Description:
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.
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 you dream of.
- Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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
Seeking a Cybersecurity Lead to serve as part of the HR Security and Compliance team, partnering with HR colleagues to drive the strategy and performance of safeguarding the company’s employee technologies and data, and provide guidance on Corporate Policies and applicable regulation through participation, consultation, and training.
This is a great opportunity with visibility to senior leadership within Abbott and a chance to leverage this development experience into successive compliance leadership roles.
What You’ll Work On
- Keep up to date with Corporate Policies, understand and apply internal controls, and provide guidance to HR colleagues as needed.
- Partner with Cybersecurity and vendors to stay on top of new threats and risk trends.
- Deliver cybersecurity training to ensure HR personnel understand cyber risks and their obligations to contain them.
- Triage and respond to security incidents and implement preventive action plans.
- Oversee Workday access management and recertification process of HR systems of record.
- Assist Business Owners with completing required documentation and assessments as part of the System LifeCycle process.
- Assist with internal and external audit requests (especially SOX and SOC2 audit testing).
- Respond to inquiries from affiliate and technical teams and guide them in regulatory compliance and cybersecurity best practices.
- Monitor and report cybersecurity metrics/dashboard to support business leaders.
- Data managed may include employee personal and compensation-related information including employee demographics, skills inventory, absences, overtime, or employee turnover.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required.
- MBA or master’s degree preferred, or equivalent.
- 4+ years of experience in compliance-related activities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with information security risk management.
- Experience in Internal/External audit is a plus.
- Knowledge of Human Resources operations and systems, especially Workday.
- Success in developing sustainable solutions in a global environment.
- Experience in successfully delivering results through collaboration.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage business acumen and interpersonal savvy to influence business leaders.
* 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
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 $83,000.00 – $166,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.