About the Virtual Health Hub:
The Virtual Health Hub is an innovative and rapidly growing organization dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery through community engagement and advanced virtual care technologies. By collaborating with partners across the public and private sectors, we improve access to quality healthcare for remote, Indigenous, and underserved communities in Saskatchewan. Our work spans clinical operations, research, and technology development, and is supported by a dynamic, multidisciplinary team. As a young organization experiencing rapid growth, we are building the systems, culture, and team that will support our long-term impact.
The Opportunity: Cybersecurity Lead
As a leader in health service enablement, Virtual Health Hub (VHH) is entrusted with sensitive health information of the people we serve. We take this responsibility with the utmost seriousness and regard security, confidentiality, and trust as foundational to the work we do.
What You’ll Do:
Reporting to the Director, Information Technology & Digital Innovation, the Cybersecurity Lead will establish and operate VHH’s end-to-end cybersecurity program across all its business domains, alongside our service partners, including our network management provider. This role blends strategy, design, implementation, and hands-on operations working closely with DevOps, IT, clinical services, operations, partners, and vendors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategy & Governance
- Collaboratively develop appropriate security strategy for VHH, with the required governance, policies, and guidelines
- Cloud
- Lead the design of and secure VHH’s cloud infrastructure going forward
- Microsoft 365
- Support and protect collaboration and productivity environments
- Network
- Lead the security of networking across corporate and cloud environments
- Systems & Endpoint
- Protect servers, workstations, and endpoint devices including medical equipment
- Application Security
- Work with DevOps to secure healthcare applications
- AI Systems & AI Tools
- Secure the use of AI technologies (developed, and commercial) across VHH
- Health Data
- Ensure robust protections are in place for personal health information (PHI)
- Conformity, Compliance, & Risk Management
- Maintain conformity and compliance with healthcare and cybersecurity frameworks
- Security Operations
- Operate day-to-day security monitoring and response capabilities with our vendor
- Physical
- Protect physical assets and work environments
- Awareness & Culture
- Promote security awareness across VHH
What You’ll Bring:
You are a dynamic cybersecurity lead with experience in challenging and technically diverse environments. You are detail oriented, share our values, and are driven to make a meaningful contribution to a powerful mission.
You have:
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and substantial hands-on cybersecurity experience may be considered
- 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations, governance, risk, and compliance
- Cybersecurity certification (e.g., CISSP, CompTIA Security+, CCSP, CISA or CISM)
- Familiarity with some of the following information security standards / frameworks (e.g., ISO/IEC 27001/2, NIST SP 800-53, SOC 2, HITRUST) is expected
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, ability to engage with team members from various disciplines, cultures, and backgrounds, and the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience implementing or managing security governance framework(s), policies, risk mitigation, and including threat-risk and privacy-impact assessments
- Familiarity with project management and change management, including agile methodology
Preferred Qualifications
- Understanding of Canadian health and privacy laws, and regulations (e.g., PIPEDA, HIPA)
- Familiarity of other industry standards (e.g., ITIL, COBIT, ISO 9001, COMSEC)
- Experience in all security domains (e.g., cloud, network, systems, applications, and AI security)
- PMP or equivalent certification and experience
Salary Range:
- $105,000-$130,000 Annually
Location:
- This position will be required to work at our Saskatoon office with a planned office relocation to Whitecap, SK in Spring 2027.
How to Apply:
Join us in shaping the future of Virtual Health Hub. Apply today by submitting your cover letter and resume (in one document) to careers@virtualhealthhub.ca with the subject line: ‘Cybersecurity Lead’. NO phone calls please.
The application deadline is July 24, 2026.