• Senior Privacy Counsel

    Insight Global (San Diego, CA)


    Job Description

    Responsible to lead and oversee Neurocrine Biosciences’ global privacy program, ensuring compliance with applicable United States and international privacy regulations, standards, and industry best practices. This role will involve strengthening the company’s privacy framework, identifying and remediating privacy compliance gaps, and embedding privacy best practices across all business functions.

     

    - Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive privacy program aligned with U.S. and international regulations, including but not limited to GDPR, UK GDPR, HIPAA, Switzerland’s FADP, TCPA, CAN-SPAM, and various U.S. state privacy laws

     

    - Develop and enforce company-wide privacy policies, standards, and procedures

     

    - Develop and deliver privacy training programs to educate employees on data protection obligations and best practices

     

    - Monitor developments in privacy laws and regulations globally, providing actionable guidance to the business on maintaining compliance

     

    - Ensure appropriate processes are in place for compliance with data protection regulations, including data subject rights, data processing activities, and cross-border data transfers

     

    - Conduct privacy impact assessments (PIAs) and data protection impact assessments (DPIAs)

     

    - Identify and remediate privacy risks, working collaboratively with relevant stakeholders

     

    - Serve as a key advisor to cross-functional teams, including IT, HR, marketing, and R&D, on privacy-related matters

     

    - Collaborate with legal counsel and external stakeholders on privacy issues and incidents

     

    - Lead and/or collaborate with colleagues on the investigation and resolution of any privacy incidents, including regulatory notifications and root-cause analyses

     

    - Provide regular updates to the leader and senior management on privacy compliance status, risks, and initiatives

     

    - Other duties as assigned

     

    - Reports to CCO (Chief Compliance Officer)

     

    We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

     

    Skills and Requirements

     

    - Juris Doctorate (JD)

     

    - Active license to practice law in any state in US (preferably CA)

     

    - 7+ years of legal privacy experience

     

    - 3+ years of legal privacy experience in the biotech, pharmaceutical, or medical device industry

     

    - Expert in privacy compliance