Who We Are

QGenda is redefining healthcare workforce management everywhere care is delivered. We're on a mission to empower the healthcare industry to better onboarding, deploy, and manage their workforce. Over 4,500 healthcare organizations have trusted us to help them make strategic workforce decisions through our unified software platform. With more than 800 employees across the US, we are united in our vision and culture to make a difference for our customers, while enjoying the day-to-day.

At QGenda, we value our employees and their contributions toward the success of the business. We strive to create a dynamic work environment that fosters growth, innovation, and collaboration, where employees can be proud of the work they do and the impact it has on the healthcare industry.

QGenda is headquartered in Atlanta.

To learn more about QGenda, visit us at qgenda.com or follow us on Instagram or LinkedIn.

About Your Role

As our IT Security Lead at QGenda, you will serve as a senior individual contributor responsible for leading IT security operations, risk management, and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) initiatives across our IT systems, infrastructure, and SaaS applications. You will identify and reduce risk, strengthen security controls, and mature our GRC program from policy and control design through audit readiness, evidence collection, and remediation. Working closely with IT and Help Desk, Legal, Product Development, and business teams, you will streamline control management and help ensure alignment with applicable security standards. You will also partner with Product Development’s security team to align enterprise IT security with QGenda’s broader security program.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Lead IT security operations and advance QGenda’s enterprise IT security strategy and GRC initiatives, translating business objectives and risk priorities into measurable improvements.
Oversee security controls across QGenda’s IT platforms and assets, including identity, endpoints, SaaS applications, and network infrastructure. Promote secure architecture and configuration, assess control effectiveness and attack surface, address gaps, define security metrics, and report security posture to executive leadership.
Serve as IT’s primary security subject matter expert (SME), providing daily guidance to IT Systems Administrators and Help Desk teams supporting IT, CRM, and Procurement on secure configuration and control implementation. Partner with system owners to drive remediation.
Collaborate with IT, Help Desk, and business stakeholders to align security initiatives with business objectives and integrate security into enterprise IT projects, system changes, and operational processes. Coordinate with Product Development’s security team where initiatives overlap.
Lead the IT vulnerability management program, including regular scans and assessments, risk-based prioritization, timely remediation and patching, and validation of fixes.
Lead internal and external IT security audits and compliance assessments, including control mapping, evidence coordination, gap analysis, remediation tracking, and audit readiness.
Improve GRC operations by automating control testing, evidence collection, and compliance workflows, and establishing ongoing monitoring of control status.
Develop, implement, and maintain IT security policies, standards, and best practices aligned with applicable frameworks, audit requirements, regulations, and customer and contractual obligations including NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOX, HIPAA, and FedRAMP, as applicable.
Evaluate security risks associated with internal AI adoption and other new technologies, including configuration, data exposure, vulnerabilities, and potential impacts to existing controls. Recommend appropriate safeguards.
Coordinate incident preparedness and response with relevant teams, capture lessons learned, and provide security awareness training and guidance to staff.

Who You Are

You operate effectively as a senior individual contributor, independently leading cross-functional security initiatives that measurably improve security posture and influencing teams across IT and the business.
You bring hands-on experience securing enterprise IT environments across identity and access management, endpoints, SaaS applications, network infrastructure, and macOS and Windows environments.
You have experience with enterprise security and IT platforms such as Okta, Zscaler, CrowdStrike, Google Workspace, Microsoft, Jamf, Intune, and Meraki, or comparable tools.
You understand enterprise risk management and GRC, and can apply frameworks and requirements such as NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOX, HIPAA, and FedRAMP, as applicable, to practical security controls.
You have experience leading or supporting security audits and compliance assessments in highly regulated environments with extensive compliance requirements, including working with auditors, mapping controls, gathering evidence, remediating gaps, and monitoring controls. You’re familiar with GRC automation and continuous monitoring platforms. Familiarity with tools such as Vanta is a plus.
You have experience managing vulnerability programs, including scanning, risk prioritization, remediation coordination, patching, and validation. Familiarity with tools such as Tenable is a plus.
You can assess security risks in SaaS applications, internal AI tools, and emerging technologies, including configuration, access, data exposure, vulnerabilities, and impacts to existing controls. You can also use AI and machine learning to improve security workflows while maintaining human oversight and critical judgment.
You have experience supporting incident response and security awareness. You communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders and can explain cybersecurity principles and risks to technical and nontechnical audiences.

