Director, Global Security

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

The Global Security Director will be responsible for providing effective security solutions related to effective collaborative business relationships that protect Abbott’s products, facilities, intellectual property, and people. The position will be responsible for assisting the Global Security Senior Director to protect the tangible and intangible assets of the company and its respective business stakeholders. Responsibilities : This position will proactively implement practices that align with the company’s Global Security policies and standards. The Individual will provide dynamic leadership and support for the strategy and execution of the Global Security initiatives by delivering continuous improvements of the quality, efficiency and effectiveness, meeting security objectives, and successful completion of security projects. Core Duties: Formulating key internal and external business and strategic relationships. Recognized as a key opinion leader, externally and internally in the areas of functional responsibility. Successfully developing and implementing Abbott’s Global Security strategy which ensures proper business continuity and protects our operations, people, and assets. Engage Abbott businesses and external partners enabling the real-time exchange of critical intelligence and information. Improve and sustain Global Security knowledge, skill, and abilities to lessen the reliance on external vendors. Serve as a subject matter expert regarding on-going security threats and recommend appropriate risk mitigation strategies. Strengthen private and public partnerships to best safeguard emerging market personnel, assets, facilities, and intellectual property.    Focus on leveraging multi-national organizations to harmonize efforts to prevent security lapses and mitigate brand impacts. Communicate value-focused risk and cyber-threat intelligence. Streamline oversight and physical security concepts through standardized metrics. Leverage data analytics to drive risk intelligence and develop strategic product integrity investigative models. Continually benchmark with industry organizations, advisory councils, international bodies, and US government organizations to refine and strengthen best practices. As needed, assist Global Security with managing operational programs (Physical Security,  Executive Protection, Supply Chain Security, Special Events, Investigations, and analytics) Provide effective security risk management solutions to Abbott’s Business stakeholders by being a “trusted adviser” on security related matters. Consult with appropriate law enforcement, intelligence and threat assessment agencies to identify, quantify, and assess security threats to operating facilities to provide initiative-taking advice on suitable mitigation measures to protect the Abbott Brand Drive awareness of road maps with key stakeholders on corresponding security investment recommendations and decisions Assist with developing and implementing security awareness and training initiatives intended to influence employee and contingent workers to adopt secure behaviors. Manages a team, including performance, direction, hiring, retention, training, and development Strategically plan the implementation of organization-wide security initiatives, ensuring that processes and systems are in place and working as intended Understands the needs of a self-organizing team (cross-functioning, partners with the business, collaborative, works quickly and unencumbered, and autonomous, be able to focus on self-improvement) and supports the management activities that make