Director, Threat Detection & Response

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Raritan, NJ

4d•$150,000 - $258,750•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Threat Detection & Incident Response to join our global efforts in enhancing our cybersecurity posture through innovative services and technology solutions. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, extensive experience in cyber defense technologies, and the ability to drive strategic initiatives in a fast-paced environment. The primary responsibility is to investigate and respond to business impacting IT Security incidents; ensuring timely and accurate incident validation, containment, and recovery. This role will interface with many stakeholders inside and outside of ISRM to ensure alignment and readiness to respond to IT Security incidents, evaluate tools and procedures, and provide guidance and direction as a top subject matter expert on digital forensics and incident response.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
10 years of experience in digital forensics and incident response.
Digital forensics tools and techniques.
Incident response including major incident response leadership.
Technical writing and communication.
Cyber defense frameworks (NIST, ISO, CIS).
SIEM tools (Splunk, Sentinel).
Programming or scripting (PHP, Python, Javascript).
Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence and ML‑based threat detection and automation tools and how to govern their use in a SOC/TDR context.
Understanding of ML model behavior, false‑positive reduction, and ethical governance.
Data interpretation and feature‑analysis capabilities for threat‑analytics models.

Nice To Haves

Business Process Design
Creating Purpose
Crisis Management
Critical Thinking
Cybersecurity
Developing Others
Inclusive Leadership
Information Security Auditing
Information Security Management System (ISMS)
Information Technology (IT) Security Assessments
Information Technology Strategies
Leadership
Organizing
People Performance Management
Presentation Design
Process Optimization
Security Architecture Design
Security Policies

Responsibilities

Provide subject matter expertise and participate in performing continuous monitoring of suspicious activity and alerts, triage and diagnosis of threats, and root cause analysis and remediation of incidents.
Review and accept escalations for business impacting incidents and command a technical investigation team to respond through containment and recovery.
Collect and analyze electronic devices, logs, malware, and other digital artifacts in support of security investigations and response.
Prepare and present regular reports and updates to senior management on the status and impact of incident response efforts.
Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
Evaluate and recommend cybersecurity tools and technologies that enhance response capabilities.
Identify potential risks and vulnerabilities in systems and processes and coordinate mitigation of them.
Utilize threat intelligence to inform response efforts and to bolster proactive defense measures.
Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of incident response services and initiatives.
Drive and participate in global on-call rotation to coordinate around the clock monitoring and response to major incidents.

Benefits

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
short- and long-term disability
business accident insurance
group legal insurance
consolidated retirement plan (pension)
savings plan (401(k))
long-term incentive program
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member
Caregiver Leave – 10 days
Volunteer Leave – 4 days
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours