Senior Manager-Cybersecurity

Abbott; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 129,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

HIP PPO medical plan

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement and FreeU

Diversity and inclusion programs

Job summary

Abbott in Illinois is seeking a Senior Manager, Cybersecurity to lead cybersecurity strategy across Abbott’s product, manufacturing, and enterprise security areas. This onsite role supports R&D, Quality, IT, and Corporate Cybersecurity teams while mentoring cybersecurity professionals.

You will drive secure SDLC practices, risk assessments, incident response, and regulatory compliance, partnered with site leadership in Lake Forest/Chicago, IL.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years in Cybersecurity.
• 5+ years leading cybersecurity teams, programs, or initiatives.
• Understanding of product security and risk management in healthcare/regulated environments.
• Familiarity with FDA cybersecurity guidance for medical devices and connected healthcare products.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of divisional product cybersecurity strategy and roadmap.
• Lead product security risk assessments, threat modeling, and security testing.
• Drive compliance efforts for FDA requirements, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and related standards.
• Oversee vulnerability management, incident response, and coordinated disclosure activities.
• Collaborate with IT, Manufacturing, and Cybersecurity teams to mitigate enterprise security risks.
• Provide governance for identity, access, network security, and risk assessments.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Threat modeling

Education

BA/BS in Information Security or related field

Tools

NIST CSF

ISO 27001

SOC 2

Job description

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.

Senior Manager, Cybersecurity

JOB DESCRIPTION: Working at Abbott 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. You’ll also have access to:

• 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 Senior Manager, Cybersecurity is responsible for supporting the development strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity and product risks across Abbott’s products, manufacturing environments, and enterprise operations. This includes product vulnerabilities, patient safety risks, data protection, operational technology (OT) risks, and enterprise security threats. The role supports the divisional cybersecurity program in risk assessments, security testing, incident response, compliance activities, metrics and monitoring, and cybersecurity awareness. The Senior Manager works closely with the Division Cybersecurity leader supporting R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, IT, and Corporate Cybersecurity teams and is responsible for developing and mentoring cybersecurity professionals. This is an onsite role at an Abbott location in Lake Forest/Chicago, IL. This is NOT a remote role/opportunity.

What You’ll Do

• Product Security Support the development and execution of divisional product cybersecurity strategy and roadmap.
• Partner with R&D and Quality teams to ensure secure product development lifecycle (Secure SDLC) practices are present throughout product development.
• Provide guidance and support product security risk assessments, threat modeling, security testing, and mitigation planning.
• Lead product cybersecurity compliance efforts supporting FDA requirements, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and other applicable standards.
• Support post-market vulnerability management processes, including vulnerability assessment, impact analysis, remediation planning, and coordinated disclosure activities.
• Lead customer cybersecurity assessments and responses to product security inquiries.
• Support cybersecurity incident response and tabletop exercises involving connected products and medical devices.
• Collaborate with IT, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity teams to assess enterprise security risks and drive remediation plans.
• Provide oversight and guidance for identity and access management, network security, vulnerability management, and cybersecurity governance activities.
• Support enterprise cybersecurity risk assessments and business impact analyses.
• Provide input on cybersecurity risks, priorities, and mitigation strategies to divisional leadership and governance committees.
• Support the maturity of cybersecurity programs across manufacturing, laboratory, and information technology environments.
• Support cybersecurity risk assessments and security improvement initiatives across manufacturing environments, including production systems, industrial control systems, automation technologies, and connected operational assets.
• Drive cybersecurity controls, incident response preparedness, and business continuity capabilities to protect critical manufacturing and enterprise processes.
• Collaborate with site leadership to ensure compliance with corporate OT security standards.

Education and Experience

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS or higher in Information Security, Risk or IT Management, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 10 - 12 years of Cybersecurity experience.
• 5+ years leading cybersecurity teams, programs, or strategic initiatives.
• Solid understanding of product security and the relationship between threat, vulnerability and potential customer risk in the context of risk management.
• Familiarity with FDA cybersecurity guidance for medical devices and connected healthcare products.
• Knowledge of national and international regulatory compliances and frameworks such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, EU DPD, HIPAA/HITECH.
• Should hold at least one relevant professional certification, such as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Protection Professional (CPP), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Requires strong analytical skills, business intelligence, effective communication, interpersonal skills, organizational intelligence, relationship management, the ability to make meaningful decisions based on sound judgement, and the ability to work effectively with a variety of roles from Executive Management to Security Analysts.

Misc: This is an onsite role at Abbott locations in IL. This is not a remote role/opportunity.

Job Family & Location

Information Risk & Quality Assurance DIVISION: BTS Business Technology Services

LOCATION: United States > Lake Forest : J55

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: United States > Chicago : Willis Tower Building 233 S Wacker Dr.

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

Compensation

The base pay for this position is $129,300.00 – $258,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

About Abbott

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well‑being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

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.