11h ago
Head of IT & Security
Seattle, WA
$175k-$220k / year
full-timeleadhealthcare
๐ Tech Stack
๐ผ About This Role
You'll own NexHealth's security governance, compliance, and IT programs end-to-end, partnering with engineering, legal, and leadership. You'll drive the next phase of our security and compliance program, building your team from the ground up. This is a player-coach role with real hands-on expectation in year one at a fast-growing health-tech startup.
๐ฏ What You'll Do
- Own security governance, compliance, and IT programs end-to-end
- Set security standards across application, cloud, and access controls
- Build and develop IT and workforce security programs
- Own vendor security intake, assessment, and oversight
- Lead incident response and run annual tabletop exercises
๐ Requirements
- 8+ years of security experience including 3+ years in a leadership role
- Has built a security program from near-zero baseline at least once
- Owned a recurring external audit cycle end-to-end (e.g., SOC 2, HIPAA)
- Software engineering background to read PRs and evaluate cloud configs
- Experience hiring and developing senior security or IT individual contributors
โจ Nice to Have
- Hands-on experience with SIEM, MDR, IDS/IPS, WAF, DLP, and vulnerability scanners
- Has reshaped how a company engages with auditors or customer security teams
๐ Benefits & Perks
- ๐๏ธ Flexible PTO
- ๐ฉบ Full Medical, Dental, and Vision (up to 100% covered)
- ๐ฐ Stock options
- ๐ฆ 401K and commuter benefits
- ๐ High-impact work improving healthcare for millions
๐จ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate
- 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
- 2Hiring Manager Interviewยท 60 min
- 3Technical Interviewยท 60 min
- 4Leadership Interviewยท 45 min
- 5Offerยท N/A
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