivation and drive to go above and beyond
Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills, able to communicate security concepts to both technical and nontechnical audiences
Experience with IT risk management standards, practices, methods, and frameworks including ISO 27001, COBIT and NIST CSF
Drive the implementation of an effective digital health program to enhance the patient experience and improve overall outcomes
Expertise in healthcare financial management, including IT budgeting, financial planning, and operations
You must be a US Citizen
Preferred
Superior level of mentorship, leadership, and collaboration
Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, etc are preferred
Prior experience in digital health and health care
Strong understanding of IL6 (Impact Level 6) environments, with experience implementing security measures in such high-security areas
Experience in a high growth company
Possesses a functional knowledge of ITIL practice
Experience in building clinical informatics, digital health, and data analytics programs
Demonstrated understanding of cyber security and potential threats/current landscape
Functional knowledge of Epic Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance*
Life and AD&D Insurance*
Financial advisory services*
Supplemental Insurance Benefits (Accident, Hospital and Critical Illness)*
Health Savings Account*
Equity shares*
Discretionary PTO plan*
Parental leave*
401(k)
Flexible working hours
Remote-first company
Paid company holidays
Free digital therapist for you and your family
Company
Sword Health
Sword Health offers AI-powered physical therapy solutions for pain recovery at home.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$493.47MKey Investors
General CatalystSapphire VenturesTransformation Capital
2025-06-17Series Unknown· $40M
2024-06-04Series E· $30M
2024-06-04Secondary Market· $100M
Leadership Team
Virgílio Bento
Founder & CEO
Alexandre Droulers
VP, Clinical Operations
Recent News
2025-12-08
Mobihealthnews
2025-11-26
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