Privacy Legal Counsel

3 days ago


Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Coloplast Full time

Location:

Minneapolis, MN, US

Job Family: N/A

Country/Region: United States

The Coloplast North America BEC team advises leaders and employees within the North America business units of: Chronic Care (Continence & Ostomy), Wound and Tissue Repair; Interventional Urology, Voice & Respiratory Care/Atos, and Durable Medical Equipment providers, on a wide variety of data privacy issues. These areas include the application of HIPAA within Coloplast's DME businesses and data privacy considerations for various business priorities, including digital marketing efforts, website management, and patient directed activities and campaigns.

The need is for 20-30 hours a week, and the length of assignment is anticipated to be 4-5 months. The role will be hybrid.

Major Areas of Accountability

  • Subject matter expert on HIPAA and US/Canada consumer privacy laws, supporting the North American businesses which includes non-HIPAA covered entities, and two HIPAA covered entities and many Business Associate functions.
  • Provide guidance and training about permitted uses and disclosures of personal data to North American stakeholders.
  • Provide guidance to global and IT stakeholders to ensure that privacy requirements are embedded across technology platforms and systems.
  • Oversee investigation into data privacy incidents and breaches, ensuring prompt remediation and corrective actions in compliance with HIPAA and consumer privacy standards.

Coloplast employees are required to conduct business to the highest ethical and professional standards; comply with applicable laws and regulations, the Advamed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals, and company policies.

Other job duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications

Juris Doctorate from US accredited law school

Licensed attorney in the US, admitted to the Bar in at least one jurisdiction

Minimum 3+ years legal experience as a practicing attorney

Demonstrated expertise in HIPAA, and US data privacy laws and issues applicable to medical device companies and HIPAA covered entities

Previous experience providing Privacy support for a medical device or pharmaceutical company

Pursuing an ambitious growth agenda, Coloplast develops and markets products and services that make life easier for people with intimate healthcare needs. Employing about 16,000 people and with products available in more than 143 countries, we are one of the world´s leading medical device companies. We are constantly growing our business and always looking for new ways to move forward – we explore, learn and look for new ways of doing things.

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Coloplast employees are required to conduct business to the highest ethical and professional standards; comply with applicable laws and regulations, the Advamed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals, and company policies.

Coloplast is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) which means we employ and promote individuals based on their merits, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, status with regards to public assistance or any other protected classification.

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