Director of Privacy & Data Protection — Remote

Vera Therapeutics, Inc.; Brisbane (CA); Remote; USD 230,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k match

Flexible time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Vera Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a Privacy Counsel to lead the privacy program and partner with R&D, Clinical, Commercial, Compliance, IT, HR, and Finance. This in-house role focuses on PHI/PII handling, cross-border data transfers, and policy development to enable fast scientific progress.

The ideal candidate has deep life sciences privacy experience, strong judgment, and the ability to advise senior leadership with incomplete information while mitigating risk.

Qualifications

• Legal expertise in privacy with 8–10 years of experience including in-house practice.
• Experience advising biotech or life sciences companies on privacy.
• Strong knowledge of HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, GDPR and cross-border transfers.

Responsibilities

• Own privacy strategy: serve as the company's primary privacy counsel across clinical, commercial, corporate and IT.
• Advise internal stakeholders with timely guidance and clear risk-based recommendations.
• Navigate US and global privacy laws: HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, GDPR and cross-border transfers.
• Develop policies and procedures: draft and maintain privacy governance materials.
• Address PHI and PII: advise on collection, storage, use, and cross-border transfers.
• Manage vendor privacy risk: negotiate BAAs, DPAs, data transfer terms.
• Build and maintain privacy program: training, data mapping, DPIAs, privacy by design.
• Respond to privacy incidents and data subject requests; monitor regulatory changes.
• Collaborate across Compliance, IT, HR, Clinical, Commercial, Finance; engage outside counsel as needed.
• DPO/DPR management: interact with external DPOs and DPRs.

Skills

Privacy law

In-house counsel

Life sciences privacy

HIPAA knowledge

CCPA/CPRA

GDPR knowledge

PHI/PII expertise

Vendor privacy

Data protection policies

Risk assessment

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

Vera Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a Privacy Counsel to lead the privacy program and partner with R&D, Clinical, Commercial, Compliance, IT, HR, and Finance. This in-house role focuses on PHI/PII handling, cross-border data transfers, and policy development to enable fast scientific progress.

The ideal candidate has deep life sciences privacy experience, strong judgment, and the ability to advise senior leadership with incomplete information while mitigating risk.