Head of Security Operations at Hippocratic AI

Palo Alto, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Healthcare, Artificial IntelligenceIndustries

Requirements

Proven track record (10+ years) leading or heavily involved in security operations in a technology or SaaS environment
Ideally experience with regulated data (healthcare, life sciences, or similarly regulated)
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and high-growth environments

Responsibilities

Develop and own the security operations strategy: define missions, objectives, KPIs, service levels, and a roadmap for detection, response, monitoring, and operations
Build, lead, and scale the security operations team: SOC/SecOps analysts, threat hunters, response engineers; define roles, hiring, training, and leadership
Oversee real-time security monitoring, detection, triage, investigation, and containment of incidents across cloud, infrastructure, product, clinical data pipelines, and end-user interfaces
Perform tabletop and DR/BR scenarios
Define incident response playbooks, run-books, escalation paths, crisis communication, post-mortem mechanics, and lessons-learned cycles specific to regulated health-AI contexts
Manage security tooling and architecture for operations: SIEM, SOAR, threat intel platforms, cloud-native logging/alerting, automation of response
Embed security operations practices into product and engineering life cycles: collaborate with product security, devops, data science, and clinical operations to integrate detection/response capabilities
Work with GRC to establish vendor/third-party risk monitoring for security operations: ensure that outsourced services, clinical-data vendors, and cloud providers meet operational security expectations
Maintain readiness for audits, compliance, and regulatory demands (HIPAA-adjacent, healthcare data, AI-governance) as operations scale
Liaise with other functional leads (GRC, privacy, product, legal) to ensure alignment of security operations with governance and compliance frameworks

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Security OperationsIncident ResponseThreat DetectionSecurity ArchitectureInfrastructure SecurityProduct SecurityData SecurityContinuous MonitoringHealthcare AI

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this role remote or onsite?

This is an onsite position requiring the team to be in the office five days a week in Palo Alto, CA.

What salary or compensation does this role offer?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What are the key responsibilities for the Head of Security Operations?

You will develop and own the security operations strategy, build and lead the SecOps team including SOC analysts and threat hunters, oversee real-time monitoring and incident response, perform tabletop exercises, and manage security tooling like SIEM and SOAR.

What is the company culture like at Hippocratic AI?

The company values in-person teamwork, believing the best ideas happen together, with a world-class team of healthcare and AI experts working onsite five days a week in Palo Alto.

What makes a strong candidate for this Head of Security Operations role?

Ideal candidates have expertise in leading SecOps teams, developing security strategies for healthcare AI, managing incident response in regulated environments, and experience with tools like SIEM, SOAR, and cloud security.