Data Protectio / Regulatory Lawyer - Health Care Group - Abu Dhabi

Legal Route - Global Legal Recruitment; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented counsel to lead their Data Protection legal team in Abu Dhabi. This full-time role offers a unique opportunity to tackle significant legal challenges in the healthcare sector across the MENA region. You will provide strategic legal counseling on privacy, data protection, and compliance initiatives, while developing relationships with regulators. Ideal candidates will have extensive legal experience, particularly in data protection law, and a strong understanding of global privacy regulations. Join a dynamic team and make a meaningful impact in a vibrant and fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience, including law firm and in-house roles.
• Qualified to practice law in at least one Middle Eastern jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

• Advise on legal risks and obligations under data protection laws.
• Develop regulatory strategies and coordinate responses to regulators.
• Drive high-impact projects involving privacy analysis and compliance.

Skills

Data Protection Law

Regulatory Compliance

Legal Counseling

Privacy Law

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

Law Degree

Job description

This global health care group is seeking a talented and dynamic counsel to join and lead the Data Protection legal team for this arm of their business. The role involves advising across the business on various legal risks and obligations under data protection and regulatory laws across the MENA region and beyond. The role is a great opportunity for any candidate who is keen to tackle some of today’s toughest and important legal challenges in this cutting-edge area of law. You must have flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and organizational needs. In addition, you must have the ability to operate independently in a small but growing international legal team, working on issues in a vibrant, fast-paced environment. This role will provide strategic and tactical legal counseling to internal legal, product, operations, and business teams on a range of privacy, data protection, and security-related legal and compliance initiatives and disputes for the group of companies. This role will also be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with data protection regulators throughout both the Middle East and globally. This is a full-time position based in Abu Dhabi.

Associate General Counsel, Data Protection, Middle East and Africa (MEA) Responsibilities:

• Assist healthcare product lawyers in evaluating the impact of privacy laws, regulatory guidance and enforcement actions, and other related guidelines on product features.
• Support members of the legal, business, and policy teams on privacy and security-related legal matters, including areas related to partnerships, acquisitions, integrations, and other business development opportunities.
• Develop regulatory strategy in connection with new product features and initiatives, and coordinate responses to inquiries from data protection regulators in those regions.
• Drive high-profile and high-impact projects involving privacy analysis and compliance with stakeholders across the business, policy, legal, communications, security, and other departments.
• Work with the wider legal team on regulatory and data protection matters.
• Help draft and oversee the development and management of the business (and its affiliates') terms and data policies across the full range of the healthcare providers' different products.
• Help develop and conduct general and role-specific data protection trainings across the business.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of legal experience, including at a law firm and/or prior in-house experience with internet or technology companies (applicable regulatory or product counseling will be considered).
• Experience with global privacy laws, regulations, and industry guidelines, especially including those relevant for the healthcare environment.
• Lawyer qualified to practice law in at least one jurisdiction in the Middle East (UK/US/Australia/Canada and Ireland etc).
• Ability to prioritize work and provide advice under deadlines.
• Business judgment and client counseling experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• In-depth knowledge of legal issues in the area of healthcare/medical devices/laboratories including an excellent understanding of regional or country-specific data protection laws in Middle East and/or globally.
• Industry or government experience working directly with data protection authorities in the Middle East and/or Africa.
• Experience in driving and managing large-scale data protection projects across multiple jurisdictions is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving, written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.