[Remote] Senior Consultant, Healthcare Advisory
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ hardest cybersecurity challenges. The Senior Consultant – Healthcare Advisory is responsible for delivering healthcare-focused governance, risk, compliance, and resilience advisory services, supporting healthcare organizations with assessments and actionable recommendations.
Responsibilities
• Execute healthcare advisory engagements including Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) assessments, gap analyses, and remediation support
• Support and deliver services across Incident Response (IR), Disaster Recovery (DR), Business Impact Analysis (BIA), and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) engagements
• Assist with Vendor Risk Management (VRM) and Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) activities for healthcare organizations
• Develop and update healthcare specific documentation, including: Policies and procedures, Risk assessment reports, System and program documentation, Plans and playbooks
• Collect, analyze, and map client provided evidence to healthcare regulatory and framework requirements
• Lead client interviews, workshops, and working sessions with IT, compliance, security, and operational stakeholders
• Manage assigned tasks and deliverables to meet project timelines, utilization targets, and quality expectations
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Principals, and Directors to support successful engagement execution
• Contribute to client presentations and status updates
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality of assigned deliverables
• Maintain and grow healthcare regulatory and cybersecurity knowledge
• Pursue and maintain relevant certifications aligned to healthcare advisory services
• Incorporate feedback from peer review and quality management processes
• Contribute to thought leadership, white papers, and blogs to expand technical expertise and support practice level objective
• Travel up to 25–50% , depending on client needs
Skills
• 4–6 years of experience in cybersecurity, GRC, compliance, risk management, or related consulting roles
• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or equivalent experience
• Experience supporting or delivering advisory or assessment engagements in healthcare or regulated environments
• Working knowledge of healthcare regulations and frameworks, including: HIPAA / HITECH, HITRUST, CMS requirements (as applicable), NIST 800‑series frameworks
• Experience developing compliance documentation and assessment reports
• Familiarity with cloud based and on-premises IT environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to clearly document and explain compliance and risk concepts
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Consulting mindset with the ability to build trust and credibility with clients
• Comfortable working independently while escalating issues appropriately
• The ability to organize and lead engagement activities while training junior staff on project workflow and both the mechanical and technical aspects of developing project deliverables
• Dependent on the framework(s) you will be supporting, you must have one or more of the following: HITRUST Certified CSF Practitioner (CCSFP) – for healthcare focus, FedRAMP related certifications (if applicable), CompTIA Security + certification or equivalent work experience, CompTIA Network + certification or equivalent work experience
• CISA, CISM, CISSP
• CIPP/US
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Benefits
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible time off
• Certification and training reimbursement
• Digital mental health and wellbeing support membership
• Comprehensive insurance options
Company Overview
• Coalfire is the premier Cybersecurity and Compliance Services leader for the tech, healthcare, and finance industries. It was founded in 2001, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, US, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.coalfire.com?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=organicsocial.
Company H1B Sponsorship
• Coalfire has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 6 in 2022, 2 in 2021, 4 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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Responsibilities
• Execute healthcare advisory engagements including Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) assessments, gap analyses, and remediation support
• Support and deliver services across Incident Response (IR), Disaster Recovery (DR), Business Impact Analysis (BIA), and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) engagements
• Assist with Vendor Risk Management (VRM) and Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) activities for healthcare organizations
• Develop and update healthcare specific documentation, including: Policies and procedures, Risk assessment reports, System and program documentation, Plans and playbooks
• Collect, analyze, and map client provided evidence to healthcare regulatory and framework requirements
• Lead client interviews, workshops, and working sessions with IT, compliance, security, and operational stakeholders
• Manage assigned tasks and deliverables to meet project timelines, utilization targets, and quality expectations
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Principals, and Directors to support successful engagement execution
• Contribute to client presentations and status updates
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality of assigned deliverables
• Maintain and grow healthcare regulatory and cybersecurity knowledge
• Pursue and maintain relevant certifications aligned to healthcare advisory services
• Incorporate feedback from peer review and quality management processes
• Contribute to thought leadership, white papers, and blogs to expand technical expertise and support practice level objective
• Travel up to 25–50% , depending on client needs
Skills
• 4–6 years of experience in cybersecurity, GRC, compliance, risk management, or related consulting roles
• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or equivalent experience
• Experience supporting or delivering advisory or assessment engagements in healthcare or regulated environments
• Working knowledge of healthcare regulations and frameworks, including: HIPAA / HITECH, HITRUST, CMS requirements (as applicable), NIST 800‑series frameworks
• Experience developing compliance documentation and assessment reports
• Familiarity with cloud based and on-premises IT environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to clearly document and explain compliance and risk concepts
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Consulting mindset with the ability to build trust and credibility with clients
• Comfortable working independently while escalating issues appropriately
• The ability to organize and lead engagement activities while training junior staff on project workflow and both the mechanical and technical aspects of developing project deliverables
• Dependent on the framework(s) you will be supporting, you must have one or more of the following: HITRUST Certified CSF Practitioner (CCSFP) – for healthcare focus, FedRAMP related certifications (if applicable), CompTIA Security + certification or equivalent work experience, CompTIA Network + certification or equivalent work experience
• CISA, CISM, CISSP
• CIPP/US
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Benefits
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible time off
• Certification and training reimbursement
• Digital mental health and wellbeing support membership
• Comprehensive insurance options
Company Overview
• Coalfire is the premier Cybersecurity and Compliance Services leader for the tech, healthcare, and finance industries. It was founded in 2001, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, US, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.coalfire.com?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=organicsocial.
Company H1B Sponsorship
• Coalfire has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 6 in 2022, 2 in 2021, 4 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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