Director of Global Privacy and Compliance

The role

The Director of Global Privacy and Compliance will lead the design, implementation, and oversight of global privacy standards. This person will also lead global ethics and compliance matters including anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and risk assessments.

What you will do

• Lead the global privacy program ensuring compliance with GDPR, US, APAC, and LATAM privacy laws
• Design, implement, and manage the company's global privacy program
• Oversee privacy impact assessments, data breach response, and cross-border data transfer compliance
• Lead enterprise-wide privacy risk assessments
• Develop privacy programs, policies, and procedures
• Provide supervision and direction to the Privacy Operations Manager
• Manage the Precision Data Protection Officer
• Lead and support the global ethics and compliance program
• Serve as a subject matter resource for anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance
• Manage or support risk-based due diligence and remediation for third parties

Required qualifications

• Law degree or equivalent advanced degree
• 10+ years of experience in privacy
• At least 5 years in a leadership role within CRO, pharma, or life sciences
• Deep knowledge of global data privacy regulations (GDPR, APAC laws, HIPAA)
• Knowledge of global ethics and compliance requirements including ABAC and FCPA compliance, third-party risk management, conflicts of interest, investigations, training, monitoring, and remediation
• Significant experience with privacy and compliance risk assessments and analysis methodologies
• Significant experience building and scaling global privacy programs
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Fluent in English

Nice to have

• Certification in compliance or privacy (e.g., CCEP, CIPP/E)
• Experience designing, implementing, or operating privacy and ethics and compliance programs in the life sciences or another highly regulated industry
• Previous experience in a regional leadership role in the life sciences sector
• Additional languages

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Health insurance
• Retirement savings benefits
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Parental leave
• Paid time off for sick leave and vacation

Before you apply

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without employer sponsorship

About the company

Precision Medicine Group supports clinical research and pharmaceutical development.