Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. Role Summary: The Information Security Associate helps support cybersecurity, IT risk management, and security audit activities that protect sensitive information and strengthen business operations. The position works across information security, systems administration, and project coordination to help identify risks, support controls, and improve security practices. This remote role is based in Pune, India and supports a distributed team environment. This role reports to the Director, Information Security. Team Summary: As the Information Security team at athenahealth, our mission is to keep the data we handle as secure as possible while enabling the business to be nimble and meet the needs of the customer. We partner with teams across the organization to reduce risk, support compliance, and strengthen the security of the systems and services that help care teams and patients. Essential Job Responsibilities: Ensure Compliance - Work with new and existing athenahealth vendors to ensure initial and continued compliance with Information Security requirements. Review technical controls with vendors, document compliance and exceptions, and report out findings to athenahealth leadership. Engineering Experience – Ability to understand and apply technical concepts and apply them to recommendations around vendor onboarding and compliance. Systems Engineering – Ability to follow a strict change control process and implement changes and upgrades to essential security software, following documentation and escalation processes. Project planning and facilitation – Creation of Information Security related project plans that include deliverables, responsible parties, timelines, budgets, etc. for both athenahealth and 3rd party vendors who work with athenahealth. Frequently checking in with stakeholders (both internal and 3rd party) to ensure Information Security projects are on track, budget, etc. Reporting – Any exceptions to athenahealth Information Security policies by vendors must be communicated, tracked, and risk-managed on a regular basis. Process reviews – Ensure business stakeholders are periodically reviewing internal and vendor practices to ensure athenahealth is doing what we need to do on our end to remain compliant with all regulatory requirements. Additional Job Responsibilities: Participate in team meetings, planning discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions. Help maintain security-related trackers, logs, and documentation repositories. Support policy and procedure updates as security practices evolve. Contribute to continuous improvement efforts for security operations and risk processes. Assist with basic troubleshooting and coordination related to security tools or controls. Review recurring security metrics and operational reports as needed. Collaborate with colleagues across functions to support timely completion of assigned work. Expected Education & Experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or similar degree and/or applicable work experience such as IT Audit. 2+ years of experience managing technical projects. Working knowledge of technical concepts including virtual desktops, operating systems, networking, firewalls, and VPNs. 2+ years of experience managing external vendors from a compliance (particularly InfoSec) perspective. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Effective communication of technical concepts, suggestions, and concerns to stakeholders, vendors, and management. Risk management experience. Experience with Agile and Scrum project management concepts. Certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Agile and Scrum, etc. About athenahealth Our vision: In an industry that becomes more complex by the day, we stand for simplicity. We offer IT solutions and expert services that eliminate the daily hurdles preventing healthcare providers from focusing entirely on their patients — powered by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. Our company culture: Our talented  employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our vision. We are a diverse group of dreamers and do-ers with unique knowledge, expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives. We unite as mission-driven problem-solvers with a deep desire to achieve our vision and make our time here count. Our award-winning culture is built around shared values of inclusiveness, accountability, and support. Our DEI commitment: Our vision of accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all requires addressing the inequities that stand in the way. That's one reason we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our business, from attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce to maintaining an inclusive environment for athenistas, our partners, customers and the communities where we work and serve. What we can do for you: Along with health and financial benefits, athenistas enjoy perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative  workspaces  — some offices even welcome dogs. We also encourage a better work-life balance for athenistas with our flexibility. While we know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation. In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. We provide athenistas with a company culture based on learning, the support of an engaged team, and an inclusive environment where all employees are valued. Learn more about our culture and benefits here: athenahealth.com/careers https://www.athenahealth.com/careers/equal-opportunity United by our mission and driven by our entrepreneurial spirit, our work at athenahealth is collaborative, transformative, and above all, it’s meaningful. Our employees take pride in using technology and data-driven insights to inspire changes that will make the U.S. healthcare system better for everyone, including your friends, family and maybe even you. Notice to Job Seekers/Job Candidates: Recruitment Fraud Alert Please be aware of questionable job offers that are not affiliated with athenahealth. athenahealth has been made aware of unauthorized career opportunities offered by individuals posing as representatives of larger U.S. companies, including athenahealth. The fictitious jobs are advertised on employment-search websites, such as Indeed.com and Craigslist.com, and prospective employees are required to share their personal and financial information (e.g. credit card, bank information), provide copies of their government-issued identification, and/or send money for application fees, processing charges or work permits. The victims who are told they are "hired" are often instructed to deposit a check (which is later returned as fraudulent) into their own account and to forward overpayment to individuals - usually via wire transfer. Important information for job seekers: athenahealth has a formal application process and we do not request you to interview on a Google Hangout or via text messaging. athenahealth will never request money for the opportunity to apply or work for athenahealth. athenathealth does not require completion of tax forms, bank account or credit card information as part of the recruiting process. If you feel that you have been a victim of such a scam, please send an email to: askhr@athenahealth.com

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