Associate Director, OT / Manufacturing Cybersecurity Officer

Associate Director, OT / Manufacturing Cybersecurity Officer
Lead the work that keeps us moving
At BD, Corporate professionals power the systems, decisions and capabilities that enable our global business to perform and grow. You'll partner across functions, regions and leadership levels to solve complex challenges, drive operational excellence and support the teams closest to customers and healthcare providers.
Across our corporate functions, BD offers opportunities which allow you to deliver results that matter, take ownership of your impact, and grow your career in an organization built for long-term success. As one of the largest global medical technology companies, BD offers the scale, reach and innovation footprint to help you make an impact across healthcare systems worldwide.
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Company Overview BD is a leading global medical technology company advancing the world of health through medical discovery, diagnostics, and care delivery. Our global manufacturing and distribution network depends on secure, resilient operational technology to deliver products safely, reliably, and at scale. This role is critical to protecting BD’s manufacturing operations while enabling innovation, digital transformation, and operational excellence.
Associate Director, OT Cybersecurity Officer
The OT Cybersecurity Officer protects the cybersecurity and operational resilience of BD’s global manufacturing and distribution technology environments. This leader owns OT cybersecurity strategy, risk management, architecture, standards, assurance, and executive visibility into material OT cyber risk.
Working across Manufacturing, Plant Engineering, ISC, TDS, Digital, R&D, Quality, and Regulatory, the role sets OT security requirements, prioritizes risk reduction, and enables secure operations while balancing cybersecurity, safety, quality, product supply, and manufacturing uptime.
OT Cybersecurity Strategy, Risk & Governance
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, operational resilience, patient/product supply, manufacturing impact, and executive-level decisions.

OT Security Architecture, Visibility & Exposure Management
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 asset, software, network, vulnerability, dependency, and criticality data.

Drive measurable visibility into connected assets, exposures, blind spots, risk priorities, and remediation progress.

Provide security leadership for modernization, automation, connected manufacturing, AI, and digital manufacturing initiatives.

Assurance, Transformation & Continuous Improvement
Support internal audit, regulatory assessments, customer requirements, cybersecurity assurance, and site-level adoption of OT security requirements.

Mature OT cybersecurity from individual projects to 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.

People, Investment & Resource Leadership
Build and lead a high-performing, globally distributed OT cybersecurity organization with 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 of greatest operational and cybersecurity risk while fostering partnership, ownership, continuous improvement, inclusion, and safety.

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or 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.

The successful candidate will be

Strategic cybersecurity leader who can operate at executive and technical levels.

Business-minded risk leader focused on safety, quality, supply continuity, operational resilience, and measurable cyber risk reduction.

Influential partner able to drive alignment and accountability across a highly matrixed global organization.

Strong communicator who converts complex OT cybersecurity issues into clear decisions, priorities, and outcomes.

Execution-oriented leader who can move from strategy and architecture to sustained operational adoption.

At BD, we are committed to supporting our associates’ well-being, development, and success through a performance-based culture. For this position, BD offers a competitive compensation package along with the following benefits specific to this role:
Potential reimbursement of vehicle use/mileage
Potential reimbursement of phone use

Long-term care with life insurance

Musculoskeletal surgery, cancer treatment, and bariatric surgery benefit

BD Deferred Compensation and Restoration Plan
College financial aid and application guidance

Paid time off (PTO), including all required State leaves
Group auto and home insurance
Discounts on products and services

Backup day care and eldercare
Support for neurodivergent adults, children, and caregivers
Caregiving assistance for elderly and special needs individuals
Support for fertility, birthing, postpartum, and age-related hormonal changes

Family and Medical Leave (FML)
Jury and Witness Duty Leave

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.
We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.
To learn more about BD visit.
Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.
We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.
To learn more about BD visit.
Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
Asset Management, Collaboration, Control Frameworks, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Cyber Risks, Cybersecurity Controls, Digital Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Security Operations, Executive Leadership, Executive Reporting, Global Manufacturing, Incident Response, Industrial Controls, Industrial Control System, Industrial Systems, Information Security, Leadership, Manufacturing, People Leadership USA NJ - Franklin Lakes
At BD, we reward, support and develop our associates through our comprehensive Total Rewards program. We are committed to attracting and retaining high quality talent by providing reward and recognition opportunities that promote a performance-based culture, as well as a competitive package of compensation and benefits programs. You can learn more on our career site under "."
Our salary or hourly rate ranges reward associates fairly and competitively. We regularly review these ranges and factors, such as location, contribute to the range displayed.
Our pay is based on the role and the necessary skills and education to perform it successfully. The salary or hourly rate offered is determined by the role's specific requirements, including any applicable step rate pay system at the work location. Salary or hourly pay ranges are influenced by labor laws and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements applicable to the work location which may also affect the workplace arrangement of the role.
$168,000.00 - $268,800.00 USD Annual
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