Manager, Third Party Security

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary

We are looking for a talented and experienced Risk Manager to join our Third-Party Security Team ensuring the security and integrity of CVS Health third parties with access to our data.   

The Risk Manager is responsible for ensuring CVS data remains secure and all risks, vulnerabilities and defects are managed, tracked and remediated according to policy and/or best practices.  The Risk Manager selected for this role must have experience with cyber security, risk management concepts and processes a background in assessments. The Risk Manager will execute the Third-Party Security Program and serve as a contact to participants across the enterprise that put vendors through the program.

The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring that the proper due diligence is performed over our third parties with access to CVS data and/or our environment.

The Risk Manager will be responsible for but not limited to: 

• Develop reports and evaluate the results of the vendor assessment
• Identify and document control gaps
• Review and interrupt results of vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
• Communicate with auditors and regulators during compliance and regulatory reviews 
• Participate in information security assessments ensuring technical compliance with security related regulatory requirements (PCI, SOX, PII, PHI, etc) 
• Collaboratively work with peers to ensure operational excellence
• Contribute to or help lead current state risk assessments, continual risk assessments, risk metrics and visualization and integrated operational risk management
• Identify and prioritize risk based on impact and likelihood 
• Work directly with key business leaders to facilitate information risk analysis and risk management processes, identify acceptable levels of risk, and establish roles and responsibilities with regards to information risk management
• Assist in Policy/Standard development and security awareness and training
• Ensure security programs are in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and policies to minimize risk and audit findings

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT Security/IT Risk within a large highly regulated environment.

• 3+ years of experience in understanding, development, and the administration of vendor assessments and reviews
• 1+ years of experience with more than one major IT discipline (distributed computing, networks, application design and development, IT security and business recovery, etc.) 
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of risk assessment methodologies, IT/IS Policies and Standards, IT risk standards and industry best practices (ISO 27000, HITRUST, CoBIT, Managing Vendor Assessments). 
• Experience with more than one major IT discipline (distributed computing, networks, application design and development, IT security and business recovery) 
• Knowledge of risk assessment methodologies, IT policies and standards 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels 
• Knowledge of web application security testing and vulnerability testing tools. 
• Knowledge of network-level penetration testing 
• Knowledge of source code reviews using automated tools such as Veracode and/or manual analysis
• Experience with regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.
• Knowledge and working experience with Information Security frameworks, including ISO27001 and the NIST CSF.
• Previous cyber security risk assessment within Healthcare, or other highly regulated environment with  CISSP, CISA, CIPP, CISM, PCIP, ISA, CTPRA.
• Cloud, AI, and other technical IT/IS background a plus.
• Experience with ServiceNow.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (High School Diploma and 4 years relevant experience)

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$101,970.00 - $203,940.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/24/2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.