Protective Intelligence Analyst

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is seeking a Protective Intelligence Analyst to support protective security, protective intelligence, and travel risk management. This role serves as a critical intelligence resource responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating threats to executive leadership, designated protectees, organizational personnel, facilities, and business operations. Through intelligence collection, threat monitoring, investigative analysis, travel risk assessments, and situational awareness, the Protective Intelligence Analyst provides actionable intelligence that supports executive safety, operational continuity, and organizational resilience.Working closely with Security Operations, executive leadership, Human Resources, Risk Management, Legal, Emergency Management, and external partners, the analyst supports protective security operations, security planning, traveler safety, and threat management initiatives while maintaining continuous awareness of risks that may impact organizational leadership and operations.

Protective Intelligence & Threat Assessment Support• Identifies, assesses, and case-manages threats directed at physicians, nurses, staff, facilities, leadership, and other protected organizational interests.• Supports critical infrastructure protection and continuity of operations planning through subject workups, behavioral indicators, and protective analysis recommendations.• Develops threat assessments, intelligence risk matrices, and protective analysis recommendations for board meetings, public events, high-profile terminations, and other elevated-risk activities.• Support protective security personnel through intelligence-driven security planning and operational support.• Conduct advance research and location assessments for executive travel, meetings, events, and public appearances.• Assist with protective planning for executive events, site visits, and high-profile organizational activities.• Develop mitigation strategies and recommendations to reduce risks to organizational leadership.

Intelligence Analysis & Threat Monitoring• Conduct local, regional, national, and global intelligence analysis affecting executive leadership, personnel, facilities, and operations.• Monitor emerging threats, including workplace violence, extremist activity, criminal threats, civil unrest, terrorism, targeted violence, and other security concerns.• Conduct open-source intelligence (OSINT) and social media intelligence (SOCMINT) collection and analysis.• Monitor online activity and threat indicators that may impact executive leadership or organizational operations.• Produce intelligence products, threat assessments, and security briefings supporting protective security and strategic decision-making.• Identify trends and emerging threats that may affect organizational security or executive activities.

Executive Due Diligence & Investigations• Conduct intelligence-based due diligence reviews for executive-level hiring, board appointments, strategic partnerships, and sensitive organizational initiatives.• Conduct investigations related to threats, suspicious activity, workplace violence concerns, insider threats, and executive security incidents.• Utilize intelligence platforms, OSINT tools, analytical databases, surveillance systems, and investigative technologies to support inquiries.• Document investigative findings, intelligence products, and mitigation recommendations.• Maintain investigative files and intelligence records in accordance with organizational requirements.• Handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion.

Travel Intelligence & Leadership Travel Risk Management• Produces travel and destination risk assessments and pre-travel briefings for leadership travel and organizational missions.• Evaluate destination-specific risks, including crime, political instability, civil unrest, terrorism, public health concerns, severe weather, transportation disruptions, and infrastructure limitations.• Conduct pre-travel intelligence research and itinerary reviews.• Monitor global, national, and regional developments that may affect executive travel.• Provide real-time intelligence support during executive travel, special events, and emergency deployments.• Recommend protective measures, contingency plans, alternate routes, transportation considerations, and emergency response procedures.• Maintain executive travel calendars and traveler tracking systems to ensure situational awareness and rapid response capability.• Support traveler accountability, welfare checks, emergency communications, and crisis response activities.

Ontic Platform Administration• Serves as the primary administrator for Ontic and supports investigations using Ontic, BriefCam, Milestone, and license plate recognition platforms.• Maintain threat assessments, investigative case files, protective security intelligence records, and subjects of concern.• Ensure data integrity, documentation standards, and system effectiveness.• Generate intelligence reports, dashboards, metrics, and executive security summaries.

BriefCam Investigations• Utilize BriefCam analytics and investigative technologies to support protective intelligence investigations and security reviews.• Analyze video evidence for suspicious activity, persons of interest, vehicles, access patterns, and security incidents.• Develop evidence packages supporting investigations and threat assessments.• Coordinate investigative efforts with internal stakeholders and law enforcement partners when appropriate.

License Plate Recognition (LPR) Program Management• Manage and maintain protective security and security-related vehicle watchlists.• Monitor LPR alerts associated with persons of concern, investigative subjects, and potential threats.• Conduct vehicle intelligence research and analysis supporting protective intelligence operations.• Develop reporting and intelligence products related to vehicle-based threat activity.

Reporting, Documentation & Executive Briefings• Produce executive intelligence briefings highlighting security, political, criminal, environmental, and geopolitical developments.• Develop threat assessments, travel advisories, intelligence summaries, and risk analysis products.• Deliver timely, actionable intelligence to executive leadership and Security Operations personnel.• Develop and maintain standardized intelligence reporting templates and briefing formats.• Prepare written and verbal briefings for leadership, protective security personnel, and organizational stakeholders.• Ensure intelligence products meet professional analytical standards and support informed decision-making.

Security Awareness & Protective Security Programs• Support awareness initiatives related to executive security, travel security, and personal safety.• Develop informational materials and communications supporting protective security programs.• Promote organizational awareness of security reporting procedures and threat management resources.• Support training and education efforts related to executive travel safety and threat awareness.

Incident Response Operations• Receive, assess, document, and escalate security incidents involving executive personnel, travelers, or organizational operations.• Coordinate response efforts during executive security concerns, travel disruptions, emergencies, and critical incidents.• Support after-hours monitoring and intelligence operations through participation in an on-call rotation.• Maintain accurate records of notifications, incidents, and response activities.

Security Operations Communications & Program Promotion• Promote Security Operations programs, capabilities, achievements, and initiatives across the organization.• Develop content for internal communications, newsletters, intranet postings, presentations, and awareness campaigns highlighting Security Operations activities and success stories.• Collaborate with Corporate Communications, Marketing, and Leadership teams to communicate security initiatives, travel safety resources, emergency preparedness efforts, and organizational resilience programs.• Support the development of executive-facing and employee-facing communications that increase awareness of security services, threat reporting procedures, travel security resources, and protective intelligence capabilities.• Create informational materials and briefings that demonstrate the value and impact of Security Operations programs.• Assist in promoting workplace violence prevention, emergency management, protective security, traveler safety, and security awareness initiatives throughout the organization.• Contribute approved content for corporate social media, public-facing communications, and professional security publications that highlight ARH's commitment to safety, preparedness, and healthcare security.• Track engagement metrics and feedback to measure the effectiveness of security awareness and communication campaigns.

Education• Bachelor’s degree in security management, Intelligence Studies, Emergency Management, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, Healthcare Administration, Geography, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.

Minimum Work Experience• Experience in healthcare security, intelligence analysis, emergency management, security operations, law enforcement, military intelligence, or a related field.• Strong understanding of threat assessment, workplace violence prevention, and employee safety programs.• Experience with emergency notification systems, geospatial technologies, or security monitoring platforms preferred.• Experience supporting Home Health, community healthcare, hospice, EMS, or field-based healthcare operations preferred.• Experience monitoring lone-worker safety programs and employee accountability systems preferred.• Knowledge of healthcare workplace violence prevention programs preferred.• Experience supporting emergency management, critical incident response, and business continuity initiatives preferred.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities• Ability to pass confidential level background investigation.• Required to comply with all Security Operations travel recommendations.• Knowledge of rural healthcare operations and community safety challenges.• Excellent analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.• Understanding of HIPAA requirements and healthcare privacy regulations.• Ability to exercise sound judgment when managing employee safety incidents and critical events.