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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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Senior Manager, Cybersecurity** **– St. Paul, MN

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 Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program, and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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

This position works out of our Little Canada/St. Paul, MN in the electrophysiology division.

In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

As the **Senior Manager, Cybersecurity** , at our Little Canada/St. Paul, MN location, you will play a key role in this fast growing, highly visible group, designing and developing electromechanical medical devices in Abbott’s Electrophysiology medical device division. In this role, you will provide functional and technical leadership for the **Abbott Electrophysiology** software engineering team working alongside the Systems Cybersecurity Architect to design and implement secure solutions into our product portfolio.

Each employee can make a difference at Abbott. Each employee is empowered, both individually and as a team member, to influence the success of the company. We are team-oriented, fast-paced engineering organization and consider ourselves progressive thinkers and problem solvers. We value our team members and their respective great ideas, and aim to foster an environment where collaboration and support from internal and external resources work together to accomplish our goals.

What You’ll Work On

+ Partners with the cybersecurity architect to plan and implement necessary cybersecurity functionality into the product pipeline

+ Provides project technical oversight to the software cybersecurity team to ensure project work is aligned with the business strategy and teams are using technical best practices to reduce program risk and meet project objectives.

+ Communicates to senior management including technical presentations, status updates, and program reviews, as required.

+ Works with program managers and other functional managers to create software milestones and ensures the team is on track to meet the program objectives.

+ Understands and implements secure software design practices, performs risk management activities and support implementation of vulnerability updates in EP product software.

+ Acts as a change agent to further secure software cybersecurity practices within the team and broader EP organization

+ Builds a positive team culture; hires, manages, and develops top cybersecurity talent

+ Remains current on developments in Electrophysiology, cybersecurity best practices, and regulatory requirements.

+ Supports all company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Computer, Computer Science, IT or other related Engineering

+ 10+ years of increasing responsibility in a high technology research and development environment, with strong technical expertise in Linux-based computer systems and cybersecurity

+ Strong leadership skills and experience in managing a high performing cybersecurity engineering team

+ Strong communication skills (written and verbal). Must be able to effectively communicate information succinctly at multiple levels in the organization.

+ Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross division business unit model

+ Project Management: Strong organizational, planning, and budgeting skills

Preferred Qualifications

+ 5+ years of experience in a regulated medical device space or similar environment

+ Master’s Degree in related engineering field

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

**Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:** www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. 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 and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is $127,300.00 – $254,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email [email protected]