HIPAA Subject Matter Expert

Job Summary

Supporting the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the full-time HIPAA Subject Matter Expert will review security and privacy complaints, evaluate technical submissions from healthcare entities, and develop reports and recommendations while working remotely.

Key responsibilities

• Reviews security and privacy complaints, data breach notifications, and cybersecurity incident reports for compliance with HIPAA Security Rule
• Evaluates technical sufficiency of submissions from HIPAA covered entities and business associates in response to documentation requests
• Documents processes and develops reports summarizing analyses and recommendations for future action by OCR

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Sciences, or related field
• Ten years of relevant cybersecurity experience preferred
• Experience in auditing and generating audit reports is required
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CIPP/CIPT/CIPT preferred
• Ability to obtain and maintain classified information at the T4 Public Trust level, requiring U.S. Citizenship