About B. Braun 

 

B. Braun Medical Inc., a leader in infusion therapy and pain management, develops, manufactures, and markets innovative medical products and services to the healthcare industry. Other key product areas include nutrition, pharmacy admixture and compounding, ostomy and wound care, and dialysis. The company is committed to eliminating preventable treatment errors and enhancing patient, clinician and environmental safety. B. Braun Medical is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pa., and is part of the B. Braun Group of Companies in the U.S., which includes B. Braun Interventional Systems, Aesculap^® and CAPS^®.

 

Globally, the B. Braun Group of Companies employs more than 61,000 employees in 64 countries. Guided by its Sharing Expertise^® philosophy, B. Braun continuously exchanges knowledge with customers, partners and clinicians to address the critical issues of improving care and lowering costs. To learn more about B. Braun Medical, visit www.BBraunUSA.com.

 

Position Summary:

 

The Senior Information Security Specialist provides guidance and solutions concerning the effective implementation of reasonable and appropriate Information Security controls necessary to protect information assets and the supporting environment. This position will lead and support efforts to identify, report on, and resolve Information Security issues, to include continuous improvement of the security program standards and practices. The successful candidate identifies, investigates, analyzes, and remediates information security events in order to reduce exposure to risk.

 

Responsibilities: Essential Duties

 

• Provides technical expertise and support in operational and implementation aspects of Information Security framework controls, activities, and products.
• Assess and support Information Security controls, risk, and exposure for new and existing infrastructure and processes.
• Reviews newly provisioned and existing systems to assure alignment with security architecture standards; meet security requirements; and identify potential exposure to risk.
• Assesses new projects and implementations to assure expected security controls are in place.
• Maintains an awareness of existing and proposed security standards groups, state and federal legislation and regulations pertaining to information security and identify regulatory changes that will affect information security policy, standards and procedures.
• Performs, supports and coordinates forensic analysis as necessary to support security investigations and supports incident response in security breaches.
• Keeps informed of current technologies, trends, standards, and industry issues related to security and risk management.
• Defines and revises SOPs and system validation plans as required to meet corporate business needs and supports the company’s regulatory requirements.
• Prepares project status reports to inform management of project progression. Identifies any issues, which need to be escalated for resolution or assistance.

 

 

Expertise: Knowledge & Skills

• Requires advanced knowledge of professional field and industry. Influences the development of and drives the application of principles, theories, concepts. Determines best course of action.
• Work under minimal supervision. Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish assigned goals. May periodically assist in orienting, training, and/or reviewing the work of peers.
• Judgement is required in resolving complex problems based on experience.
• Contacts are primarily with department supervisors, leads, subordinates, and peers. Occasional contact with external contractors/vendors.

 

Expertise: Qualifications -Education/Experience/Training/Etc

 

Required:

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10-12 years related experience required.
• Applicable industry/professional certification preferred.
• Regular and predictable attendance
• Ability to work non-standard schedule as needed, On-call hours as needed

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

 

Responsibilities: Other Duties:

 

The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

 

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is expected to:

• Light work - Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Pulling and Reaching:

• Occasionally:Reaching upward and downward, Push/pull, Stand
• Frequently:Sit
• Constantly:N/A

Activities:

• Occasionally:Climbing stairs/ladders, Push/pull, Reaching upward and downward, Standing, Walking
• Frequently:Finger feeling, Kneeling/Crawling, Seeing - depth perception, color vision, field of vision/peripheral, Sitting , Talking - ordinary, loud/quick
• Constantly:N/A

Environmental Conditions:

• Occasionally:N/A
• Frequently:N/A
• Constantly:N/A

Work Environment:

 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Noise Intensity:Moderate
• Occasionally:Other
• Frequently:N/A
• Constantly:Office environment

 

B. Braun offers an excellent benefits package, which includes healthcare, a 401(k) plan, and tuition reimbursement. To learn more about B. Braun and our safety healthcare products or view a listing of our employment opportunities, please visit us on the internet at www.bbraunusa.com.
 
Through its “Sharing Expertise®” initiative, B. Braun promotes best practices for continuous improvement of healthcare products and services.

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