Overview:
G42⠀Healthcare⠀is an Abu⠀Dhabi⠀based⠀health⠀technology⠀company⠀active⠀across⠀data and⠀AI,⠀digital⠀health,⠀advanced⠀OMICS,⠀pharma,⠀diagnostics⠀and⠀environmental⠀sciences.
G42⠀Healthcare⠀has⠀recently⠀merged⠀with the⠀healthcare⠀arm of the⠀Abu Dhabi⠀Sovereign⠀Fund⠀Mubadala⠀(Mubadala⠀Health)⠀creating a⠀unique⠀organisation⠀with over⠀7,000⠀staff⠀spanning⠀omics,⠀technology⠀and⠀healthcare⠀provision.
G42⠀Healthcare⠀is also⠀the⠀facilitator⠀of the 1⠀million⠀Emirati⠀Genome⠀Program,⠀operating⠀an NGS⠀facility⠀that can⠀deliver⠀over⠀500,000⠀whole⠀genome⠀sequences⠀per annum.⠀We have⠀recently⠀launched a⠀regional⠀partnership⠀with⠀Somalogic,⠀establishing⠀the first⠀high-throughput⠀proteomics⠀facility⠀in the⠀Middle⠀East, and⠀also own⠀the local⠀Health⠀Information⠀Exchange⠀called⠀Mallafi.
Responsibilities:
- Develop⠀and⠀implement⠀Information⠀Security⠀Framework⠀that⠀includes⠀policies,⠀standards⠀and⠀processes⠀based on⠀international⠀standards⠀(e.g.⠀ISO27001,⠀ISO 27701,⠀HIPPA) as⠀well as⠀legal and⠀regulatory⠀requirements⠀(e.g.⠀NESA,⠀GDPR,⠀ADGM,⠀ADHICS)⠀ensuring⠀its⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures⠀are⠀adopted⠀and⠀adhered⠀to.
- Should⠀have a⠀strong⠀understanding⠀of⠀healthcare⠀technology⠀and⠀security⠀requirements⠀for⠀healthcare⠀organizations⠀of⠀UAE.
- Develops⠀an overall⠀information⠀security⠀and⠀compliance⠀strategy⠀and⠀recommends⠀appropriate⠀controls⠀and tools⠀in line⠀with M42⠀Healthcare⠀objectives.
- Defines⠀and⠀implements⠀a risk⠀management⠀framework⠀for⠀healthcare⠀entity in⠀line with⠀M42⠀enterprise⠀risk⠀management⠀to ensure⠀that IT⠀security⠀and risks⠀are⠀managed to⠀acceptable⠀levels and⠀in⠀compliance⠀with⠀ADHICS and⠀ADGM⠀regulations.
- Conducts⠀the⠀Technology⠀Risk⠀assessment⠀for new⠀business⠀and IT⠀projects,⠀identify⠀risks and⠀threats⠀and⠀monitor⠀risk.
- Ensures⠀there is⠀sufficient⠀visibility⠀at the⠀appropriate⠀management⠀level for⠀every risk⠀– its⠀impact,⠀and cost⠀of⠀mitigation.
- Ensure⠀effective⠀implementation⠀of⠀information⠀security⠀projects⠀aligned to⠀applicable⠀regulatory⠀requirements.⠀(e.g.,⠀ADHICS,⠀ADGM).
- Provide⠀quarterly⠀ADHICS⠀information⠀security⠀submissions⠀and work⠀on gaps to⠀implement⠀adequate⠀controls⠀to ensure⠀that⠀ADHICS⠀scope⠀entities⠀are⠀compliant⠀with⠀appropriate⠀regulatory⠀security⠀controls.
- Directs⠀and guides⠀internal⠀teams and/⠀or⠀external⠀providers⠀to ensure⠀that all⠀information⠀assets are⠀well⠀protected.⠀Reviews,⠀actions⠀any⠀exception⠀to⠀policies⠀and⠀standards⠀based on⠀impact and⠀takes⠀ownership⠀for all⠀Information⠀security⠀initiatives.
- Keeps⠀abreast⠀with⠀market⠀trends and⠀latest⠀products⠀related to⠀healthcare⠀and⠀information⠀security⠀and⠀maintains⠀a broad⠀understanding⠀of the⠀environment,⠀to source⠀services⠀from the⠀external⠀market.
- Develops,⠀manages,⠀maintains,⠀and⠀regularly⠀tests⠀security⠀incident-response-plan⠀that⠀ensures⠀all⠀critical⠀security⠀incidents⠀are⠀reported,⠀documented,⠀resolved⠀and⠀recovered.
