# Head of Security at Verse Medical

- Company: Verse Medical
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator and Sapphire.
- Company website: http://versemedical.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: New York City
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $220K to $270K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-31
- Apply by: 2026-10-15
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/versemedical/c11d66aa-3e60-41be-8ff9-448ad0c372e8
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/verse-medical-head-of-security/

## About the role

We're hiring a Head of Security to own our security program. This is a high-ownership, hands-on role: you'll be responsible for identifying the highest leverage ways to improve the company’s security posture and then build and personally execute that roadmap. You'll run the operational core of security, including risk assessments, audits, incident response, and policy questions, while working both with our MSP and across the org to identify and execute.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years in security or information security, including direct ownership of a security program at a startup or growth-stage company
- Experience running the operational mechanics of security: risk assessments, audits, access reviews, and incident response from detection through remediation
- Working knowledge of HIPAA, HITRUST, and/or SOC 2 control frameworks, enough to support and operate controls
- Experience with MSP relationships and cross-functional work with engineering to close security gaps
- Comfort operating without a team initially: hands-on-keyboard, building the function before hiring into it
- Strong communication skills, able to give clear, practical answers on what is and isn't permitted, and to represent our posture to auditors and enterprise customers, in addition to advising leadership on risk and strategy

Tags: Engineering