Security Supervisor, Systems

Abbott; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 87,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Free medical coverage in HIP PPO plan

Competitive retirement plan with high‑

Employer contribution

Job summary

Abbott in Madison, WI is seeking a senior security professional to lead and develop the physical security systems program. You will supervise teams, oversee access control, video surveillance, visitor and key management, and ensure lifecycle management and regulatory compliance across the division.

This position collaborates with Facilities, IT, EH&S, and regional teams to assess threats, implement risk-based technology plans, and provide after-hours support. Travel up to 25% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Security, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in a corporate security role, with demonstrated increased responsibility and leadership.
• 3+ years of experience in physical security systems design, implementation, integration, and lifecycle management.
• 2+ years of experience applying compliance and regulatory requirements to physical security systems in a regulated environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency with enterprise security systems integration, including cloud-based applications, and experience leading employees and/or cross-functional project teams.
• Strong project management, analytical, communication, vendor-management, and prioritization skills; travel up to 25% including international travel; after-hours support.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise, coach, and develop security systems employees; establish priorities, assign work, manage performance, and maintain responsive service delivery and continuity.
• Oversee the strategy, deployment, integration, reliability, and daily maintenance of the physical security systems portfolio, including access control, video surveillance, visitor and key management, and related tools.
• Lead system design, implementation, upgrade, and migration with a long-range technology roadmap; ensure high availability and platform integrations; review construction-related drawings.
• Partner with Regional Security Managers, Facilities, IT, EH&S, and other stakeholders to assess threats and develop risk-based technology plans for domestic and international locations; provide after-hours escalation.
• Establish and maintain system policies, records-retention controls, inspections, certifications, KPIs, and audit-readiness to support ISO, FDA, CAP, CLIA, HIPAA, privacy, and company requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Enterprise security integration

Project management

Vendor management

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Security, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

LenelS2

Genetec

Mercury hardware

Axis cameras

Everbridge

ServiceNow

AutoCAD or Revit

Job description

Job Description

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life.

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Madison, WI location in the Cancer Diagnostics division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision‑making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision‑making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

What You’ll Work On

• Directly supervise, coach, and develop security systems employees; establish priorities, assign work, manage performance, and maintain responsive service delivery and continuity.
• Oversee the strategy, deployment, integration, reliability, and daily maintenance of the physical security systems portfolio, including physical access control systems and related access‑management applications; video surveillance and management; visitor and key management; lifecycle management; alarm monitoring and automation; incident management and mass notification; case management and dispatch; radio, intercom, and public‑address communications; security operations applications; and threat and vulnerability risk‑assessment tools.
• Lead system design, implementation, upgrade, and migration projects and execute the long‑range technology roadmap, including lifecycle replacement, open‑architecture migration, platform integrations, high availability, and scalable global vendor and integrator support; develop technical standards and specifications and review construction‑related security and electrical drawings.
• Partner with Regional Security Managers, Facilities, Information Technology, Environmental Health and Safety, business continuity, and other stakeholders to assess threats, vulnerabilities, and operational needs and develop risk‑based technology plans for domestic and international locations; serve as a subject matter expert and provide after‑hours escalation for critical system issues.
• Establish and maintain system policies, procedures, records‑retention controls, inspections, certifications, key performance indicators, and audit‑readiness practices to support compliance with applicable ISO, FDA, CAP, CLIA, HIPAA, privacy, and company requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Security, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in a corporate security role, with demonstrated increased responsibility and leadership.
• 3+ years of experience in physical security systems design, implementation, integration, and lifecycle management, including work with low‑voltage or specialty security contractors, general contractors, and architects.
• 2+ years of experience applying compliance and regulatory requirements to physical security systems in a regulated environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency with enterprise security systems integration, including cloud‑based applications, and experience leading employees and/or cross‑functional project teams.
• Strong project management, analytical, communication, vendor‑management, and prioritization skills; ability to read construction‑related security and electrical drawings, travel up to 25% including international travel, and provide after‑hours support as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and/or Certified Physical Security Professional (PSP) through ASIS International.
• Experience with LenelS2 or a comparable physical access control system; Genetec or a comparable video management or physical security information management platform; Mercury field hardware; HiveWatch or a comparable alarm‑monitoring platform; Axis cameras and intercoms; and Everbridge or a comparable mass‑notification system.
• Experience with visitor management, key management, lifecycle management, case management and dispatch, radio, scheduling, and threat and vulnerability risk‑assessment platforms, as well as ServiceNow and AutoCAD or Revit.
• Knowledge of ISO, FDA, CAP, CLIA, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, and CPRA requirements and experience supporting global security technology in diagnostics, laboratory, healthcare, or another regulated environment.

The base pay for this position is $86,700.00 – $173,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Family and Details

• JOB FAMILY: Security
• DIVISION: ONCO Cancer Diagnostics
• LOCATION: United States > Madison : 1 Exact Lane
• ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
• WORK SHIFT: Standard
• TRAVEL: Yes, 25 % of the Time
• MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No
• SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.