Sr. Manager, Medical Device Cyber Security
Posted May 27, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a medical device cybersecurity program you built or matured.
What they are checking: Real program ownership, including roadmap, policies and SOPs.
Engineers see security requirements as slowing them down. How do you win them over?
What they are checking: Whether they can make engineers see security as part of good design rather than a gate.
What would you do
A new vulnerability is announced in a library used by a cleared device. What do you do?
What they are checking: Postmarket surveillance thinking, including risk assessment, patching and disclosure.
How do you align product-level device security with enterprise security strategy?
What they are checking: Ability to bridge two groups with different priorities, as the posting describes.
How do you work with Regulatory and Quality when a security fix might require a new filing?
What they are checking: Understanding of how security changes interact with regulatory change control.
About the work
How do FDA cybersecurity expectations change what goes into a premarket submission?
What they are checking: Working knowledge of FDA premarket cybersecurity guidance, including threat models and SBOMs.
How would you shift security left into the device development lifecycle?
What they are checking: Whether they can embed security into design and engineering instead of testing at the end.
Walk me through how you build a threat model for a software medical device.
What they are checking: Hands-on threat modeling skill tied to patient safety and data risk.
What goes into a software bill of materials, and how do you keep it current?
What they are checking: Practical SBOM management, which is now expected for medical devices.
How would you measure whether the device cybersecurity program is working?
What they are checking: Whether they can define metrics that show leadership real risk reduction, not just activity counts.
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