- Design,⠀build,⠀deployment⠀and⠀operation⠀of⠀security-focused⠀infrastructure⠀and⠀provide⠀consultation,⠀architectural⠀review,⠀risk⠀assessment⠀for M42⠀infrastructure⠀and⠀services.
- Coordinate⠀with⠀internal⠀teams to⠀implementation⠀of⠀Information⠀security⠀controls⠀as per⠀recommendation⠀from M42⠀IT GRC, IS⠀GRC team,⠀Internal⠀Audits and⠀External⠀Audits.
- Drive⠀IT teams⠀in⠀conducting⠀RCSA (Risk⠀Control⠀Self-Assessment)⠀to ensure⠀appropriate⠀process,⠀technical,⠀security⠀risk are⠀highlighted⠀and⠀implemented.
- Conduct⠀industry⠀benchmarking,⠀regulatory⠀requirement⠀gathering⠀and⠀peer-based⠀analysis⠀of⠀available⠀controls,⠀risk⠀assessment⠀methodologies⠀and risk⠀mitigation⠀practices⠀to assess⠀for⠀coverage⠀gaps.
- Actively⠀evaluate⠀and⠀supervise⠀information⠀security⠀and⠀information⠀technology⠀controls⠀for⠀healthcare⠀industry.
- Develop⠀security⠀and⠀information⠀technology⠀metrics⠀including⠀KRIs and⠀KPIs, to⠀continuously⠀monitor⠀and guide⠀program⠀level⠀risks.
- Building⠀strong⠀relationship⠀with key⠀stakeholders⠀in M42 IT⠀and with⠀M42⠀Healthcare⠀Functions.
- Assuring⠀that the⠀quality of⠀the⠀services⠀delivered⠀by⠀suppliers⠀meets⠀contractual⠀commitments⠀and⠀business⠀needs and⠀managing⠀risks⠀associated⠀with⠀information⠀security,⠀continuity,⠀and⠀integrity⠀of⠀supply.
- Represent⠀information⠀security⠀for M42⠀Healthcare⠀for any⠀Internal⠀and⠀External⠀audits.
- Conduct⠀periodic⠀security⠀awareness⠀training⠀to⠀employees.
- Educate⠀employees⠀on⠀Information⠀security⠀policies⠀and⠀processes.
- Investigate⠀and⠀Respond to⠀Data⠀privacy⠀and⠀Information⠀security⠀incidents.
Qualifications:
Skills:
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree and a strong interest in Information and Healthcare Security and Cloud Security.
- Experience of 5 to 10 years professional experience in Information Security and at least 5 years of experience in healthcare industry (in UAE is preferred).
- Must be fluent in Arabic
- UAE National preferred.
- Should hold one or more certifications - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manger (CISM).
- The HealthCare Security Certification (HCISPP) is desirable.
- Experience in risk management, information security, security operations, and security review.
- Relevant experience working in the healthcare/life sciences industry with a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks such as ADHICS, FDA, CE, HIPAA, HITRUST, DOH, etc. is highly desired.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to communicate security and risk-related concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Must be able to effectively liaise with internal direct reports and senior management as well as external customers, clients, partners, and stakeholders.
- Must be a critical thinker, with strong problem-solving skills.
- The incumbent must have an in-depth understanding of IT agile software development frameworks, strong knowledge of IT best practices and protocols, operational risk management, and in-depth knowledge and expertise of the Group 42’s operations, including IT practices.
- Specific expertise should include:
- IT Management practices and protocols, including in-depth knowledge of international IT standards.
- Solid knowledge of Cloud Security Practices and cloud models
- A practical and proactive problem-solver who possesses strong business acumen and is confident, mature, and calm.
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask and work under shifting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment with both the local and global Compliance and Legal teams and the information security teams. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelors⠀or⠀Master’s⠀degree in⠀IT,⠀Computer⠀science,⠀Software⠀engineering,⠀Data
- Experience⠀with Cloud⠀Computing⠀and Cloud⠀Security.
- Industry⠀certification⠀in one or⠀more of⠀the⠀following:⠀CISA,⠀CISM,⠀CISSP,⠀Azure⠀Architect,⠀AWS⠀Architect,⠀CCSP,⠀etc.
- Preferred⠀to have⠀HealthCare⠀Security⠀Certification⠀(HCISPP)
- Preferred⠀to have⠀ITIL V4⠀certification.