Director, Incident Response & Threat

About the role

The Director, Cyber Defense is a senior cybersecurity leadership role responsible for protecting DePuy Synthes’ digital environment, products, and operations from cyber threats. This leader will own the global incident response program and threat management strategy, ensuring rapid detection, containment, and remediation of security incidents. The role plays a critical part in safeguarding patient trust, business continuity, and regulatory compliance while shaping a resilient and forward‑looking security posture across the organization, and reports into the DePuy Synthes Technology organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global incident response, digital forensics, defense engineering, and cyber threat intelligence capabilities, with accountability for preparedness, detection, containment, response, recovery, and continuous improvement.
• Build and mature an automation- and AI-first global Security Operations Center operating model that integrates an MSSP, retained services, and an internal team spanning eDiscovery, investigations, threat intelligence, incident response, and defense engineering.
• Direct complex cybersecurity incident investigations, ensuring rapid containment, preservation of forensic evidence, rigorous root-cause analysis