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Posted November 08, 2019

Senior Data Privacy Counsel USA

Merck KGaA
Burlington, MA Full Time

Your role: Acting as the business partner and senior counsel for data privacy in the US in exciting times. In coordination with Group Data Privacy, you...

Your role:

Acting as the business partner and senior counsel for data privacy in the US in exciting times. In coordination with Group Data Privacy, you develop, implement, maintain and improve the Data Privacy Management System and adopt it to new requirements in the US, like the Californian CCPA. You act as a strategic driver for data privacy in a country with high responsibility for the entire group. You support and coordinate the local roll-out of global policies, processes, and guidelines and adjust them to the new and developing local requirements. You advise and report to the senior management in the US and serve as primary contact in data privacy issues for all US entities. In addition, you keep an eye on local legal trends and interact with the global privacy network. You work with the competent authorities in relevant cases. You provide guidance to the departments of the company, develop new concepts for broader awareness, and negotiate with external partners and customers.

Who you are:

Minimum Qualifications

  • Graduate degree in law (or equivalent)
  • At least 10 to 13 years of job experience with a minimum of 5 years in data privacy, preferably in a large company, law firm, or international environment
  • High level of knowledge in US privacy regulations
  • Business oriented in interactions with senior management and other stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

  • Life Science, Healthcare or Chemical industry knowledge preferred
  • European GDPR knowledge preferred

This listing expired on Jan 07. Applications are no longer accepted.

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