Clinical Engineering Medical Device Security Engineer

About the role

As our Clinical Engineering Medical Device Security Engineer I, you will play a critical role in safeguarding CommonSpirit's extensive medical device environment, ensuring both device integrity and patient safety. You will be at the forefront of mitigating cybersecurity vulnerabilities and threats across our system, contributing to the development and testing of robust remediation strategies. This position is vital for maintaining the resilience of our medical technology infrastructure against evolving cyber risks and ensuring compliance with stringent cybersecurity regulations.

Every day you will collaborate dynamically with cross-functional teams to implement effective mitigation strategies, addressing identified medical device security vulnerabilities. You will develop and meticulously test medical device security patching and remediation instructions, ensuring risks are mitigated without compromising device reliability or patient safety. In the event of a security incident, you will lead system-wide remediation efforts, coordinating swift responses to return devices to service and implement preventative measures. You will also conduct comprehensive assessments of system-wide medical devices, identifying potential risks through detailed reviews of MDS2 forms and information from OEMs, and resolve technical challenges while supporting field technicians.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement mitigation strategies that address medical device security vulnerabilities and threats.
• Develop and test medical device security patching and remediation instructions to mitigate risks while maintaining device integrity, reliability, and patient safety.
• Lead system-wide remediation efforts in the event of a security incident, coordinating with cross-functional teams to return devices to service and implement preventative measures.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of system-wide medical devices to identify potential security risks and vulnerabilities by reviewing MDS2 forms and obtaining information from medical device OEMs.
• Ensure medical devices comply with relevant cybersecurity regulations, standards, and guidelines.
• Resolve technical challenges and provide support to field technicians.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HTM, Computer Science, Technology, Business discipline, or equivalent professional experience upon hire.
• 2-4 years of experience working in healthcare/IT security, system administration, software development, or a related field.
• 1-2 years of experience working in a healthcare/medical environment.
• Experience working with specialized medical equipment in a healthcare setting.
• Experience with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), HIPAA/HITECH compliance standards.
• Valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with the software development life cycle or project management methodologies.
• Certified Radiology Equipment Specialist (CRES).
• Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET).
• Certified Healthcare Tech Manager (CHTM).
• CompTIA A+ Certification (A-PLUS).
• CompTIA Network+ (NTWK-PLUS).

Schedule

This position requires participation in a rotational on-call schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Candidates must be available to respond to urgent service needs outside of regular business hours and may be required to return to the facility on short notice.

About the employer

CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, delivering more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites, and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses, and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits, and unreimbursed government programs.

Pay

$45.26 - $74.67 per hour.