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Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is New Jersey's largest hospital and a clinical affiliate of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. The facility provides comprehensive services including acute care, behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, and long-term care to the residents of Bergen County and surrounding areas. For a security leader, this represents a large-scale healthcare environment with complex regulatory requirements and a diverse patient population.

Industry
Healthcare
Headcount
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Paramus, NJ
Ownership
Nonprofit
Revenue
$250M – $1B
Funding
Not applicable
Founded
1916
Company website

Cyber hiring activity

Open leadership roles

1

1 at Director level or above

Opened, last 12 months

1

1 Director+

Prior 12 months

0

Hiring velocity

Low

Median Opportunity Score 63

1 leadership role observed in the last 12 months. CLI has no coverage of the prior year for this employer. Counts reflect roles Bergen New Bridge Medical Center posted that CLI has observed and published; they are not a complete record of the employer's hiring.

Security leadership

Shadi Rezakhani

Chief Information Security OfficerHiring influence: HighStated publiclyHigh confidence

As CISO, he owns the security budget and strategy for the medical center.

Public profileSource

Dave Estevan

Chief Information OfficerHiring influence: HighStated publiclyHigh confidence

As CIO, he oversees the broader IT infrastructure and provides executive sponsorship for security initiatives.

Public profileSource

People are recorded only from public sources. Where a role in the hierarchy is inferred rather than stated, CLI labels it so you can weigh it yourself.

Approach

Open any live role below for its full approach path: the likely hiring owner, the decision circle around them, and the strongest route in.

Security organization

Estimated team size10–25 peopleModerate confidence

The CISO, Shadi Rezakhani, operates at the executive level alongside the CIO, indicating a direct line to hospital administration. The security function is integrated with Information Technology and Health Information Management.

Major functions

Health Information Management (HIM) SecurityRegulatory Compliance (HIPAA/HITECH)Identity and Access Management (IAM)Incident Response

Maturity indicators

  • Designated CISO reporting to Executive Leadership
  • Publicly acknowledged data breach response and remediation history
  • HITRUST or similar healthcare security framework alignment

The organization demonstrates moderate to high maturity by maintaining a dedicated CISO role and a public executive leadership profile that includes IT and security heads.

Organization figures are CLI estimates, not disclosures. High confidence

Security events

  1. Mar 2022

    Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Data Breach Notification

    Security incidentHigh confidence

    The medical center reported a data breach to the HHS involving an unauthorized party gaining access to employee email accounts.

    Source

Open cyber leadership roles

Director of IT Security

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center · Healthcare

Paramus, NJ · Onsite

$135,000 – $175,000 base, disclosed

Employer title: DIRECTOR, IT SECURITY | INFORMATION SERVICES | FULL-TIME DAY SHIFT (25133)

Senior Director-equivalent

CLI Career Level

63

Opportunity

Solid · Last verified 1 hour ago

Cyber Leadership Index compiles these dossiers from public sources and the employer's own postings. Inferred figures are labelled with a confidence level; anything CLI cannot establish is shown as unknown rather than estimated. Last refreshed September 18, 2026.