Director, Product Security
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Summary
The Director, Product Security is a senior leadership role responsible for defining and executing the global product security strategy for DePuy Synthes' medical device and digital product portfolio. This role ensures that cybersecurity is embedded across the product lifecycle—from design and development through deployment and post-market support—while enabling innovation, regulatory compliance, and patient safety.
Job description
Key Responsibilities
- Define and lead the global product security strategy aligned with DePuy Synthes business objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Establish and oversee product security governance, standards, and secure development lifecycle practices across hardware, software, and connected medical devices.
- Partner with R&D, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and IT to integrate cybersecurity risk management into product design, development, and post-market activities.
- Lead global teams and external partners delivering product security services, tools, and capabilities that enable scalable and consistent execution.
- Oversee vulnerability management, threat modeling, penetration testing, and incident response activities related to product security.
- Ensure compliance with global cybersecurity and medical device regulations, standards, and guidance (e.g., FDA, ISO, IEC).
- Provide executive-level reporting and insights on product security risks, trends, and performance to senior leadership.
- Build a strong product security culture through training, awareness, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or a related technical field. Preferred: Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Engineering, or Business Administration.
Required: 10-12 years of experience in cybersecurity or product security leadership roles, including global scope and matrixed environments. Demonstrated experience securing complex software-enabled or connected products, preferably within regulated industries. Strong knowledge of secure product development, vulnerability management, and cybersecurity risk management frameworks. Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing global teams and service-based operating models. Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions.
Preferred: Experience in medical devices, healthcare technology, or life sciences. Familiarity with FDA cybersecurity guidance, IEC 62304, ISO 14971, and related standards. Experience enabling cybersecurity capabilities within shared services or global enablement models. Background in cloud, embedded systems, or IoT security.
Other: English (fluent); additional languages a plus. Travel: Up to 20% domestic and international. Certifications (preferred): CISSP, CISM, CSSLP, or equivalent.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or a related technical field
- 10-12 years of experience in cybersecurity or product security leadership roles
- Experience with global scope and matrixed environments
- Demonstrated experience securing complex software-enabled or connected products
- Strong knowledge of secure product development
- Strong knowledge of vulnerability management
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity risk management frameworks
- Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing global teams
- Proven ability to lead service-based operating models
- Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to influence across functions
- Fluent English
Benefits
- Pension
- 401(k) Matching
- Long-term Incentive Program
- Vacation
- Sick Time
- Holiday Pay
- Parental Leave
- Bereavement Leave
- Caregiver Leave
- Volunteer Leave
- Military Spouse Time-Off
- Medical Benefits
Company overview
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is the pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson, leading the way in medical innovation with a relentless focus on bringing transformational treatments to patients worldwide. The company applies rigorous science and compassion to address the most complex diseases of our time, developing groundbreaking medicines across key therapeutic areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and cardiopulmonary medicine. With deep expertise and global reach, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine reimagines how devastating diseases are treated and cured, delivering hope and better care for millions of patients and their families. The organization pioneers the path from laboratory research to clinical application, championing patients every step of the way while maintaining an unwavering commitment to scientific excellence and patient-centered innovation.