Interim Privacy Counsel

Major, Lindsey & Africa; Providence (RI); Remote; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health tech organization is seeking an Interim Privacy Counsel to oversee data privacy and compliance. This fully remote role requires extensive experience in privacy regulations and the ability to draft agreements and policies. The position offers a competitive pay rate and the possibility of extension beyond one month.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of privacy experience in health care or health tech.
• Admission to at least one state bar; active and in good standing.
• One or more IAPP certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as subject matter expert on data privacy and security.
• Negotiate and draft commercial agreements addressing privacy concerns.
• Track legislative initiatives impacting product portfolio.

Skills

Data Privacy

Compliance

Negotiation

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

Law Degree from a Top National Law School

Job description

New Requirement| Personify Health| Fully Remote | Interim Privacy Counsel | One Month with Likely Extension | +/- $3,940


Personify Health_ Interim Privacy Counsel


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Bullhorn Job ID: 222722

JOB OVERVIEW

Background Information on the Client (Do not share with candidates if confidential search) Company Summary: Personify Health, a $630.2M health tech organization, offers a personalized health platform that aims to simplify healthcare and wellbeing for both individuals and businesses.It offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including health plan administration, holistic wellbeing programs, and health navigation, all in one place.The platform focuses on empowering people to engage more deeply with their health by providing personalized, data-driven, and human-centric support. Personify Health is a private company with private equity backing. Client Headquarters: 75 Fountain St Providence, Rhode Island 02902, Worksite Expectations: Fully remote. Website: https://www.personifyhealth.com Summary and size and location of legal department: Brad Gay, a tech health veteran who was hired in April 2025, serves as the general counsel and leads the team from the company’s Providence headquarters. Nerim Tuzlak, Associate Legal Counsel, works from the Client’s offices in Bosnia. Theron Rothstein, the Senior Associate General Counsel, who sits in Colorado (Personify acquired Color, a CO-based health tech organization) is currently on personal leave and expected back in late June. Dan Ackerman, the VP-Legal, works remotely from Colorado. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-gay-16a9313/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nerim-tuzlak-92ba7b18a/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-ackerman-10921a12/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/theronrothstein/ Company Sell – What is attractive about this client? Summary of intel: Personify Health has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 on Glassdoor. The merger of Virgin Pulse and Health Comp provided some challenges. Under the leadership of the new CEO, the company is working to build a democratized, merit-based organization. Brad was hired to lead the team based on the excellent work and collaborative culture he built at AmWell. As Brad is building his team, this role, like the Employment Counsel role released yesterday, has the strong possibility of expanding into a longer, more diverse role. Similarly, Brad is very connected in the health tech space and prides himself on providing mentorship and references to those in this space. Compensation Pay Rate: $100-$110 Bill Rates: $210-$225 Expected Hours/Duration Duration: 1 month with VERY strong possibility to extend Hours per week: full time Job Summary (please also see Send PD) Working at the direction and discretion of Brad Gay, the Interim Privacy Counsel, shall serve as the Client’s subject matter expert on data privacy and security, telemedicine, mobile health applications, electronic health records, artificial intelligence, medical device, and other compliance related regulations. The candidate’s daily responsibilities will include: (1) maintaining all privacy registrations; (2) negotiating and drafting myriad commercial agreements to address privacy concerns; (3) providing strategic tactical advice in connection with the client’s data security; (4) tracking ongoing legislative initiatives that could impact the client’s product portfolio and advising the product management and engineering executives on the same; (5) partnering with the client’s procurement team to review vendor onboarding from a privacy perspective and to support the development and negotiation of supplier and partner privacy agreements; (6)Drafting and updating privacy and compliance policies, template agreements, and other foundational resources to ensure adherence to evolving regulatory requirements in the US and globally; and (7) managing incident response matters in partnership with Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Top 3-5 Requirements/Non-Negotiables (OBJECTIVE SKILLS or FACTS, not soft skills) Excellent academic credentials including a law degree from a top, national law school. Admission to at least one state bar; active and in good standing. Ten or more years of privacy experience acquired in an AmLaw 100 firm and/or an in-house environment advising clients in heavily regulated areas such as health care or health tech. One or more of the following IAPP certifications: CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPP/A, CIPP/C a plus; Cybersecurity or AI certifications a plus INTERNAL ONLY; NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION; NOT TO BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO CANDIDATES The client has this role posted on its website and its talent team is conducting the search. To date, they have not put forth a successful candidate.

Interview/Start Date Details
Interview Process: Candidates will meet with Brad Gay via Teams for the first round.
Interview Timeline: Client would like to interview candidates early next week if possible.
Expected Start Date: On or about May 27, 2025.

Submission Deadline/Process/ Onboarding
Rolling submissions vs set date: First slate of top three candidates to be provided the close of business Friday, May 16, 2025.
Submission process – standard vs VMS etc.: Standard using Beacon.

Onboarding Concerns Potentially Impacting Timeline
Background check: Yes
Drug Test: No
Computer/ Laptop Request: Client will provide.
Client Specific Onboarding Concerns: We have yet to on-board with this client.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

How long has the position been open and why is it open? The Client asked us to work on this additional role this morning. The role is open as the Client is augmenting and building his team. Competition and other Candidates under consideration The client reached out to his network and was referred David Kantrowitz as a potential candidate for this role. Upon meeting him yesterday, he does not think that he is the appropriate candidate for the role. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kantrowitzdavid/ Is there anything we would expect to slow down this need? The client’s agreement edits are under our team’s review.