[Hiring] Director, Product Security @Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Role Description

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is currently recruiting a Director, Product Security for the Circulatory and Restoration Business Unit and the Central Product Security Services within the Information and Risk Management (ISRM) organization. This role is open to remote candidates in the US.

This position provides product security leadership for the Circulatory and Restoration business segments of J&J MedTech and for Product Security Central Engineering Services. The ideal candidate is a leader with Quality, Regulatory, R&D and Commercial awareness, able to simplify complex security topics to various audiences. This role leads a team of cybersecurity managers and engineers with responsibility for further developing and operating a comprehensive business unit level product security program.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Business Units product security strategy aligned with FDA/MDR/524B expectations, and QMS requirements.
• Lead and grow a global product security team, fostering collaboration that balances technical rigor with business needs.
• Oversee security integration across medical devices, software, mobile applications, embedded devices, and cloud environments.
• Partner with Regulatory, Quality, Legal, Privacy, and Commercial teams to ensure cybersecurity requirements are built into Class I, II, and III devices, supporting PMA and 510(k) submissions.
• Champion secure SDLC, DevSecOps, SBOM generation/validation, and vulnerability management across device and software platforms.
• Lead emerging technologies (AI and Quantum Cryptography) for medical devices and that will be impacted by cybersecurity. Make internal and external policy recommendations to mitigate threats and vulnerabilities.
• Lead post-market security activities including vulnerability disclosures, CAPAs, routine cyber patching, and incident response.
• Operationalize implementation of J&J's enterprise level Product Security Quality Standards and framework throughout the MedTech portfolio of medical devices and supporting platforms.
• Act as senior product security SME with customers, hospital IT/IS staff, and clinicians, translating technical requirements into clear business and clinical impact.
• Represent product security in FDA and international regulatory inspections, reinforcing trust in our devices.
• Advance Product Security J&J enterprise Governance and Quality efforts, including J&J Quality Standards for Product Security and ISRM Product Security Framework.
• Lead product security Quality and Regulatory cyber efforts within J&J and through key industry forums (e.g., MDIC, AdvaMed, Health-ISAC) to drive alignment and industry collaboration.
• Oversee centralized Product Security penetration testing function serving business unit product security teams to provide real-word risk identification and remediation across MedTech product portfolios.
• Scaling centralized DevSecOps function serving business unit product security teams that integrate security tooling, secure development controls, and vulnerability management processes into CI/CD pipelines and engineering workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM, Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Strong R&D, Regulatory or Quality experience in medical devices is highly preferred.
• 15+ years of MedTech experience in Quality, R&D, engineering, product development, medical devices, or product security, with 5+ years in leadership.
• Experience with Class I, Class II, and Class III medical devices, including 510(k) and PMA submissions.
• Knowledge of hardware and software security, including secure screws, tamper seals, physical port blocking, enclosure access detection, secure boot and system integrity, trusted hardware, secure coding, identity and access management, PKI, integrating security into the development lifecycle (DevSecOps) and manufacturing lifecycle.
• Experience with medical device cybersecurity regulatory expectations and risk management framework, including FDA cybersecurity guidance, section 524B of the FD&C Act for cyber devices, ISO/IEC 81001-5-1, NIST CSF, NIST 800-175, FIPS 140-3, and IEC 62443 and global frameworks.
• Demonstrated success bridging Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Legal, Privacy, and Commercial functions.
• Certifications (nice to have): CISSP, CSSLP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent.

Requirements

• Hardware Security
• Medical Device Security
• Product Security
• Software Security

Benefits

• Base pay range: $150,000.00 - $258,750.00
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
• Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
• Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year; 48 hours for employees in Colorado; 56 hours for employees in Washington.
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays: 13 days per calendar year.
• Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours per calendar year.
• Parental Leave: 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child.
• Bereavement Leave: 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
• Caregiver Leave: 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
• Volunteer Leave: 32 hours per calendar year.
• Military Spouse Time-Off: 80 hours per calendar year.