Senior Privacy Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fully remote legal role within a leading HealthTech firm. This 12-month FTC position requires expertise in privacy matters, where you will provide strategic legal advice and lead complex privacy reviews. The role supports compliance with regulations and works closely with senior personnel, offering a unique chance to impact data privacy at an organizational level.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing strategic legal advice on privacy matters.
• Strong knowledge of data protection regulations.
• Previous involvement with complex data protection-related documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert legal advice regarding privacy matters and regulatory updates.
• Draft and negotiate data privacy clauses in commercial agreements.
• Lead complex privacy reviews and advise on risk management.

Skills

Legal advice

Privacy matters

Risk assessment

Job description

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This role is a unique, fully remote, 4-day-a-week 12-month FTC position (salary is pro-rata) for a leading HealthTech firm.

Reporting to the Legal Director, this role will work closely with the Group Data Protection Officer and other compliance teams and senior personnel on a range of privacy matters.

Main Accountabilities:

1. Provide expert and strategic legal advice regarding privacy matters, including applicable regulatory updates, to management, the GDPO, and senior leaders.
2. Draft, negotiate, and advise on data privacy clauses for various commercial agreements.
3. Lead complex privacy reviews and negotiations, liaising with multiple business functions as appropriate.
4. Draft and advise on complex data protection-related documentation, including privacy audit documentation, data flow diagrams, user journeys, and privacy impact assessments for technology use-cases involving large volumes of special category data.
5. Identify and advise on privacy risks within group operations.
6. Support the GDPO with the implementation and maintenance of the Group’s privacy program, including:

• Advising on ROPA requirements
• Supporting DSAR handling
• Reviewing legal risks in processing activities using the One Trust platform
• Advising on MI reporting and analytics activities