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Abbott · 6 hours ago

Manager Cybersecurity

Columbus, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$99K/yr - $199K/yr

8+ years exp

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Cybersecurity Manager role is responsible for deploying and sustaining Operations Technology (OT) cybersecurity across the Columbus and Altavista Nutrition Plants, ensuring the protection of OT and information systems from various threats.

BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Provides strategic guidance and direction to functional teams on the physical and logical protection of OT and information systems assets

Prepares and delivers reports to leadership on OT/data security effectiveness and recommends enhancements or new procedures

Supports and provides updates to Cybersecurity Governance leadership

Devises and assigns work to OT Security Coordinators at sites (e.g. Columbus and Altavista), monitors performance, conducts appraisals, and participates in staffing decisions

Leads and executes the OT cybersecurity deployment and sustainment roadmap, including asset inventory, network segmentation, secure remote access, backup/restore, business continuity and disaster recovery exercises

Ensures alignment with Abbott and division‑specific IT, operations, quality, and cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures

Conducts and oversees cybersecurity Risk Management activities including risk assessments, reductions and remediations for OT systems and network infrastructure; performs Threat Modeling (e.g., STRIDE) and prioritizes Remediation activities

Coordinates Vulnerability Assessments and Patch Management for OT systems including HMIs, historian/app servers, and supporting infrastructure in collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Quality and IT

Ensures compliance with applicable manufacturing standards and regulations (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST SP 800‑82, FDA guidance, HIPAA, GDPR/PCI DSS where relevant)

Monitors global cybersecurity regulatory changes, integrates updates into plant procedures, supports internal/external audits, and drives remediation closure

Collaborates with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and IT to design secure architectures and apply cybersecurity controls throughout the SLC(Systems Lifecycle) and SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle)

Maintains and enforces OT cybersecurity controls, standards and technologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, DLP, SIEM, and log aggregation; enables continuous improvements to monitoring activities and escalates events as needed

Develops and maintains Vendor Risk Management programs in alignment with Abbott and division‑specific policies, ensuring cybersecurity controls are embedded in OT procurement process and contractual agreements (e.g., approved remote access controls and tools, patch management), and drive site-level vendor risk assessments

Identifies and maintains site‑level roles, responsibilities, and contacts for OT cybersecurity Incident Response in accordance with Abbott and division-specific policies, standards, and procedures

Leads OT Incident Response activities, including triage, root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, lessons learned, and recurring tabletop exercises across both sites

Supports deployment and operational use of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) defined platforms to capture risks, controls, and actions of sites (e.g. Columbus and Altavista)

Defines and tracks key performance and risk indicators (KPIs, KRIs) aligned with Abbott and division leadership, including OT asset coverage, patch compliance, vulnerability remediation SLAs, incident response readiness, and audit finding closure rates

Qualification

Cybersecurity expertiseRisk managementIncident responseThreat modelingCybersecurity governanceVulnerability managementRegulated manufacturing experienceCISSPCISMCommunication skillsLeadership skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or related IT field

8+ years of IT experience with strong cybersecurity expertise

Experience in cybersecurity within regulated manufacturing environments (food, beverage, healthcare, medical devices)

Proficiency in risk management, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and incident response

Strong knowledge of cybersecurity governance and the Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover capability areas

Preferred

CISSP or CISM preferred; GICSP/IEC 62443 certifications a plus

Understanding of risk management programs, compliance activities, and cybersecurity operations

Experience working in regulated OT/ICS environments

Benefits

Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan

An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution

Tuition reimbursement

The Freedom 2 Save student debt program

FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree

Company

Abbott

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Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.

Founded in 1888

Illinois City, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.abbott.com

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