Healthcare Cybersecurity Manager - Incident Response

UW Health; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

UW Health is seeking a Systems Security Manager to lead a cybersecurity team, manage complex incidents, and strengthen resilience across UW Health locations. The role requires a strong focus on leadership, risk-based decision making, and collaboration with clinical and administrative partners.

Hybrid work with regular onsite presence at UW Health locations will apply. The ideal candidate will bring 3–5+ years of security leadership experience, exposure to healthcare IT, and relevant

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; four years may substitute in addition to experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Healthcare, IT, Business, or related field preferred.
• Experience planning and implementing mid to large scale security projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead through crises, establishing command, priorities, ownership, and direction.
• Balance security, operations, and patient care when making decisions.
• Build partnerships across clinical, Legal, Privacy, and Communications teams.
• Strengthen playbooks, escalation processes, exercises, and after-action reviews.
• Turn incidents into improvements and strengthen controls and detection.

Skills

Leadership

Crisis management

Decision making

Communication

Team building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Security incident response tooling

Job description

UW Health is seeking a Systems Security Manager to lead a cybersecurity team, manage complex incidents, and strengthen resilience across UW Health locations. The role requires a strong focus on leadership, risk-based decision making, and collaboration with clinical and administrative partners.

Hybrid work with regular onsite presence at UW Health locations will apply. The ideal candidate will bring 3–5+ years of security leadership experience, exposure to healthcare IT, and relevant