Senior Manager-Cybersecurity

Abbott • Lake Forest, CA

8d • $129,300 - $258,700 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Cybersecurity supports the development of strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity and product risks across Abbott products, manufacturing environments, and enterprise operations. Risks include product vulnerabilities, patient safety, data protection, operational technology (OT), and enterprise security threats. The role supports divisional cybersecurity risk assessments, security testing, incident response, compliance activities, metrics and monitoring, and cybersecurity awareness. It works closely with the Division Cybersecurity leader and R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, IT, and Corporate Cybersecurity teams, and includes developing and mentoring cybersecurity professionals.

This is an onsite role at an Abbott location in Lake Forest or Chicago, Illinois; it is not remote. The position involves standard work shift hours and travel 10% of the time. The base pay range is $129,300.00–$258,700.00, with variation possible in specific locations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Information Security, Risk or IT Management, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10–12 years of cybersecurity experience.
• 5 or more years leading cybersecurity teams, programs, or strategic initiatives.
• Solid understanding of product security and the relationship between threats, vulnerabilities, 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 requirements and frameworks, including NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, EU DPD, and HIPAA/HITECH.
• At least one relevant professional certification, such as CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP, CPP, or CFE.

Nice To Haves

• Strong analytical skills, business intelligence, effective communication and interpersonal skills, organizational intelligence, and relationship management.
• Ability to make meaningful decisions based on sound judgment and work effectively with roles ranging from Executive Management to Security Analysts.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of the divisional product cybersecurity strategy and roadmap.
• Partner with R&D and Quality to incorporate Secure SDLC practices throughout product development.
• Guide 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, including assessment, impact analysis, remediation planning, and coordinated disclosure.
• Lead customer cybersecurity assessments and respond to product security inquiries.
• Support 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.
• Support enterprise cybersecurity risk assessments and business impact analyses.
• Provide cybersecurity risk, priority, and mitigation-strategy input to divisional leadership and governance committees.
• Support cybersecurity program maturity 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.
• Develop and mentor cybersecurity professionals.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company.
• Employees may qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior