R1054567 Senior Analyst, IT Compliance & Risk - Data Protection

Summary

CVS Health is a healthcare company focused on creating a more connected, convenient, and compassionate health experience. The Senior Analyst will serve as the Data Protection Domain SME, developing and maintaining data security governance, supporting application teams with compliance gaps, and ensuring adherence to privacy policies, regulations, and contractual obligations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement data security governance framework that aligns with industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and company policies
• Guide and assist application teams with identifying data protection gaps and developing remedial action plans for non-conformance to policy requirements
• Assess and interpret IT policies and control standards for system and operational compliance
• Maintain key files and relevant data sources for compliance governance and reporting, including operational metrics. This includes maintaining data quality, consistency, and integrity
• Assist with compilation and maintenance of process documentation, job-aids, FAQs, and other support-related materials for our application teams
• Promote industry best practices for Data Privacy and Protection, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards such as PCI, SOX, HIPAA, HiTrust, NIST, and others
• Stay updated on industry trends, emerging data security and privacy engineering technologies, and security threats to continuously improve and evolve data protection strategy and solutions

Skills

• Strong knowledge of data protection techniques and best practices, including data obfuscation / masking, sensitive information classifications, encryption at rest and in transit, data retention and destruction
• 3+ years of experience with implementing data security and privacy engineering solutions and frameworks
• Knowledge of IT security-related regulations and frameworks such as PCI, HIPAA, SOX, SOC1, SOC2, HiTrust, GDPR, CCPA, NIST, and ISO 27001
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, critical thinking, and organizational skills with demonstrated versatility to handle concurrent high priority tasks
• Strong oral and written and communication skills with ability to clearly articulate and communicate complex problems and solutions in a simple, logical, and impactful manner to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently with minimal supervision or without direction, and ability to prioritize work effectively
• Demonstrated ability to handle concurrent high priority tasks and work in dynamic environment on a daily basis
• Comfortable operating within areas of ambiguity with ability to iterate and make progress in a consistent manner
• Experience working on technical projects involving multiple teams, providing management with status on potential issues as well as driving those issues to closure
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in MS Excel (pivot tables, lookups, conditional formatting, Power Query, etc.)
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field or equivalent work experience (HS diploma + 3 years relevant experience)
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CRISC, CISA, CISM, CCSP, etc
• Product Management and Program Management experience
• Process improvement exposure / Lean / Six Sigma
• Ongoing education in cybersecurity, data privacy and protection, or related domains is a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Strong knowledge of data protection techniques and best practices, including data obfuscation / masking, sensitive information classifications, encryption at rest and in transit, data retention and destruction
• 3+ years of experience with implementing data security and privacy engineering solutions and frameworks
• Knowledge of IT security-related regulations and frameworks such as PCI, HIPAA, SOX, SOC1, SOC2, HiTrust, GDPR, CCPA, NIST, and ISO 27001
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, critical thinking, and organizational skills with demonstrated versatility to handle concurrent high priority tasks
• Strong oral and written and communication skills with ability to clearly articulate and communicate complex problems and solutions in a simple, logical, and impactful manner to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently with minimal supervision or without direction, and ability to prioritize work effectively
• Demonstrated ability to handle concurrent high priority tasks and work in dynamic environment on a daily basis
• Comfortable operating within areas of ambiguity with ability to iterate and make progress in a consistent manner
• Experience working on technical projects involving multiple teams, providing management with status on potential issues as well as driving those issues to closure
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in MS Excel (pivot tables, lookups, conditional formatting, Power Query, etc.)
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field or equivalent work experience (HS diploma + 3 years relevant experience)

Nice to Haves

• Security certifications such as CISSP, CRISC, CISA, CISM, CCSP, etc
• Product Management and Program Management experience
• Process improvement exposure / Lean / Six Sigma
• Ongoing education in cybersecurity, data privacy and protection, or related domains is a plus

Benefits

• Remote/hybrid work arrangement, with a hybrid schedule in Woonsocket, RI or Wellesley, MA highly preferred and remote work considered.
• CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
• Medical coverage, based on eligibility.
• Dental coverage, based on eligibility.
• Vision coverage, based on eligibility.
• Paid time off, based on eligibility.
• Retirement savings options, based on eligibility.
• Wellness programs, based on eligibility.
• Other resources supporting the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families, based on eligibility.