Associate IT Director - Cybersecurity Operations

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Your role at Baxter

The Associate Director, IT- Cybersecurity Operations & Incident Response is responsible for leading efforts in detecting, investigating, and responding to security threats and incidents. For this, this role will work across multiple technologies and groups within Cybersecurity, IT, R&D, corporate and business functions and external partners. Additionally, will lead the team responsible for identifying and maintaining necessary cyber tool capabilities.

Your team

You will report to Baxter’s Senior Director of Cyber Operations and will manage the Incident management and Cyber tools engineering teams, to ensure 24x7 monitoring, incident response, and threat-resilience of our organization's identities, digital assets, infrastructure, products (device and applications), manufacturing plants and sensitive Data.

What you'll be doing

• Direct 24X7 cybersecurity operations teams- Incident Response and Tools Engineering teams- to continually improve processes, protocols, and systems for detecting, responding to, and mitigating cyber threats
• Ensure effective communications, timely and coordinated response during Enterprise, Product or third-party cyber incidents or breaches minimizing damage and recovery time.
• Direct the continual improvement and execution of the organization's Incident Response strategies (e.g. post-incident reviews to identify lessons learned), playbooks and runbooks for responding to threats and optimize the use of security tools such as SIEM, XDR, SOAR, and case management platforms
• Lead all aspects of collaboration with Legal, Compliance, and PR teams to manage the organizational response to major security events and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements
• Ensure the organization has the vital tools to supervise, detect, and respond to cybersecurity threats in real-time. Influence the necessary defense strategies that continually fortify Baxter’s cyber defenses.
• Establish and maintain cybersecurity metrics and KPIs to inform the efficacy and assurance of defense tactics and protections across Baxter enterprise and product ecosystems.
• Work closely with the Cyber Architecture to ensure the cybersecurity infrastructure is scalable, reliable, and adaptive to evolving threats. Harmonize and automate security tools, systems, and platforms for more cohesive and adaptable capabilities.

What you'll bring

• 10+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity or Infrastructure operations, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proven leadership in cybersecurity operations, with a deep technical knowledge of threat hunting, investigation, and incident response procedures.
• Outstanding leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with a history of managing diverse teams.
• Ability to thrive in high-pressure situations, demonstrating excellent decision-making and crisis management capabilities.
• Industry engagement and working groups is a plus.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal requirements. At its discretion, Baxter may decide to adjust, suspend, or discontinue as business needs change.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $160,000 - $220,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or long-term incentive.

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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