Abbott

Cybersecurity Manager

Abbott$113K — $226K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10-12 years of experience in cybersecurity, with deep expertise in at least two security domains.
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Solid understanding of General Computer Controls across various technical disciplines.
  • Proven communication skills for effective collaboration within cross-functional teams.
  • Expertise in applying cybersecurity frameworks like NIST, ISO 27001/2, and SOC2.

Responsibilities

  • Guide diverse teams and third-party vendors to meet cybersecurity program goals.
  • Support development of effective cybersecurity strategies, policies, and standards.
  • Act as a cybersecurity subject matter expert in project meetings to guide secure practices.
  • Stay informed on regulatory changes and best practices in cybersecurity.
  • Aid in the creation of a risk-based cybersecurity program aligned with industry standards.
  • Ensure compliance with laws and regulations across Abbott's operational jurisdictions.
  • Contribute to the design and automation of cybersecurity toolsets for enhanced vulnerability management.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits to support your family.
  • Opportunities for career growth and development within Abbott.
  • Access to resources for a fulfilling and balanced life.
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Opportunity

This position is in-person located in Lake Forest, IL, Willis Tower, IL or St. Paul, MN locations in the Rapid and Molecular Diagnostics Division (RMDx). Rapid and Molecular Diagnostics is transforming care by providing timely, accurate information to better manage health outcomes via the design and manufacture of advanced instrument systems for hospitals, reference labs, and blood banks. As security leaders within RMDx, we pride ourselves in our delivery of sophisticated information solutions that uncover insights to improve productivity and patient outcomes.

As the Cybersecurity Manager you will serve as a cybersecurity advisor and strategic partner to business and technology leadership. You will help drive alignment between business objectives and enterprise cybersecurity strategy, ensuring security, privacy, and regulatory requirements are integrated into business decisions, product development, and technology initiatives. This role will lead risk-based decision making, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and help prioritize cybersecurity investments to support innovation while protecting Abbott's assets, products, data, and patients.

What You'll Work On
  • Guide business units, operations teams, application development teams, and third-party vendors to achieve program requirements to enable the business.
  • Support leadership in the development of strategies, policies, and standards to protect company information and technology assets.
  • Attend regular project and implementation meetings and serve as the cyber security subject matter expert to help determine and guide secure practices.
  • Keep up to date with the current and proposed cyber security changes impacting regulatory, privacy, and security industry best practice guidance.
  • Contribute to the development of a risk-based cyber security program that meets regulatory requirements and aligns with industry-leading information and cyber security practices.
  • Work with a variety of cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies in all jurisdictions where Abbott operates.
  • Contribute to the design of cyber security toolsets to enable more automated discovery, remediation, and alerting of network and device vulnerabilities, as a means of improving the security posture.
  • Familiarity with AI governance, data governance, and emerging technology risk management.

Education and Experience You'll Bring

Required Qualifications
  • 10-12 years of experience is required with demonstrable mastery of at least two security domains)
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent experience.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of General Computer Controls, including Information Security, Information System Operations, Vendor Management, Business Continuity, Networks, Database, System Software, Hardware, and Application Development controls.
  • Strong team player with the ability to communicate effectively within cross-functional groups and perform peer reviews of work products and documents.
  • Excellent organizational skills and critical attention to detail and deadlines with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Possess expertise in valuing and implementing industry standards such as the NIST cybersecurity framework, ISO 27001/2, SOC2, HITRUST and FedRAMP information Security standard.
  • Possess CISM Certification (or similar) and be intimately familiar with national and international regulatory compliances and frameworks such as NIST, ISO, SOX, GDPR, HIPPA, and FDA
  • Understanding of OWASP, CVSS, the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
  • Comfort developing and leading meetings and interfacing with members of organizational leadership
  • Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills for interaction with all levels of management and staff, including the ability to communicate regulatory requirements, security objectives, policies, and standards in business terms.
  • Focused self-manager and well-organized.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Medical device and manufacturing cybersecurity experience.
  • Ability to balance cybersecurity requirements with business objectives and product delivery timelines.
  • Audit and Risk Management experience.
  • Displays an analytical and problem-solving solutions-first mindset.
  • Works calmly under pressure and with tight deadlines.
  • Fosters collaboration and teamwork, able to shift contribution to task demand
  • Demonstrates effective decision-making skills which maximize benefits to all stakeholders.

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

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The base pay for this position is
$113,300.00 - $226,700.00
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., United States > Minnesota > St. Paul > Lillehei : One Lillehei Plaza

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 5 % 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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