Director of Cybersecurity

Location – Chicago, IL | Coralville, IA | or Remote-US

Digital Diagnostics is looking for a Director of Cybersecurity to join our growing team! The Director of Cybersecurity leads the organization's cybersecurity governance, compliance, and risk management programs. This role ensures the company maintains its security certifications, supports secure product development, and implements effective security policies and procedures across the organization.

Leadership:

• Provides strategic direction for the organization's security program
• Partners with product and engineering teams to ensure security requirements are met
• Partners with QA, RA, and IT to support relationships with external auditors and compliance assessments
• Develops and maintains the security awareness program
• Builds and leads the security function as the organization grows

Day-to-Day Work:

• Support QA by developing and maintaining cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures compliant to QMS
• Lead preparation and execution of cybersecurity audits and assessments, maintenance of SOC 2/3 and HITRUST compliance programs
• Manage the organization's cybersecurity risk assessment and support supplier cybersecurity review
• Support product development with security requirements and design reviews, provide security guidance for cloud infrastructure, architecture, and applications
• Coordinate with IT operations to ensure cybersecurity controls are implemented
• Support commercial sales team in technical discussions and customer-initiated surveys
• Maintain security documentation and evidence for compliance requirements
• Lead incident response planning and tabletop exercises
• Monitor and report on cybersecurity metrics and compliance status

What You’ll Bring to the Team 

Required

• Extensive experience in information security governance, cybersecurity risk management, and compliance (GRC)
• Deep understanding of privacy compliance frameworks including HIPAA, HITRUST, and SOC 2/3
• Strong background in security policy development, implementation, and maintenance
• Experience with quality management systems and security procedures in regulated environments
• Proven ability to collaborate with product development teams on secure development practices
• Strong communication skills for interfacing with auditors, leadership, and development teams
• Experience managing third-party cybersecurity risk and vendor security assessments

Preferred

• Experience supporting product development for ML/AI systems and/or software-as-medical-device SaMD
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or HITRUST CCSFP
• Experience in healthcare, finance, or another highly regulated industry

What We Have to Offer 

• Supportive and flexible work environment 
• Remote-friendly culture 
• Access to competitive benefits 
• Mission-driven teammates who are working to tackle complex challenges to help improve the accessibility and quality of medical diagnosis
• Core behaviors that inspire day-to-day interactions
• Dedication to career growth and development of our team members through mentorship programs and defined growth paths 
• Virtual social and wellness events 

Who We Are

Digital Diagnostics Inc. is a pioneering AI diagnostics company on a mission to transform the quality, accessibility, equity, and affordability of global healthcare. We pursue our mission through the application of technology in the medical diagnosis and treatment process. The company, originally founded by Michael Abramoff, MD, PhD, a neuroscientist, practicing fellowship-trained retina specialist, and computer engineer, is led in partnership with co-founders, John Bertrand, and Seth Rainford. Digital Diagnostics’ first FDA De Novo cleared autonomous AI system, LumineticsCore™ (formerly IDx-DR), is already improving patient outcomes by detecting diabetic retinopathy (including macular edema) at the point-of-care.

Digital Diagnostics is paving the way for autonomous AI diagnosis to become a new standard of care, contributing to democratizing healthcare and closing care gaps. The company works closely with patient advocacy groups, federal regulators, and other quality of care and ethics-focused stakeholders to enable adoption of autonomous AI.  For more information and the latest news follow: https://digitaldiagnostics.com/ 

What We Believe 

At Digital Diagnostics, we’re doing “AI the right way” by building healthcare solutions that are safe, equitable, and accessib