Senior Consultant- Privacy

NYSTEC has a job opening for a senior consultant- privacy. Are you ready to contribute to our engaged workforce and to deliver the NYSTEC Experience?

Department: Cyber Security & Data Privacy
Location: Albany, NY
Salary: $79793.00 – $109716.20 Per Year

About Us

NYSTEC is a nonprofit technology consulting company, advising agencies, organizations, institutions, and businesses since 1996. We’re independent and vendor-neutral, so we have our clients’ best interests at heart. At NYSTEC, we know that we succeed when individuals and teams flourish personally and professionally, so our benefits and perks support that mindset.

About the Senior Consultant- Privacy Role

As a senior consultant in the cybersecurity and data privacy practice, you will collaborate closely with team members to support our clients in today’s rapidly evolving privacy landscape. In the privacy space, NYSTEC is considered a trusted program advisor, providing subject matter expertise, and connecting the dots for our clients. Serving as a senior consultant, your day-to-day role as a NYSTEC consultant will support the New York State Department of Health.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for data privacy and regulatory compliance and a deep knowledge of HIPAA, as well as New York State and federal privacy laws and regulations. As a senior consultant, you will work independently and with teams to develop solutions to complex problems.

Key Responsibilities: Senior Consultant- Privacy

Overall, in the role of senior consultant- privacy, you will:

• Review policies, regulations, or proposals against existing NYS or federal requirements.
• Manage the day-to-day legal and policy requests assigned.
• Create evaluations of proposed activities including references to applicable laws or regulations.
• Create project workplans for long-term or multi-step initiatives.
• Manage Data Use and Business Associate Agreements.
• Facilitate meetings with stakeholders from across our client community.
• Perform analysis of business needs balanced against privacy requirements and best practices.
• Collaborate as part of a team to oversee and implement privacy- and security-related best practices for NYSTEC clients.

Required Qualifications: Senior Consultant- Privacy

Candidates applying for the role of senior consultant- privacy should have the following knowledge, skills, and/or abilities:

• Strong analytic capabilities and exemplary skills in stakeholder relationship development and management.
• Exceptional privacy knowledge and experience.
• General information security knowledge.
• New York State and federal health policy experience.
• Exceptional written and verbal communications and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage and develop key relationships with colleagues and clients through collaborative thinking and a strong customer focus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience and demonstrated comfort level in verbal, written, and in-person communications.

Preferred/Desired Qualifications: Senior Consultant- Privacy

It would be helpful for candidates applying for the senior consultant- privacy role to have the following knowledge, skills, and/or abilities:

• Experience with New York State Department of Health programs.
• Security and privacy certifications from accredited organization such as ISC2 or IAPP.
• Knowledge of the New York State Medicaid program and its systems, data, and uses.
• Expertise in public health, health information, or security and privacy policies and standards, such as NIST 800-53 and CMS Acceptable Risk Safeguards (ARS).

Education and Experience: Senior Consultant- Privacy

For the senior consultant- privacy, candidates should have the following education/experience:

• A minimum of a Bachelor of Arts degree with at least 3 years of related experience in privacy, law, or health care policy, is required. An equivalent combination of advanced education, training, and experience will be considered.
• Master’s Degree, Juris Doctor (JD) is preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

It is NYSTEC’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all individuals, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, military service and veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws and ordinances. NYSTEC is strongly committed to this policy and believes in the concept and spirit of the law.

Reasonable Accommodations

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact Talent_Management-Confidential@nystec.com if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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