Information Security Risk and Governance Specialist, Consultant

Your Role

The Technology and Data Trust Assurance Services team drives BSC technology and information security adherence to regulatory standards, as well as policies, standards, and controls development, with the goal of evaluating, directing and monitoring IT vendor performance, while safeguarding company assets and maintaining and securing the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Blue Shield of California data. The Technology Risk and External Assurance program runs technology governance forums and manages technology risk from identification to risk consequence management for BSC.

The Information Security Risk & Governance Specialist, Consultant will report to the Senior Manager, Technology Risk Assurance. In this role, you will be a key individual contributor to the Technology Risk and External Assurance team and Blue Shield's overall strategy and goals by providing consistent, coordinated technology governance, information security oversight, AI governance, technology risk assessment, and risk reporting in partnership with leaders, stakeholders, and Stellarus.

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Requires at least 7 years of prior relevant experience
• Previous experience working in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotechnology or related services industry is required
• CISSP-ISSAP preferred
• Red team experience preferred
• Certified Ethical Hacker preferred
• Knowledge of various information technology governance and control frameworks and industry standards such as COBIT, COSO, ITIL, PMBOK, HIPAA, and NIST are required
• Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance and monitoring practices is preferred
• Demonstrated experience as a governance, risk and compliance (GRC) expert is required
  
  Requires business acumen, strategic thinking, financial analytical skills, and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills at every level including executives is required
• Experience working with healthcare partner and vendor contracts and understanding of the key components of basic agreements and how legal terms impact business terms and vice versa is preferred.

This role requires employees to be in - office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in - person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.