Abbott Laboratories is hiring a Cybersecurity Specialist to help identify security risks and execute mitigation strategies, ensuring our products are secure and compliant with industry regulations. This remote position within the U.S. plays a key role in protecting product and manufacturing assets, collaborating with teams to build safe solutions for patients and customers.
What You'll Do
- Assist with developing cybersecurity requirements for product software releases and respond to customer security questions.
- Support efforts to protect assets by implementing security controls, participating in vulnerability assessments, documenting risks, and escalating findings.
- Contribute to third-party vendor security reviews using established criteria.
- Support compliance activities by tracking action items, updating documentation, and assisting with policy reviews.
- Help prepare materials for audits, monitor security dashboards, maintain asset inventory, and participate in incident response.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to implement monitoring and security solutions for product software.
- Participate in software security reviews and assist in identifying potential security issues.
- Help support the security of applications across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.
- Assist with implementing security controls to support compliance with privacy and security requirements.
- Assist with administering and monitoring security systems following documented procedures.
- Support troubleshooting and participate in incident response exercises for products.
- Contribute to remediation efforts by tracking, documenting, and verifying the resolution of security findings.
- Support vulnerability and threat management by assisting with identification and logging of issues.
- Participate in cross-functional security initiatives by attending meetings and completing assigned tasks.
- Help prepare training materials and share guidance to increase awareness of security risks.
- Assist in preparing security metrics and reports by collecting data and updating dashboards.
- Support Secure Lifecycle Process activities, including cybersecurity assessments and basic threat modeling.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in management information systems, Computer and Information Sciences, Engineering, Security Systems, or a related field.
- Minimum of 2 years of IT management system, cybersecurity, or relevant experience, with a strong preference for product security.
- Minimum of 5 years of business experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of common security frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).
- Understanding of product safety risk and its relationship with product cybersecurity risk.
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects with strong organizational skills.
- Demonstrated critical thinking, analytical skills, and judgment for problem-solving in an environment with changing priorities.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment, adapting to rapidly changing business and technological needs.
- Excellent documentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Nice to Have
- Previous work experience in a product development cybersecurity role.
- Familiarity with the design of diagnostic equipment, medical devices, or other closely related products.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes containerization and container orchestration technologies.
- Knowledge of Linux such as commands and file system architecture.
Technical Stack
- Kubernetes
- Linux
Benefits & Compensation
- Career development with an international company
- Free medical coverage in Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan
- Excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement
- Freedom 2 Save student debt program
- FreeU education benefit - an affordable path to getting a bachelor’s degree
- Compensation: $78,000.00 – $156,000.00
Work Mode
This position works remotely within the U.S.
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