Experience You Bring

Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT security, GRC, security engineering, security operations, or related fields.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

#LI-Hybrid

Applicants for this position must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States (U.S.), including being located in the US. We are unable to sponsor, take over sponsorship of, or hire candidates with an employment visa at this time.

What’s In It For You

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package to support our full-time employees and their family’s day-to-day needs, well-being and major life events, which includes:

Fully company-paid options for medical (both in-person and virtual), dental and vision insurance
Generous paid time off (PTO) policy to enjoy periods of uninterrupted rest and relaxation for a healthy work/life balance
Paid parental leave for birth, adoption or permanent placement
401(k) with company match
Annual Costco membership, cell phone stipend, commuter benefits, in-office perks and more

QGenda delivers technology solutions to improve how healthcare is delivered and increase access — for everyone. We can only succeed by bringing together diverse minds, thoughts, ideas and team members to create better solutions for our customers and make us a better company as a whole. We are committed to creating a culture of embracing diversity, inclusion and equity for all.

QGenda is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, natural origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability or genetic information, military status, status as a disabled or protected veteran or any other protected status under applicable law.

If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact [email protected] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. We will respond to your email promptly.

About the company

QGenda provides a unified workforce management platform, QGenda ProviderCloud, for healthcare organizations. It helps activate, deploy, and manage the healthcare workforce—physicians, nurses, and staff—through a subscription-based cloud platform that supports scheduling, staffing optimization, and labor-cost reduction. The system is designed to boost provider engagement and retention by streamlining workforce operations, backed by Best-in-KLAS technology and a dedicated customer experience team. QGenda differentiates itself by offering a platform built specifically for the entire healthcare team, used by 4,500+ organizations and 650,000+ providers. Its goal is to help health systems meet rising demand, reduce burnout, and address staffing shortages by making workforce management more efficient and effective.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Atlanta, Georgia

Founded

2006

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

QGenda reported a January 13, 2026 Forrester study showing 430% three-year ROI.
Job listings and Revelio data show roughly 699 employees and active hiring through September 2026.
ShiftMed's partnership and QGenda's API integrations expand access to contingent clinicians and faster fill rates.

What critics are saying

Workday and other suites can bundle scheduling, payroll, and HCM, pressuring pricing by 2027.
Hearst ownership after 2024 acquisition can prioritize cash extraction over aggressive product investment.
QGenda's niche becomes vulnerable if hospitals standardize on enterprise platforms like Workday, Oracle, or UKG.

What makes QGenda unique

QGenda unifies scheduling, credentialing, timekeeping, and on-call tools for healthcare teams.
Workday certified integration deepens its healthcare-specific workflow moat after May 5, 2026.
New Innovations acquisition expands residency management, strengthening QGenda's physician training wedge.

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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Vacation
Parental Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Hybrid Work Options
Commuter Benefits
Phone/Internet Stipend

Growth & Insights and Company News

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PR Newswire

Jul 23rd, 2026

ShiftMed partners with QGenda to automate healthcare shift management with real-time APIs

ShiftMed has partnered with QGenda to integrate workforce scheduling with on-demand shift management for healthcare organisations. The collaboration connects QGenda's scheduling platform with ShiftMed's network of credentialed clinicians through real-time APIs. Open shifts automatically flow between the two systems, allowing healthcare organisations to fill critical positions faster whilst maintaining scheduling control. The integration synchronises schedules across both platforms, reducing manual errors and administrative burden. "Healthcare organisations need labour solutions that integrate seamlessly with their existing workforce operations," said Todd Walrath, CEO of ShiftMed. The partnership aims to help health systems respond more efficiently to changing staffing needs by connecting scheduling technology with local, qualified clinicians. In 2025, ShiftMed supported over 631,000 shifts, generating more than $189 million in labour savings for health systems.

QGenda

May 5th, 2026

QGenda unlocks new value for Healthcare Workforce management with Certified Integration to Workday Human Capital Management.

