IQVIA · 9 hours ago
Cybersecurity Incident Response Lead (Remote - EST)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$86K/yr - $216K/yr
4+ years expIQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. As a Cybersecurity Incident Response Lead, you will lead complex digital forensics and incident response activities while collaborating with various stakeholders to manage major cybersecurity incidents and enhance the organization's security posture.
AnalyticsHealth CareLife Science
Responsibilities
Support and enhance the global Information Security Incident Response process in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
Lead complex cybersecurity investigations, delivering clear summary reports and timely stakeholder updates
Communicate incident findings and recommended actions to senior stakeholders, including Legal and Data Privacy
Identify, propose, and implement improvements to technical security controls, systems, and processes
Contribute to the development and documentation of operational procedures, playbooks, and performance metrics
Analyze outputs from security tools (e.g., vulnerability assessments, threat intelligence) and produce insights to strengthen security safeguards
Provide expert analysis across incident detection, response, containment, recovery, and post‑incident review
Operate and optimize key security technologies including firewalls, EDR, IPS, malware prevention, DLP, vulnerability management, access control, and event monitoring
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or information technology
4+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Risk Management, IT Controls, SOC, or related areas
Strong IT foundation across infrastructure, networks, databases, applications, cloud, mobile, big data, and virtualization
Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles, encryption, authentication, access control, threat patterns, intrusion detection, and network security
Familiarity with governance frameworks and standards (COBIT, ITIL, ISO 27001)
Experience using automated network and application vulnerability scanning tools
Excellent communicator and collaborator, comfortable engaging across cultures and seniority levels
Strong attention to detail, confidentiality, and ability to work independently in fast‑moving environments
Skilled in planning, estimating work, and managing risks and issues
Commitment to ongoing professional development
Preferred
Certifications such as CISSP, CEH, or GIAC preferred; ITIL or project management certifications beneficial
Benefits
Incentive plans
Bonuses
Health and welfare and/or other benefits
Company
IQVIA
IQVIA provides analytics, compliance, and management solutions to the life sciences industry.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.5B2025-06-02Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2023-11-14Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2023-05-18Post Ipo Debt· $1B
Leadership Team
Chris Colapietro
Vice President, Customer Engagement
Jonathan Morris
VP & GM US Healthcare
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