Senior Privacy Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HealthTech firm is seeking a fully remote privacy legal advisor for a 12-month FTC. This role will involve providing expert legal advice on data privacy, drafting relevant agreements, and managing privacy-related documentation to support the Group Data Protection Officer and senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing legal advice on data protection and privacy matters.
• Proficiency in drafting and negotiating data privacy clauses.
• Ability to lead complex privacy reviews across various business functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice regarding privacy matters to management and senior leaders.
• Draft and negotiate data privacy clauses for commercial agreements.
• Support the implementation of the Group’s privacy program.

Skills

Legal expertise in privacy matters

Negotiation skills

Ability to identify privacy risks

Education

Law degree

Job description

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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 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 in implementing and maintaining 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