Principal Cybersecurity Specialist

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the LifeAt Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. The person in this role will work hybrid from the Medtronic facility located in Hyderabad, India.
In this exciting role as a Business Information Security Officer (BISO) you will be on the BISO team and a trusted advisor for business units, aligning cybersecurity strategies with business goals and risk priorities.
You will work alongside cybersecurity BISO professionals who are charged with bringing the depth and breadth of the GCISO organization to the business to aid them in identification and management of OU cyber risk. This role requires a relationship developer who understands both the business and technical dimensions of cybersecurity. You will be instrumental in translating enterprise security objectives to enable innovation while protecting Medtronic’s data, systems, and reputation. We are looking for a candidate with a strong risk management mindset, the ability to develop and nurture stakeholder relationships and a passion for delivering secure solutions that support our mission to improve patient outcomes worldwide.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) between cybersecurity and the lines of business in the support of appropriate policies, standards, and frameworks.
• Continuously monitor trends to anticipate and plan for future impact of cyber risk on a specific business unit (BU), region or function.
• Follow all risk remediation protocols to ensure issues are mitigated, risks are accounted for and exceptions are tracked in accordance with frameworks, policies and standards set by the organization.
• Educate stakeholders on cybersecurity-related matters to increase awareness and improve culture.
• Develop an understanding of business goals and reframe risk discussions in business terms.
• Constructively engage business partners regarding cybersecurity issues and establish trusting relationships.
• Develop risk ownership and accountability within the business line.
• Inform business partners of the risk implications of critical decisions by combining empirical analysis with expert judgment to assess business decisions.
• Challenge business partners’ assumptions about value drivers and present an alternate perspective.
• Reshape business partners’ preconceived notions of cyber success where appropriate.
• Establish and maintain strong connections in the interest of cyber information sharing and collaboration.
• Metrics and Reporting: Track key risk indicators (KRIs) and performance metrics; present insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Assist the BISO leader in strategy development for the BISO program, focusing on security risk assessments; risk management (including risk prioritization and mitigation); education and awareness.
• Work continuously to maintain a very high level of awareness of new trends, threats, and the constantly changing cyber landscape.  Respond quickly and appropriately to these changes with modifications to strategies and approaches in order to protect the company.

Required Knowledge and Expertise:

• Bachelor’s degree or any equivalent degree with 12+ years of experience
• Prior IT experience inclusive of risk management and information security capabilities
• Aptitude for understanding internal business workings and their relationship to external business environments
• Ability to develop a full and deep understanding of business operations
• Understanding of how business initiatives create value and risk for organizations
• Able to effectively analyze risk within the context of business problems
• Strong ability to convey complex information risk and security issues in a manner that is easily understood and actionable and constructively challenges prevailing thoughts and processes
• Strong problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills
• Maintains accessibility and ability to interface with and build credibility and relationships with all stakeholders
• Manage relationships to drive positive solutions with stakeholders
• Is a confident, energetic self-starter, with strong communication skills
• Applies good judgment, a sense of urgency and has demonstrated commitment to high standards of ethics, regulatory compliance, customer service and business integrity
• Strong business acumen and global orientation
• Ability to work collaboratively and partner with employees, peers, leaders, clients, key stakeholders and vendors
• Communication Skills – Demonstrated excellent communication skills
• Ability to function as backup to other BISO team members as necessary

Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here