QGenda unlocks new value for Healthcare Workforce management with Certified Integration to Workday Human Capital Management. Partnership Creates a Unified Healthcare Workforce Ecosystem that Improves Operational Efficiency, Increases Workforce Data Visibility, and Strengthens Labor Cost Control ATLANTA, May 5, 2026 - QGenda, a leading provider of healthcare workforce management solutions, today announced a new partnership agreement with Workday. The agreement is designed to create a unified workforce ecosystem for healthcare organizations, with QGenda solving the complex scheduling needs specific to healthcare systems. This approach will align HR, scheduling, time tracking, and payroll data to improve operational efficiency, increase workforce data visibility, and control labor costs. As a Workday Innovation Partner with a Certified Integration, QGenda delivers a validated and scalable integration that connects Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) with QGenda workforce scheduling. By seamlessly connecting employee records, schedules, timekeeping, and payroll, healthcare organizations gain real-time visibility into their workforce, improve operational agility, strengthen compliance, and help ensure compensation accurately reflects clinical work performed. "Manual data entry and lack of real-time visibility to workforce data can create inefficiencies and increase the risk of payroll errors," said Jessica Lewis, Chief Human Resources Officer, Singing River Health System. "By connecting QGenda and Workday, we've established a true single source of truth for our workforce data. Now our scheduling, timekeeping, and payroll processes are seamlessly aligned, which gives us greater confidence in compensation accuracy and improves transparency for our clinicians. At the same time, we can reduce administrative burden and enable more strategic workforce planning across the enterprise." QGenda's integration with Workday helps healthcare organizations: * Deploy the right clinicians with reliable, up-to-date workforce data * Reduce manual reconciliation across HR, scheduling, and payroll workflows * Improve control over premium labor costs and enhance workforce cost forecasting * Support compliance with labor regulations and organizational policies * Strengthen employee trust with accurate pay and real-time visibility into schedules and time-off balances By keeping workforce information aligned across systems, healthcare organizations gain fewer errors, stronger financial oversight, improved workforce satisfaction, and more time to focus on delivering high-quality patient care. "This partnership reinforces QGenda's healthcare-specific expertise and proven ability to help health systems deploy care teams more effectively, reduce premium labor costs, and improve workforce satisfaction," said Greg Benoit, CEO, QGenda. "With seamless integrations, this empowers leaders with accurate, real-time demographic, scheduling, and time and attendance data to activate, deploy, and manage the entire healthcare team across the enterprise." More information on QGenda's integration can be found on the Workday Marketplace, which provides easy access to solutions built by Workday and its partners. Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) is a unified system for managing people and financial operations. When integrated with QGenda's healthcare-specific workforce management platform, organizations gain a complete, enterprise-wide view of their workforce to support operational resilience and financial performance. About QGenda QGenda optimizes healthcare workforce management everywhere care is delivered. The QGenda healthcare workforce management platform empowers organizations to effectively deploy workforce resources, with solutions for scheduling, credentialing, on-call management, clinical capacity management, time and attendance, residency management, and workforce analytics. More than 4,500 healthcare organizations, including leading physician groups, hospitals, academic medical centers, and enterprise health systems, use QGenda to advance workforce scheduling, optimize capacity, and improve access to care. QGenda is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Learn more at www.QGenda.com. About Hearst Health The mission of Hearst Health is to guide healthcare organizations by delivering essential intelligence and software that improve the quality, safety and efficiency of care. Hearst Health has been innovating with care for more than 40 years, with a commitment to making a lasting positive impact on health. The Hearst Health companies - FDB, Homecare Homebase, MCG, MHK, QGenda, and Zynx Health - elevate care by informing and empowering participants across the health journey. To learn more, visit www.hearst.com/hearst-health and follow @Hearst Health on LinkedIn. Discover how QGenda can address your specific healthcare workforce management challenges and exceed your expectations.

Business Wire

Jul 10th, 2025

QGenda Announces Acquisition of New Innovations

QGenda, a Hearst company and a leading provider of software that empowers healthcare organizations to streamline care team scheduling, optimize staffing and ...