Data Privacy Senior Specialist

Nahdi Medical Co.; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Nahdi Medical Co. is seeking an experienced data privacy professional to ensure compliance with data protection laws and safeguard sensitive information across the organization. You will implement strategies, conduct risk assessments, and update policies in line with evolving legal frameworks.

The role focuses on protecting health records, customer data, and employee information while coordinating with IT and legal teams to minimize risk and support strong governance practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Law or related field.
• 3+ years in data privacy, data protection or related IT area.
• Knowledge of GDPR, HIPAA or equivalent privacy laws.
• Experience with encryption technologies and compliance tools.

Responsibilities

• Implement data protection strategies to maintain data confidentiality.
• Address privacy inquiries and incidents to minimize impact.
• Enhance compliance and align data handling with privacy laws.
• Regularly update data privacy policies to evolving laws.
• Safeguard sensitive data and prevent breaches.
• Participate in risk assessments and document findings.
• Manage incident tracking and reporting to address breaches promptly.
• Provide a central resource for data privacy information.

Skills

Data privacy

Data protection

Risk assessment

Policy development

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Law

Tools

SQL

Oracle

Excel

SAS

Python

Job description

Job Description

Ensuring compliance with data privacy laws and regulations, protecting customer data through effective strategies and policies, conducting risk assessments and analyzing data breaches, all while applying evolving technologies and legal frameworks to safeguard sensitive customer data, such as health records and personal information as well internal customer data such as employees records.

Accountabilities

• Implement data protection strategies in compliance with department directions and execute set strategies for maintaining data integrity and confidentiality.
• Addressing data privacy inquiries, incidents, and breaches to respond effectively to data privacy concerns and incidents, minimizing impact and ensuring proper protocol.
• Enhance legal compliance and align data handling with privacy laws to safeguard the organization from legal and reputational risks.
• Regularly Updating Data Privacy Policies to keep data privacy policies current with evolving laws and business needs.
• Safeguard sensitive data in compliance with data protection strategies to prevent breaches and unauthorized access of data.
• Participate in risk assessments through regular risk assessments and documentation to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
• Manage incident tracking & reporting and addressing data privacy breaches and incidents promptly to minimize impact.
• Provide a central, updated resource for data privacy information within the organization and continuously ensure it is up to date to provide reference for data privacy policies & regulations.

Work Environment

• Indoors : 100 %
• Outdoors: 0 % (Multiple sites)
• Working Days : 5 Working Days
• Days off: 2 Days Off
• Working Hours : 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM (1 hour break)

Job Requirements

• Education: A bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Law, or a related field.
• Experience: 3+ Experience in data privacy, data protection, or a related area in the IT sector.
• Computer Skills: database management systems like SQL, Oracle, or similar data analysis tools like Excel, SAS, R, or Python Knowledge of encryption technologies and tools Understanding of compliance software that helps in adhering to data privacy laws and regulations, such as GDPR, HIPAA, etc.
• Languages English Arabic