Lead Privacy Counsel

Are you a detailed oriented, self-starter with a passion for Data Protection and Privacy? Are you looking for a role where you can have impact and work with senior leaders? Are you interested in contributing to a healthcare platform that puts accessible and affordable healthcare in the hands of every person on earth?

We are seeking a Lead Privacy Counsel, to work alongside the US Privacy Officer to support with the development of a robust data US privacy practice at Babylon, and help set the direction and priorities of the US privacy legal efforts. In this role you will effectively translate technical privacy requirements into clear, workable, and operational processes for the business.

You can be based in any of the locations across the USA where Babylon have a hub (Austin TX, Bay Area SF, Brooklyn NY, Seattle WA or Denver CO).

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

• Providing clear and practical advice to the various teams throughout the business on the implication of data privacy rules, and how to effectively comply with them.
• Advising on HIPAA, contractual and state law provisions in respect of PHI processing activities.
• Working closely with product, research, engineering, security and data analytics teams.
• Managing US legal privacy matters as they arise, and effectively liaising with stakeholders to bring these to a close.
• Preparing brief but effective privacy legal advice to convey material risk points to the business and ensuring the effective sign-off of key risks.
• Effectively working with incident management teams to navigate the business through US data protection and privacy incidents.
• Negotiating and drafting data protection and privacy provisions in commercial agreements, and drafting notices, authorizations and privacy policy language.
• Working effectively across multiple states with development of working knowledge of key state law matters which impact the business and how to navigate them. Monitoring and responding to developments in US privacy, data protection and information security, including new laws, regulations, key judgements, and regulatory guidance.
• Digesting privacy rules quickly and determining the impact for the business and helping to set the risk tolerance for approach.
• Working efficiently across many projects and issues effectively at the same time.
• Ensuring appropriate privacy-by-design is implemented to the Babylon product to meet Babylon’s legal obligations.
• Partner with senior leaders and commercial stakeholders to embed privacy protections into new and existing products, as well as advise on ways to minimize legal privacy risks.
• Management of a Paralegal
• A team player, working effectively as a part of Babylon’s Global Legal function, reporting into Babylon’s Global Data Protection Officer and Counsel.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• HIPAA and healthcare experience is essential.
• Experience working in the technology sector is highly desirable.
• Data Protection and Privacy subject matter expert who has a minimum of 5 years professional experience in a data-privacy focused role.
• Be able to demonstrate a high degree of capability to balance pragmatism with technical privacy advice.
• Able to influence stakeholders through a degree of commercial acumen that inspires trust and confidence. Supports others to "see the bigger picture".
• Perceived as a trusted advisor and contributes in such a way that creates significant commercial value for the business.

Whether you work in one of our amazing offices or a distributed team, Babylon is highly collaborative and fun! You’ll have a chance to work in a fast-paced environment with experienced industry leaders. We have a learning environment where you can make an impact.

We are a team on a mission, to put accessible and affordable healthcare in the hands of every person on earth. Our mission is bold and ambitious, and it’s one that’s shared by our team who shares our values, to dream big, build fast and be brilliant. To achieve this, we’ve brought together one of the largest teams of scientists, clinicians, mathematicians and engineers to focus on combining the ever-growing computing power of machines, with the best medical expertise of humans, to create a comprehensive, immediate and personalized health service and make it universally available.

At Babylon our people aren’t just part of a team, they’re part of something bigger. We’re a vibrant community of creative thinkers and doers, forging the way for a new generation of healthcare. We’re only as good as our people. So, finding the best people is everything to us. We serve millions, but we choose our people one at a time…

We believe that difference inspires a better, healthier world. That’s why it’s at the heart of everything we do. From our people to our products, difference enriches every part of our business and creates a culture based on equality of opportunity, and in which all Babylonians can progress their careers. We’re committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, pregnancy status, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.