Lead Cyber Security Engineer

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

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 of which you dream.
• 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 high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
  
  

The Opportunity

Abbott Vascular is seeking a Lead Cybersecurity Engineer to help ensure the security and resilience of our medical device products throughout their lifecycle from design and development through post‑market support. This role sits within R&D and works closely with product development, quality, regulatory, IT, and manufacturing teams to identify, assess, and reduce cybersecurity risks that could impact patient safety, data protection, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate brings strong technical product security expertise and is comfortable guiding teams, influencing design decisions, and communicating cybersecurity risks in a clear, practical manner.

Key Responsibilities

Product Cybersecurity Leadership

• Serve as the technical lead for product cybersecurity within R&D programs.
• Guide product teams on secure design principles and cybersecurity best practices.
• Translate cybersecurity requirements into practical, implementable engineering guidance.
• Clearly communicate cybersecurity risks and recommendations to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
  
  

Risk Assessment & Threat Modeling

• Perform and/or oversee cybersecurity risk assessments and threat modeling for medical device products.
• Evaluate cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities with consideration for patient safety, clinical use, and system availability.
• Support risk‑based decision making and document cybersecurity risk controls.
  
  

Secure Product Development

• Support implementation of a Secure Product Development Lifecycle (SPDL) within R&D.
• Review system architectures, software designs, and interfaces for cybersecurity risks.
• Partner with engineering to design appropriate security controls (authentication, encryption, access control, secure update mechanisms).
  
  

Vulnerability Management & Security Testing

• Coordinate vulnerability identification activities, including reviews, scanning, and penetration testing where applicable.
• Support vulnerability remediation, risk assessment, and disclosure processes.
• Participate in post‑market monitoring and cybersecurity incident response support as needed.
  
  

Regulatory & Standards Compliance

• Ensure product cybersecurity activities align with applicable FDA pre‑ and post‑market guidance and related standards.
• Support regulatory submissions by providing cybersecurity documentation and responses.
• Participate in internal and external audits as a product cybersecurity subject‑matter expert.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity or related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP or equivalent.
• 8–10 years of experience in product cybersecurity, secure system design within a regulated industry.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
  

The base pay for this position is $86,700.00 – $173,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.