IT Director Division Security job opportunity at Abbott.



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Abbott IT Director Division Security
Experience: 16-years
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loacation United States - Illinois - Abbott Park, United States Of America
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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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.       JOB DESCRIPTION: MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE The IT Director, Division Security serves as the primary cybersecurity partner to an assigned business division. This role ensures effective implementation of enterprise security policies, standards, and programs while aligning cybersecurity activities with divisional business priorities. The IT Director, Division Security provides leadership in security governance, risk management, and compliance, enabling the division to operate securely, meet regulatory and audit expectations, and reduce cyber risk across IT, OT, commercial and manufacturing environments. The position builds strong relationships with divisional IT, operations, and business leaders to drive accountability, close identified risks and vulnerabilities, and support key enterprise security initiatives such as manufacturing security, data protection, and vulnerability management. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES Serve as the primary liaison between Enterprise Security, division IT and divisional stakeholders, ensuring understanding and adoption of cybersecurity policies, standards, and control requirements. Translate enterprise security expectations into actionable, cost effective and pragmatic plans for business and IT teams within the division. Monitor adherence to organizational cybersecurity standards and drive remediation where gaps exist. Lead the divisional cybersecurity risk governance process, including risk identification, evaluation, documentation, and tracking. Provide risk-based guidance for divisional projects, technology deployments, and operational changes. Escalate and manage high‑priority risks, ensuring visibility and understanding across divisional leadership. Coordinate divisional response to internal and external audits related to cybersecurity and data protection. Track and drive closure of audit findings, compliance gaps, and policy exceptions. Partner with technical teams to ensure timely remediation of identified vulnerabilities across IT and OT environments. Support implementation of key enterprise cybersecurity programs within the division. Ensure divisional requirements, constraints, and operational realities are incorporated into enterprise program planning. Build and maintain strong relationships with divisional functions and leadership including IT, engineering, manufacturing. Communicate cybersecurity priorities, risks, and expectations clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences. Advise on security considerations for new business initiatives, investments, or process changes. Monitor cybersecurity metrics and performance indicators relevant to the division. Identify trends, recurring issues, or systemic gaps and recommend improvements to enterprise or divisional processes. Support incident response activities by providing divisional context, coordination, and post‑incident follow‑up. Influence outcomes across a matrixed global organization without direct authority. Promote a culture of security awareness and risk‑informed decision‑making across divisional teams. Contribute divisional insights to enterprise-level governance forums, working groups, and strategic planning efforts. Qualifications Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) Bachelor’s degree in the field of computer science, engineering, or equivalent 10 years Cybersecurity experience working within a large / complex IT organization. Experience supporting multiple business functions / organizations. Preferred Qualifications MBA preferred       The base pay for this position is $149,300.00 – $298,700.00 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 > Abbott Park : AP06C       ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:       WORK SHIFT: Standard       TRAVEL: Yes, 15 % 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)       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

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