Senior Privacy Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; Wakefield; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HealthTech firm offers a unique fully remote, 4-day work week FTC role as a Legal Advisor. The position focuses on providing strategic legal advice on privacy matters, drafting agreements, and implementing company privacy programs. Successful candidates will collaborate closely with senior personnel to navigate complex data protection challenges.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with expertise in privacy and data protection.
• Experience in advising on data privacy clauses and compliance matters.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments and document reviews.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert legal advice on privacy matters to senior leaders.
• Draft and negotiate data privacy clauses for commercial agreements.
• Lead privacy reviews and documentation for technology data processing.

Skills

Privacy Law

Legal Compliance

Contract Negotiation

Risk Management

Education

Law Degree

Professional Qualification in Data Protection (e.g., CIPPE, CIPP/E)

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 documents, 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 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