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Lead Global Cyber Incident Coordinator

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Success Profile

What makes a successful Lead Global Cyber Incident Coordinator? Here are the top traits.

  • Conceptual
  • Proactive
  • Problem-Solver
  • Strategic
  • Technologically Savvy
  • Visual Thinker

Culture

Accomplish

Make an impact by using your problem-solving skills to assure maximum “uptime” for our products and a smooth experience for our customers, while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Innovate

Monitor and analyze insights on the next steps of improving care through our evolving data and technology tools.

From Creating

solutions that help break down affordability barriers to improving distribution that helps maintain drug efficacy, you’ll play a key role in shaping a global industry.

Benefits

  • Coverage you can rely on

    • Medical, Dental, and Vision
    • Health Spending Accounts
    • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Benefits that go beyond your base pay

    • 401(k) (U.S.)
    • Pension (Canada)
    • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Support for total well-being

    • Mental Health Programs
    • Flexible Schedules
    • Paid Time Off
    • Wellness Program
    • Education Reimbursement
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Flexible Work Environment
  • A global leader of inclusion

    McKesson’s commitment to diversity and inclusion starts at the top. We have also been named a Best Employer for Diversity by Forbes.

Responsibility

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Job Summary
McKesson’s The Senior Cyber Incident Response Coordinator plays a crucial role in managing and coordinating the organization’s response to cybersecurity incidents. This position ensures that all incidents are handled effectively, and that communication with key stakeholders, including the Business Information Security Officers (BISOs), is timely and clear. Additionally, the Coordinator is responsible for keeping business units well-informed throughout the process and for continuously strengthening the organization's security posture through lessons learned and strategic planning. The ideal candidate will have experience in incident management, exceptional communication skills, and a good understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and processes.

Responsibilities

  • Incident Management:Work with the Cyber Incident Response Team to manage and coordinate cyber incidents and high-severity events when they occur, overseeing responseefforts, containment, and recovery while ensuring communication with key stakeholders.

  • Reporting: Ensure all incident reports and related documentation are completed accurately and submittedin accordance with established policy and process guidance.

  • Stakeholder Communication:Maintain clear and timely communication with internal and external stakeholders throughout the incident lifecycle, adhering to established timelines.

  • Metrics Collection: Collaborate with detect and response teams to collect, analyze, and submit incident response-related metrics, providing insights that contribute to ongoing improvement and strategic decision-making.

  • Tabletop Exercises: Contribute to the development, execution, and evaluation of tabletop exercises, lessons learned, and after-action reports to enhance the organization's incident response capabilities.

  • Compliance: Work with leaders to ensure all incident response activities comply with relevant laws, regulations, and organizational policies.

  • Continuous Improvement:Identify areas for improvement in the incident response process and collaborate with teams to implement enhancements based on lessons learned and industry trends.

  • Urgent Vulnerability Remediation:Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive the urgent remediation of vulnerabilities, ensuring swift action is taken.

  • Additional Projects: Be willing to work on other projects or efforts as directed by leadership, contributing to broader organizational goals beyond incident response.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a strong emphasis on incident response and crisis management.

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely convey complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Strong understanding and application of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) in incident response activities.

  • Experience with ITIL or a similar service management framework, particularly in relation to incident management and response.

  • Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple incidents simultaneously.

  • Deep familiarity with cyber incident response processes, including detection, analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery.

  • Strong analytical abilities to assess security incidents and provide actionable recommendations.

  • Proactive problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly address and mitigate security threats.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

  • One or more of the following certifications: CISM, CISSP, or equivalent.

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field.

  • Familiarity with relevant regulations and compliance requirements such as GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$147,100 - $245,100

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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