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Governance, risk, and compliance roles in Higher Education: universities, research institutions, and academic medical centers.
Open Higher Education GRC roles (47)
Cybersecurity GRC Team Lead
Security Risk Analyst
Adjunct Lecturer-MA Applied Policy Analysis-Data Ethics
Vice President, Chief Medical Information Officer
Risk Manager
Academic Associate
Manager - AI Strategy & Operations - MUSCP
Director of Quality and Corporate Compliance
Director, Compliance
Data and AI Governance Lead, Computing Services
Health System Privacy Officer
Associate Director: PST AI Governance Lead
Chief Audit Officer
Assistant Vice President for Compliance
Director, Associate General Counsel, Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI
Data Governance Engineer
Privacy and Security Counsel
Compliance Analyst, Texas Institute for Electronics
Export Control Officer, Office of Research Support and Compliance
Product Manager, Trust & Safety
Senior Associate, Product Compliance
Senior Lead, Chime Enterprise Compliance
Associate, Regulatory Operations
Senior Analyst, Regulatory Affairs
Sr. Analyst, Regulatory Complaints
Fraud & Identity Specialist (Contract)
Senior Security Compliance Analyst - Public Sector - Information Security
AUDITOR
Auditor (Performance), GS-0511-07/09 (MP) Open Continuous
Auditor (Performance), GS-0511-07/09 (DE) Open Continuous
AUDITOR
Program analyst (Cyber Operations)
Program Analyst (Cyber Operations)
Auditor
Auditor
Medical Records Technician (Coder) Auditor
Auditor (Information Systems) - Technology Operations Directorate
Auditor
Audit Manager (Information Systems) - Technology Operations Directorate
Supervisory Auditor (Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations)
Supervisory Auditor
Supervisory Auditor (Performance)- Temporary Detail Position NTE 120 days
OIS Supervisory Auditor
Cybersecurity Senior Specialist #5387
Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (VP/CIO)
Director, Cybersecurity Governance, Risk and Compliance
Director, Enterprise Data Governance
The Higher Education GRC market
A university is basically a small city, and it has the compliance portfolio to prove it. Campuses run obligations across FERPA and student-data privacy, research integrity and IRB oversight, sponsored research and export control, Title IX, and the security and data governance of keeping the whole place running. That range keeps steady demand for compliance, privacy, audit, research-compliance, and information-security people. If you want a GRC role with variety and a public-good mission attached, the campus is where it lives.
BLS put the 2024 median at $78,420. In 2026, market trackers show averages from roughly $99,000 to $120,000, with the top quartile above $160,000. Financial centers and senior governance roles sit at the top of that range.
Sources: BLS, 2024 median
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