CISO & IT Security Leader for Healthcare AI

Ikerian AG; Lausanne; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Work-life balance

International environment

Job summary

Ikerian AG is seeking a CISO / Head of IT Security to drive our security strategy and internal IT operations. You will protect digital assets and ensure top data privacy standards in a global medical device software setting.

Lead a lean security program, align with business goals, and manage risk across healthcare and finance domains while guiding a distributed workforce and cloud-based architecture.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in a similar security leadership role, ideally in healthcare/finance
• Proven entrepreneurial and collaborative mindset
• Certifications preferred (CISSP, CISM)
• Experience in information security leadership and IT governance
• Expertise in cloud security architecture (AWS) and modern infra tools
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the company-wide information security strategy and roadmap
• Oversee IT infrastructure for scalability, reliability, and security
• Lead compliance efforts for ISO 27001, SOC2, HIPAA, and GDPR
• Manage risk assessments, vulnerability testing, and incident response
• Supervise procurement and management of hardware/software for distributed workforce
• Foster security awareness through training and policy development

Skills

Information security leadership

Cloud security (AWS)

ISO 27001

SOC 2

GDPR

HIPAA

CISSP

CISM

Data privacy

Education

University degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Job description

Ikerian AG is seeking a CISO / Head of IT Security to drive our security strategy and internal IT operations. You will protect digital assets and ensure top data privacy standards in a global medical device software setting.

Lead a lean security program, align with business goals, and manage risk across healthcare and finance domains while guiding a distributed workforce and cloud-based architecture.