Director of Information Security
Advancedmd
AdvancedMD
AdvancedMD is a unified cloud suite of medical office software hosted on Amazon Web Services/AWS including practice management, electronic health records, and patient engagement, and offers managed medical billing services for independent practices. AdvancedMD serves an expansive national footprint of 65,000 practitioners across 14,000 practices and 900 independent medical billing companies. 8.8M insurance claims are processed every month on the AdvancedMD billing platform!
Role Summary
Are you a strategic security leader with the expertise and vision to safeguard enterprise technology and data in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape? AdvancedMD is seeking a visionary Director of Information Security to lead our enterprise security strategy, protect critical data, and ensure compliance in a dynamic healthcare technology environment. In this high-impact role, you’ll partner with executives and technology leaders to shape security frameworks, manage risk, and respond to evolving threats. You’ll lead a talented team, champion a culture of security awareness, and drive initiatives such as the development of a Trust Center to strengthen transparency and trust with our customers.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape the security posture of a healthcare technology leader. If you are a decisive, forward-thinking information security executive who thrives in a collaborative, high-impact environment and is passionate about protecting data, privacy, and trust, we want to hear from you.
Essential Job Duties:
- Strategic Leadership: Develop, communicate, and drive the organization’s information security vision and strategy aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Policy & Compliance Management: Serve as the Security Officer to design, implement, and maintain comprehensive security policies, standards, and guidelines. Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards (e.g., HIPAA, HITRUST, and SOC2).
- Governance & Risk Management: Oversee risk assessment and mitigation activities, manage enterprise-wide security risks, lead incident response planning, execution, and post-incident analysis.
- Cybersecurity Operations: Manage operational security activities, including monitoring, threat detection, vulnerability management, and the coordination of response and recovery efforts.
- Awareness & Training: Foster a corporate culture of security through strategic training programs, awareness campaigns, and regular communication with staff at all levels.
- Team Leadership & Development: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing information security team. Oversee recruitment, retention, and professional development within the function.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the primary contact for internal and external audits, regulators, and third-party partners on matters related to information security.
- Budget Management: Develop and manage the information security budget, ensuring investments align with strategic priorities and deliver measurable value.
- Continuous Improvement: Monitor emerging risks, vulnerabilities, technologies, and best practices. Drive continuous improvement processes to strengthen the organization’s security posture.
- Trust Center Development: Spearhead the creation and ongoing enhancement of a trust center to centralize security, privacy, and compliance resources. Ensure the trust center serves as a transparent platform for communicating organizational commitments, controls, certifications, and ongoing improvements to customers, partners, and stakeholders, thereby reinforcing confidence and facilitating proactive information sharing.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field
- 10+ years of progressive experience in information security
- 5+ years in a senior leadership role
- Demonstrated expertise in information security management, risk management, cyber defense, and regulatory compliance
- Industry-recognized certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent
- Strong understanding of current security threats, trends, technologies, and architectures
- Experience with cloud security, application security, and modern infrastructure (on-premises and cloud)
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and influencing skills
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business language for a variety of stakeholders
- Proven track record of strategic planning, program execution, and team development
- Experience managing budgets and outside vendors
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
What Will Make us LOVE You
- Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Cybersecurity, or related field) strongly desired
- Prior experience in a similar role within the same industry or with large-scale organizations
- Experience interfacing with Boards of Directors and executive leadership
- Experience with M&A due diligence and integration from an information security perspective
- Familiarity with privacy laws, data protection regulations, and security standards
Are you FIT? Learn more about our Company culture
- Flexible. Vibrant, collaborative & diverse culture that is open-minded & embraces change.
- Insightful. Innovative industry experts who transform client businesses by delivering winning outcomes.
- Trusted. Experienced, reliable & accountable advocates with unwavering integrity.
About AdvancedMD
AdvancedMD, now apart of the Francisco Partners (“FP”) portfolio, revolutionized medical office software in 1999 with the introduction of the industry’s first true cloud solution. Today, the company continues to lead HealthTech innovation with a complete cloud suite of smart applications that work in unison, accelerating collaborative workflow for every role of the practice. With AdvancedMD, medical office staff are empowered to thrive in the online age of healthcare and value-based reimbursement with essential clinical, financial, patient engagement and reputation management applications that are unified and available anytime, anywhere on any device. AdvancedMD strives to be the technology heartbeat of healthcare for providers, patients, and payors for a healthier world. For more information on AdvancedMD, please visit www.advancedmd.com.
Work Environment
- Hybrid office arrangement to start in the South Jordan, Utah office location, with option to work remotely available. Remote work is contingent upon individual role, team structure and alignment to role KPIs.
What We Offer:
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Competitive compensation and total rewards benefits
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Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
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401(k) with generous company match
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Paid time off and holidays
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Hybrid and remote work opportunities
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Career growth and development support
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Collaborative, team-oriented culture