Intern - Information Security and Privacy Office
Mass General Brigham
At Mass General Brigham, we know it takes a surprising range of talented professionals to advance our mission—from doctors, nurses, business people and tech experts, to dedicated researchers and systems analysts. As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve.
At Mass General Brigham, we believe a diverse set of backgrounds and lived experiences makes us stronger by challenging our assumptions with new perspectives that can drive revolutionary discoveries in medical innovations in research and patient care. Therefore, we invite and welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups in healthcare — people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ community, and/or gender expansive, first and second-generation immigrants, veterans, and people from different socioeconomic backgrounds – to apply.
Job Summary
At Mass General Brigham Digital (MBGD), we pride ourselves on our ability to create maximum strategic, clinical, and operational value from established and emergent technologies for our patients, care teams, researchers, and employees. Digital health will not only enhance the equity and efficiency of healthcare delivery, but it will also help make medicine more personalized and precise. We recognize that increasing value and continually improving quality while maintaining an inclusive focus are essential to organizational excellence, and we invite you to join us on this journey. The work we do in Digital is a strategic imperative, and there is a strong and growing understanding of how together we will transform Mass General Brigham in innovative and impactful ways.Reporting to the Senior Manager of the Security Architecture team, the MGBD Summer Intern will assist in a variety of departmental responsibilities. Responsibilities include reviewing existing cloud resource security configurations to ensure they are in compliance with MGB policies and standards, research and create incident response playbooks (manual and automated) scoped for cloud services, providing support for remedation activities, and reviewing technical security controls in other contexts. The intern may have the cross-opportunities to review, provide feedback and edit information security policies, develop and support training and observe governance practices. In addition, based on the Summer Intern’s interests and aptitudes, this candidate will have the opportunity to engage in special projects as time and availability allow.
Qualifications
Education
- College sophomore, junior or senior, ideally with a concentration in Computer Science, Informatics, Cybersecurity, or other related fields
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No
Experience
No experience required
Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Indicate key areas of responsibility, major job duties, special projects and key objectives for this position. These items should be evaluated throughout the year and included in the written annual evaluation.
- Review and align existing cloud services with security best practices
- Provide support for risk remediation activities
- Conduct preliminary research for risk assessment requests
- Support data sharing request workflows
- Business process refinement and re-engineering
- Configure Security Tooling
- Assess Information Technology resources’ configuration compliances with common security benchmarks.
- Create documentation deliverables following assignments such as Security Specifications, Security Recommendations and Whitepapers
- Data rationalization, normalization and reporting
- Support Information Security Officers or others for special projects as needed and available
- Other duties as assigned
Skills/Abilities/Competencies: (Must be realistic, neither overstated nor understated, and related to the essential functions of the job.)
- Strong written, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Ability to interact with people from all organizational levels
- Self-directed and capable of independent work with strong application of critical thinking
- Ability to be flexible, versatile, and adaptable in day-to-day activities conducted in a multi-site environment
- Detail oriented
- Understanding of fundamental computing principles including concepts of computer design and concepts of coding.
- Strong computer skills in a Microsoft environment
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Knowledge of database management a plus
- Good project management skills and technical/information security background
- Strong technical writing and documentation skills
- Use/s the Mass General Brigham values to govern decisions, actions and behaviors. These values guide how we get our work done: Patients, Affordability, Accountability & Service Commitment, Decisiveness, Innovation & Thoughtful Risk; and how we treat each other: Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity & Respect, Learning, Continuous Improvement & Personal Growth, Teamwork & Collaboration
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Physical Requirements
- Standing Occasionally (3-33%)
- Walking Occasionally (3-33%)
- Sitting Constantly (67-100%)
- Lifting Occasionally (3-33%) 20lbs - 35lbs
- Carrying Occasionally (3-33%) 20lbs - 35lbs
- Pushing Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Pulling Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Balancing Occasionally (3-33%)
- Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)
- Kneeling Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Crouching Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Reaching Occasionally (3-33%)
- Gross Manipulation (Handling) Constantly (67-100%)
- Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
- Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
- Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
- Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
- Talking Constantly (67-100%)
- Hearing Constantly (67-100%)
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EEO Statement:
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.