Privacy Counsel

4 weeks ago

Étreux, Hauts-de-France, United States Vertex Pharmaceuticals Full time
Job Title: Privacy Counsel

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking a highly skilled Privacy Counsel to join our team in the Legal and Compliance Department at our world headquarters in Boston, MA.

About the Role

The successful candidate will provide strategic and solutions-oriented advice to internal clients on worldwide regulatory issues related to the processing of personal data. This will include but not be limited to the US State Privacy Laws, Section 5 of the FTC Act, CAN-SPAM, EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and Canadian privacy laws.

Key Responsibilities
  • Performing regular privacy assessments of new and existing business processes, providing practical and timely advice to internal clients to design business processes in compliance with applicable data protection requirements.
  • Acting as subject matter expert and internal escalation point for data protection issues in contracting, including data processing agreements, research collaborations, and transactional agreements.
  • Drafting privacy notices and consents for business processes across the organization, and maintaining the organization's privacy and cookie notices on company websites.
  • Developing and reviewing content for privacy training materials and other communications to increase employee understanding of company privacy policies, data handling practices and procedures and legal obligations.
  • Evaluating and responding to data subject requests (e.g., request for information, clarifications, rectification, or deletion of personal data) and reports of potential data incidents.
Requirements
  • JD from an ABA accredited law school and member of a state bar or Master's degree highly preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience providing privacy advice, preferably to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or medical device companies, whether in-house or at a law firm OR experience in management of a corporate privacy program.
  • Specific expertise required in statutes, regulations and guidance concerning data protection throughout the US and Europe, which could include GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, CCPA, CPRA, as well as other US privacy requirements (Section 5 of the FTC Act, CAN SPAM, state breach notification laws).
About Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law.

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