Platform Information Security Officer, Diagnostics Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Take full responsibility for comprehensive cybersecurity execution across all Diagnostics operating companies worldwide.

• Convert Danaher's global cyber strategy, policies, and standards into quantifiable results.

• Act as the senior cybersecurity executive for the platform and the primary accountable representative for cyber matters to both executive and operational leaders.

• Establish, lead, and nurture a globally dispersed Platform Security Team.

• Collaborate with the six DIS Global Services pillars within a matrixed framework.

• Manage the Diagnostics Platform's cyber risk register, technical risk management, prioritization of vulnerability management, remediation delivery, architecture review execution, integration and remediation engineering, along with platform architecture standards.

• Oversee platform cyber assurance, which includes customer security questionnaires, audit responses, and cybersecurity certification initiatives.

• Work closely with central Product Security on FDA premarket cybersecurity, postmarket vulnerability management, SBOM, and PSIRT operations.

• Facilitate cyber diligence, integration, and the transition from day-1 to steady-state onboarding for acquired business units.

• Direct data protection efforts, AI security governance coordination, application security engineering, secrets management, and MFA coordination.

• Safeguard OT and manufacturing plant environments across global manufacturing locations.

• Manage the platform cyber PMO across various time zones, which includes cadence, RAG reporting, resource allocation, initiative execution, KPI/posture reporting, and continuous enhancement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

• A minimum of 12 years of experience in information security.

• Proven experience in directly overseeing a cybersecurity function that serves multiple business units, sites, or operating companies within a global organization.

• Background as a CISO, Deputy CISO, Business Unit or Divisional CISO, or similar senior cyber leadership role.

• Responsibility for a comprehensive program covering security architecture, risk management, assurance, application/data security, and collaboration with SOC and incident response.

• Experience in leading an information security function across various management levels within globally distributed teams and time zones.

• Familiarity with operating in a decentralized, multi-business-unit environment.

• Proven ability to influence without direct authority and drive execution through matrixed relationships.

• Experience managing cybersecurity certification and audit programs, including ISO 27001, HITRUST, SOC 2, PCI DSS, or comparable standards.

• Experience in managing customer security questionnaires and third-party assurance responses at scale.

• Background in product security for connected medical devices, IVD instruments, or other regulated hardware.

• Knowledge of FDA premarket and postmarket medical device cybersecurity requirements.

• Experience in running a cybersecurity program across multiple countries and data protection frameworks such as HIPAA, GDPR, China PIPL, or similar.

• Experience with cyber diligence and integration post-mergers and acquisitions.

• Willingness to travel up to 25-30% of the time, including for international trips.

• Previous experience in cybersecurity leadership roles within medical devices, IVD, diagnostics, life sciences, or other regulated, patient-facing industries is advantageous.

• Strong familiarity with FDA Section 524B, IEC 81001-5-1, IEC 62443-4-1/4-2, and EU IVDR / MDR cybersecurity expectations is a plus.

• Experience in AI security governance is an additional benefit.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for bonus/incentive pay.

• Paid time off.

• Medical insurance coverage.

• Dental insurance benefits.

• Vision insurance plans.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Reasonable accommodations available for applicants and employees with disabilities.