Senior Manager-Cybersecurity

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

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage (HIP PPO)

Excellent retirement plan with high-em

Tuition reimbursement and FreeU

Diversity and inclusion recognition

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Senior Manager of Cybersecurity to guide risk assessments, secure product development, and ensure regulatory compliance across product, manufacturing, and enterprise environments. This onsite role in Lake Forest, IL reports to the Division Cybersecurity leader and involves mentoring cybersecurity professionals and collaborating with R&D, Quality, IT, and manufacturing teams.

The role emphasizes Secure SDLC practices, vulnerability management, incident response, and governance

Qualifications

• BA/BS or higher in Information Security, Risk or IT Management.
• 10-12 years of Cybersecurity experience.
• 5+ years leading cybersecurity teams, programs, or initiatives.
• Familiarity with FDA cybersecurity guidance for medical devices and connected healthcare products.
• Knowledge of NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, EU DPD, HIPAA/HITECH.
• Hold at least one professional certification (CISA/CISM/CRISC/CISSP/CPP/CFE) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of divisional product cybersecurity strategy and roadmap.
• Collaborate with R&D and Quality to ensure Secure SDLC practices.
• Provide guidance on risk assessments, threat modeling, testing, and mitigation planning.
• Lead cybersecurity compliance efforts for FDA, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and applicable standards.
• Assist post-market vulnerability management and coordinated disclosure activities.
• Lead customer cybersecurity assessments and responses to product security inquiries.
• Support incident response and tabletop exercises for connected products and medical devices.
• Collaborate with IT and Cybersecurity teams to assess enterprise security risks and remediation plans.
• Oversee identity and access management, network security, and vulnerability management activities.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Risk management

Secure SDLC

Regulatory compliance

Education

BS/BA in Information Security or related field

Tools

NIST CSF

ISO 27001

HIPAA/HITECH

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. 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 Freedom2 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

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.
• Enterprise and Manufacturing Security 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 You’ll Bring

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.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

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.

• JOB FAMILY: 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)

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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.

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