Senior Privacy Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; Chester; Remote; GBP 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HealthTech firm seeks a Privacy Counsel for a unique fully remote 4-day a week 12-month FTC. This role will provide expert legal advice on privacy, work closely with compliance teams, and draft essential legal documentation to navigate complex data protection challenges.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with expertise in privacy and data protection.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating legal documents.
• Strong understanding of applicable privacy regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice on privacy matters.
• Draft and negotiate data privacy clauses in agreements.
• Lead privacy reviews and manage risks involving data processing.

Skills

Data privacy

Legal advice

Negotiation

Education

Law degree

Tools

One Trust

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This role is a unique, fully remote, 4 day a week 12-month FTC, (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 a range of 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 in 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