Privacy by Design Director

Natera; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Free testing for family

Parental leave

401k plan

Commuter benefits

Employee referrals

Job summary

Natera is seeking a Data Privacy Director to lead and operationalize the enterprise privacy program across commercial, clinical, and product environments. This role partners with cross‑functional teams to embed privacy principles throughout data, technology, and innovation initiatives, while mentoring privacy professionals and external resources.

The Director will drive privacy by design in product lifecycles, govern data use across clinical research, and ensure compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field; IAPP certification highly preferred.
• 10+ years of privacy, data governance, or compliance experience with increasing leadership responsibility.
• Strong expertise in HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and global privacy regulations.
• Experience embedding privacy into product/software lifecycles (privacy-by-design).
• Experience supporting clinical research/privacy with Medical Affairs or Clinical Ops.
• Familiarity with IRB, informed consent, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
• Experience across commercial, clinical, and product environments; AI/ML governance a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead privacy program enablement including impact assessments and regulatory analyses.
• Review contracts for privacy implications and draft recommendations for counsel.
• Embed privacy-by-design into product and engineering lifecycles.
• Partner with technical teams to translate privacy requirements into controls.
• Mentor privacy team members and external resources as the program scales.
• Develop governance frameworks for data access, sharing, and secondary use.

Skills

Privacy leadership

Regulatory expertise

Privacy-by-design

Stakeholder influence

Cross-functional collaboration

Policy drafting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

IAPP certification (CIPP/CIPT) preferred

Tools

JIRA

Google Workspace

Job description

Natera is seeking a Data Privacy Director to lead and operationalize the enterprise privacy program across commercial, clinical, and product environments. This role partners with cross‑functional teams to embed privacy principles throughout data, technology, and innovation initiatives, while mentoring privacy professionals and external resources.

The Director will drive privacy by design in product lifecycles, govern data use across clinical research, and ensure compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, and