Director, OT / Manufacturing Cybersecurity Officer

What You’ll Own

• Own BD’s global OT cybersecurity strategy, roadmap, target-state architecture, policies, standards, risk thresholds, and governance model.
• Lead cross-functional governance across Cybersecurity, ISC, Plant Engineering, TDS, Digital, R&D, Quality, and Regulatory to drive consistent adoption of OT cybersecurity requirements.
• Own the enterprise OT cyber risk and vulnerability management framework, including prioritization, remediation governance, exceptions, and risk acceptance.
• Translate OT cyber risk into business impact, operational resilience, patient and product supply considerations, manufacturing impact, and executive-level decisions.
• Own OT cybersecurity architecture and control requirements for manufacturing environments, including segmentation, secure remote access, identity and privileged access, monitoring, vulnerability management, hardening, and recovery.
• Establish cybersecurity requirements for authoritative OT data covering assets, software, network, vulnerabilities, dependencies, and criticality.
• Drive measurable visibility into connected assets, exposures, blind spots, risk priorities, and remediation progress.
• Provide security leadership for modernization and automation, including connected manufacturing, AI, and digital manufacturing initiatives.
• Support internal audit, regulatory assessments, customer requirements, cybersecurity assurance, and site-level adoption of OT security requirements.
• Mature OT cybersecurity from individual projects into a sustainable, measurable global capability across asset visibility, segmentation, vulnerability management, monitoring, secure access, incident response, and cyber recovery.
• Use metrics, threat intelligence, incidents, exercises, and risk data to continuously improve the program and enable secure innovation.
• Build and lead a high-performing, globally distributed OT cybersecurity organization, including clear objectives, accountability, succession plans, and career pathways.
• Develop and manage the OT cybersecurity investment portfolio, operating budget, and risk-based business cases.
• Prioritize resources toward areas with the greatest operational and cybersecurity risk while fostering partnership, ownership, continuous improvement, inclusion, and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline (required).
• Advanced degree such as an MBA, MS, or equivalent (preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive experience across cybersecurity, OT/ICS security, technology, engineering, or manufacturing.
• Significant experience securing industrial, manufacturing, ICS, or OT environments in a complex global organization.
• Strong experience in cybersecurity risk management, architecture, vulnerability management, security operations, incident response, and resilience.
• Experience partnering with manufacturing, engineering, infrastructure, and business leadership.
• Demonstrated people leadership, talent development, and executive communication experience.
• Strong understanding of ICS, SCADA, industrial networks, automation, and manufacturing technology.
• Deep knowledge of OT cybersecurity architecture, segmentation, asset visibility, secure access, monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, and resilience.
• Working knowledge of recognized cybersecurity and industrial security frameworks, including NIST CSF and IEC 62443.
• Ability to translate technical OT risk into business impact, priorities, and action.
• CISSP, CISM, or equivalent cybersecurity leadership certification.
• GICSP, GRID, or comparable ICS/OT cybersecurity certification.
• IEC 62443 certification or demonstrated equivalent experience.

Technology Focus

• NIST CSF
• IEC 62443
• ICS, SCADA, industrial networks
• Automation
• Digital manufacturing
• AI

Benefits at BD

• Annual Bonus; potential Discretionary LTI Bonus
• Potential reimbursement of vehicle use/mileage and phone use
• Medical coverage, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts
• Dental and Vision coverage
• Hospital Care Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accidental Injury Insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance, Short-term disability coverage, Long-term disability insurance
• Long-term care with life insurance
• Anxiety management program, Wellness incentives
• Sleep improvement program, Diabetes management program
• Virtual physical therapy, Emotional/mental health support programs
• Weight management programs, Gastrointestinal health program
• Substance use management program
• Musculoskeletal surgery, cancer treatment, and bariatric surgery benefit
• BD 401(k) Plan, BD Deferred Compensation and Restoration Plan, 529 College Savings Plan
• Financial counseling, Baxter Credit Union (BCU), Daily Pay
• Paid time off (PTO) including all required State leaves; Educational assistance/tuition reimbursement
• MetLife Legal Plan; group auto and home insurance; pet insurance
• Commuter benefits, discounts on products and services
• Academic Achievement Scholarship, Service Recognition Awards, employer matching donation
• Workplace accommodations, adoption assistance, backup day care and eldercare
• Support for neurodivergent adults, children, and caregivers; caregiving assistance for elderly and special needs individuals
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Paid Parental Leave
• Support for fertility, birthing, postpartum, and age-related hormonal changes
• Bereavement leaves, Military leave, Personal leave, Family and Medical Leave (FML), Jury and Witness Duty Leave