Information Security Senior Director Security Operations
Mass General Brigham
Somerville, MA, USA · Boston, MA, USA
USD 191,568-278,668 / year
Posted on Feb 5, 2026
Site: Mass General Brigham Incorporated
Information Security Senior Director - Security Operations
At Mass General Brigham (MGB) Digital, 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.
Under the leadership of the MGB Chief Information Security Officer, this role is responsible for directing programs, technology, and operations around security event monitoring, incident response, threat intelligence, threat & vulnerability management, and application security across MGB.
What You'll Do
Lead and manage 8-10 direct reports, including both individual contributors and management
Responsible for significant portion of overall Information Security budget
• Working with the CISO, set strategic direction for Cybersecurity Operations team, ensure staffing levels meet operational needs, and promote a culture where employee wellness and professional development are prioritized
• Direct the development and implementation of strategies and technologies for continuous monitoring and detection of cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities across MGB.
• Oversee the threat and vulnerability management program, including regular assessments, penetration testing, and remediation efforts.
• Direct engineering efforts across the toolset supporting Cybersecurity Operations, ensuring the proper implementation and maintenance of security tools and technologies such as Endpoint Detection & Response, SIEM, Network Monitoring, and others
• Direct the creation and operationalization of processes for threat & vulnerability remediation and incident response efforts
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate risks and vulnerabilities in both on-premises and cloud environments.
• Monitor and report on the effectiveness of cybersecurity controls via data-driven measurements, ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Actively participate in Information Security team leadership
• Represent the broader Information Security program to select internal and external stakeholder groups
• Other duties as assignedHybrid399 Revolution Drive40RegularDay (United States of America)0100 Mass General Brigham Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
MGB Digital is hiring!Information Security Senior Director - Security Operations
At Mass General Brigham (MGB) Digital, 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.
Under the leadership of the MGB Chief Information Security Officer, this role is responsible for directing programs, technology, and operations around security event monitoring, incident response, threat intelligence, threat & vulnerability management, and application security across MGB.
What You'll Do
Lead and manage 8-10 direct reports, including both individual contributors and management
Responsible for significant portion of overall Information Security budget
• Working with the CISO, set strategic direction for Cybersecurity Operations team, ensure staffing levels meet operational needs, and promote a culture where employee wellness and professional development are prioritized
• Direct the development and implementation of strategies and technologies for continuous monitoring and detection of cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities across MGB.
• Oversee the threat and vulnerability management program, including regular assessments, penetration testing, and remediation efforts.
• Direct engineering efforts across the toolset supporting Cybersecurity Operations, ensuring the proper implementation and maintenance of security tools and technologies such as Endpoint Detection & Response, SIEM, Network Monitoring, and others
• Direct the creation and operationalization of processes for threat & vulnerability remediation and incident response efforts
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate risks and vulnerabilities in both on-premises and cloud environments.
• Monitor and report on the effectiveness of cybersecurity controls via data-driven measurements, ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Actively participate in Information Security team leadership
• Represent the broader Information Security program to select internal and external stakeholder groups
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's Degree Information Technology required or Bachelor's Degree Related Field of Study required
- Cybersecurity leadership experience as typically gained by 7 years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 5 years leading teams
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field or equivalent experience
- Experience with a broad range of cybersecurity tools and technologies
- MGB can consider and review experience in lieu of a degree for this role
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven track record of continuous improvement
- Proven experience building highly-capable teams, including a record of strategic hiring, retention, and staff development
- Strong knowledge of relevant cybersecurity frameworks
Skills For Success
- Leadership and People-Focused Leadership
- Performance Focused:
- Customer/Patient Focus: Building strong customer/patient relationships and delivering customer/patient centric solutions
- Manage Complexity: Make sense of complex, high quality, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
- Cultivate Innovation: Create new and better ways for the organization to be successful
- Ensure Accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
- Learning Agility: Actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as a learning folder
- People Focused:
- Drive Equity and Inclusion: Recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization
- Build Effective Teams: Build cohesive teams that apply their diverse skills and perspective to achieve common goals
- Collaborate: Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
- Communicate Effectively: Develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences including senior system and hospital administrators, physician leadership, technician staff, and other personnel across different institutions
- Instill Trust: Gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
- Performance Focused:
- Superior analytic and reasoning skills
- Exceptional communication skills, especially in high-pressure environments
- Ability to lead team members across multiple institutions, departments, and technical operations staffs
- Excellent ability to translate strategic initiatives into a tactical approach, and execute the steps within the approach
Mass General Brigham is committed to serving the community. We are dedicated to enhancing patient care, teaching and research, and taking a leadership role as an integrated health care system.
We recognize that increasing value and continuously improving quality are essential to maintaining excellence.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Working Model Requirements
- M-F Eastern Business Hours
- Hybrid Model includes weekly onsite in office
- Wednesdays in office are required weekly
- Weekly and monthly flexibility required for business needs, onsite meetings, stakeholder meetings and initiatives
- Remote workdays require stable, secure, quiet
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Pay Range
$191,568.00 - $278,668.00/Annual
Grade
10
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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.