Chief Information Security Officer

Sword Health; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Sword Health is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer to lead its global security strategy. This role involves managing security policies, responding to incidents, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and security across the organization. Join a rapidly growing company focused on transforming healthcare through AI.

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

Life and AD&D Insurance

Financial advisory services

Supplemental Insurance Benefits

Equity shares

Discretionary PTO plan

Flexible working hours

Free digital therapist for you and your family

Qualifications

• 10 years experience in cybersecurity leadership.
• Experience with SOC 2, HITRUST, CMMC audits.
• Strong understanding of IT risk management standards.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the information security strategy.
• Respond to security incidents and conduct audits.
• Coordinate security efforts across departments.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Leadership

Communication

Risk Management

Incident Response

Education

Professional certifications (CISSP, CISM)

Experience in digital health

Job description

Sword Health is on a mission to free two billion people from pain.

With 67% of members achieving a pain-free life and a 70% reduction in surgery intent, at Sword, we are using AI Care to change lives, and save millions for our 25,000+ enterprise clients across three continents. Today, we hold the majority of industry patents, win 70% of competitive evaluations, and have raised more than $300 million from top venture firms like Founders Fund, Sapphire Ventures, General Catalyst, and Khosla Ventures.

Recognized as a Forbes Best Startup Employer in 2025, this award highlights our focus on being a destination for the best and brightest talent. Not only have we experienced unprecedented growth since our market debut in 2020, but we’ve also created a remarkable mission and value-driven environment that is loved by our growing team. With a recent valuation of $3 billion, we are in a phase of hyper growth and expansion, and we’re looking for individuals with passion, commitment, and energy to help us scale our global impact.

Joining Sword means committing to a set of core values, chief amongst them to “do it for the patients” every day, and to always “deliver more than expected” on behalf of our members and clients.

This is an opportunity for you to make a significant difference on a massive scale as you work alongside 900+ (and growing!) talented colleagues, spanning three continents. Your charge? To help us build a pain-free world, powered by AI, enhanced by people — accessible to all.

As Chief Information Security Officer, you’ll be responsible for creating and managing a global, enterprise-wide security strategy and program. Reporting to the Chief Scientific Officer, you will work cross-functionally with our Engineering, Product, Operations, and HR teams to create strategies, policies, and frameworks related to application security, compliance, and security operations.

What You'll be Doing:

• Define and drive Sword's information security roadmap, strategy, tactics, and execution.
• Architect programs and processes that evaluate and enhance Sword's information security policies and ensure the security of Sword's security perimeter through monitoring, remediation, reporting, and auditing.
• Partner with Sword's engineering and product teams during scoping and execution of all roadmap deliverables to ensure that security concerns are treated as first-class product requirements.
• Respond appropriately and effectively to security-related incidents and report back to key internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in externally requested security audits from partners.
• Lead efforts to continuously review and update company-wide information security policies to align with industry best practices.
• Oversee and coordinate security efforts across the company alongside Privacy, Engineering, Ops, HR, Product, and more.
• Stay up to date with IT/Security industry trends and evaluate new solutions & techniques.
• Launch company-wide security initiatives and training.
• Partner with commercial and customer success teams to support customer acquisition and retention.

What You'll Need to Have:

• ~10 years of experience building and leading security teams focused on all aspects of cybersecurity, including identity management, software security, GRC, and security operations, with increasing responsibilities.
• Experience overseeing security teams and vendor management.
• Experience leading SOC 2, HITRUST, CMMC, FedRAMP, or similar audits and/or certifications.
• Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams while thriving in a fast-paced growing company.
• Self-motivation and drive to go above and beyond.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, able to communicate security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with IT risk management standards, practices, methods, and frameworks including ISO 27001, COBIT, and NIST CSF.
• Drive the implementation of an effective digital health program to enhance the patient experience and improve overall outcomes.
• Expertise in healthcare financial management, including IT budgeting, financial planning, and operations.

We'd Love to See:

• Superior mentorship, leadership, and collaboration skills.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, etc., are preferred.
• Prior experience in digital health and healthcare sectors.
• Strong understanding of IL6 (Impact Level 6) environments, with experience implementing security measures in such high-security areas.
• Experience in a high-growth company.
• Functional knowledge of ITIL practices.
• Experience in building clinical informatics, digital health, and data analytics programs.
• Demonstrated understanding of cybersecurity threats and current landscape.
• Functional knowledge of Epic Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance*

• Life and AD&D Insurance*

• Financial advisory services*

• Supplemental Insurance Benefits (Accident, Hospital, and Critical Illness)*

• Equity shares*

• Discretionary PTO plan*

• Flexible working hours

• Free digital therapist for you and your family

*Eligibility: Full-time employees regularly working 25+ hours per week

Note: Applicants must have a legal right to work in the United States, and immigration or work visa sponsorship will not be provided.

SWORD Health, which includes SWORD Health, Inc. and Sword Health Professionals (consisting of Sword Health Care Providers, P.A., SWORD Health Care Providers of NJ, P.C., SWORD Health Care Physical Therapy Providers of CA, P.C.*) complies with applicable Federal and State civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of Age, Ancestry, Color, Citizenship, Gender, Gender expression, Gender identity, Gender information, Marital status, Medical condition, National origin, Physical or mental disability, Pregnancy, Race, Religion, Caste, Sexual orientation, and Veteran status.

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