Application Security Strategist

Labcorp is a global leader in laboratory services, providing the insights and answers that help healthcare providers, patients, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and health systems make confident decisions and improve outcomes. Through our unparalleled science, data, technology and laboratory network, we advance diagnostics, accelerate innovation and help address some of the world’s most important health challenges. As we shape the future of healthcare, we are leveraging advanced technologies, intelligent digital solutions and data-driven innovation across our operations to enhance how work gets done and deliver greater value to customers and patients.

With our global scale and deep expertise, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, grow your career and make a real impact on people’s health around the world. Together, we’re improving health and improving lives.

Labcorp is seeking a Application Security Strategist to join our team in a remote capacity.

Applicants who live within 35 miles of either the Burlington, NC or Durham, NC location will follow a hybrid schedule. This schedule includes a minimum of three in-office days per week at an assigned location, either Burlington or Durham, supporting both collaboration and flexibility.

This is a full‑time, exempt (salaried) position assigned to a First Shift schedule, with standard business hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in your local time zone. Business needs may occasionally require flexibility in work hours, including earlier, later, or additional hours, with reasonable notice provided when possible.

This position requires permanent authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship (including H-1B, OPT/CPT, EAD, or other temporary work authorization) is not available.

• Define and document secure development standards and patterns for modern application architectures (web, API, microservices), with guidance grounded in industry best practices such as OWASP and informed by broader frameworks (e.g. NIST, CIS Controls).

• Develop reusable patterns for common application scenarios such as secure APIs, service-to-service communication and front-end/back-end architecture.

• Develop reference implementations, code samples, and starter templates that demonstrate secure design patterns in practice and accelerate standards adoption across development teams.

• Translate complex security risks into clear, developer-focused guidance that can be easily adopted.

• Contribute to the creation of machine-consumable security patterns to support AI-enabled and automated development tools.

• Collaborate with engineers and architects during design discussions to provide guidance on secure application architecture and design decisions.

• Identify common security pitfalls early in the lifecycle.

• Provide guidance on secure integration and data protection patterns. For example:

• Input validation and output encoding

• API security and authentication flows

• Session management and token handling

• Secrets management and secure configuration

• Promote secure-by-design and secure-by-default principles to enable efficient and secure development practices.

• Support the integration of authentication and authorization patterns within application architecture.

• Coach development teams on secure implementation of protocols such as OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML.

• Guide alignment of application security practices with identity and access management, identity governance, and privileged access management solutions.

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