Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Die Ärztekasse Genossenschaft is one of the leading companies in practice administration. With our comprehensive services, we support doctors, group practices, and other healthcare providers in their daily administrative tasks and rely on the highest security standards in our IT.

Having previously used the CISO function as an external service, we now want to anchor this key role internally and are looking for a assertive and cooperative CISO with leadership and governance focus who will drive our security strategy forward while balancing necessary security and practical feasibility. Reporting directly to management, you will work closely with the Head of IT Security and their Security Operations Team (3 people) as well as the specialist departments.

You are a pragmatic shaper who implements security requirements in a business-oriented manner and understands security as an enabler. With your ability to speak the languages of both technical teams and management, you succeed in connecting both worlds and enforce security through persuasion rather than coercion.

Your specific tasks

Security Governance & Strategy

• Company-wide security strategy: further development and management of the security roadmap in close coordination with management and IT leadership
• Security governance framework: establishment of pragmatic security standards and processes that fit our company size
• Risk management: expansion of the risk-based security approach at the management level into various areas, focusing on business-critical assets and processes
• Compliance & regulation: ensuring legal and regulatory requirements without unnecessary overregulation

Project Security & Stakeholder Management

• Security in IT projects: ensuring security requirements in all IT projects – both in central IT and in specialist department projects (Sales, Customer Service, Finance, HR)
• Partner & vendor management: security assessment and control of external IT service providers and solution partners of the specialist departments
• Cross-functional collaboration: close coordination with all department heads to establish security as an integral part of their IT initiatives
• Security quality gates: definition and monitoring of security checkpoints in projects

Leadership & Organization

• Security awareness: development of a security culture throughout the company through target group-specific sensitization
• Reporting & communication: regular security updates to management and relevant stakeholders

Your profile – leadership experience with practical background

• Several years of experience in a security leadership role or comparable position (at least 5 years)
• Solid technical understanding of IT security to make well-founded strategic decisions
• Experience in security governance and implementing security frameworks in medium-sized companies
• Project and stakeholder management: proven ability to enforce security requirements in various IT projects
• Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken, for collaboration with internal and external partners
• Relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA) as proof of sound knowledge
• French language skills are an advantage (location Thônex)
• Experience in healthcare or regulated environments
• Knowledge in vendor risk management and third-party security

Our offer

• Strategic design role: direct reporting line to management with real influence on company development
• Established security team: you take over a functioning Security Operations Team and can build on existing expertise
• Cross-functional impact: your security strategy shapes all areas of the company
• Work-life balance: 80-100% workload possible
• Flexible work arrangements: home office option and modern workplaces in Urdorf or Thônex
• Meaningful activity: you protect sensitive health data and support the Swiss healthcare system

Interested?

If you see yourself in this strategic role with a practical background and want to position security as a business enabler, we look forward to your application. Show us how you have successfully implemented security governance in a medium-sized environment.

Locations: Urdorf (ZH) or Thônex (GE)

Workload: 80-100%

We look forward to your application!

Please send your application by email to recruiting@aerztekasse.ch.