Jazz Pharmaceuticals · 2 days ago
Global Privacy Officer
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$240K/yr - $360K/yr
10+ years expJazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for serious diseases. The Global Privacy Officer will lead the company's global privacy program, ensuring compliance with privacy laws and regulations while managing a team of privacy professionals.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Leads a team of privacy professionals to support the strategic objectives of the organization and its commitment to compliance, ethics, and privacy by:
Developing, implementing, and maintaining a global privacy program aligned with regulatory requirements and industry best practices
Serving as a key point of contact for privacy authorities in the US, UK, and EU, as necessary; and
Reliably and proactively identifying privacy risk and designing effective mitigation strategies, as needed
Oversee data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), privacy risk assessments, and third-party vendor evaluations to manage privacy risk; design mitigation strategies as necessary
In partnership with the Senior Compliance Officer, Global Monitoring, Auditing, and Third-Party Risk Management, collect and analyze data to detect emerging risk areas, deficient controls, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and policies. Prepare detailed reports and/or dashboards for the Ethics, Compliance, and Privacy team, as well as key stakeholders, including Jazz Commercial, R&D and other leaders to provide privacy risk information and assessment of the adequacy of compliance controls
In partnership with the Senior Compliance Officer, Global Policies, Education, and Investigations, draft global privacy policies, design and deliver global privacy training programs for employees, contractors, and partners, and lead investigations and responses to data breaches and privacy incidents, including regulatory reporting and remediation, as needed
Promote a privacy-first culture through ongoing education and engagement
Manage processes for handling data subject access requests (DSARs), consent management, and individual rights under GDPR and other laws
Lead cross-functional efforts to ensure compliance across R&D, clinical trials, marketing, HR, and digital platforms
Serves as a key member of the Ethics, Compliance, and Privacy lead team, coordinating with other lead team members to advance the department’s goals and objectives and to drive consistency in the approach to compliance and ethics across the company
Stays informed on new laws, regulations, and industry trends affecting the company and ensures that those new developments are appropriately reflected in the global privacy program
Willingly assists Ethics, Compliance, and Privacy Department colleagues with projects and activities in areas outside of his/her primary areas of responsibility as needed to achieve corporate objectives, contribute to a collegial atmosphere and balance workloads
Qualification
Required
10-12 years of relevant pharmaceutical privacy experience in-house, with specific expertise in managing a global privacy program for a multinational organization
Deep understanding of global privacy regulations and their practical application
Experience managing privacy incidents and/or data breach
Solid judgment and business acumen and understanding of business operations, particularly in multinational pharmaceutical organizations
Solid understanding of privacy laws and regulations governing the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry both in the US and internationally, including patient and employee data requirements
Experience working in a business environment across multiple functions and geographies, with high level of responsiveness and with a strong customer service orientation
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, enthusiastic, self-motivated, efficient, able to handle heavy workload; team player, who enjoys working in and supporting a collaborative environment
Able to work accurately with an appropriate sense of urgency and function effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Strong interpersonal skills, including diplomacy, flexibility and collaboration and the ability to interface effectively throughout all levels of the organization as well as with external parties, and adaptable to circumstances and variety of cultures
Effective manager, capable of driving enthusiasm, creativity, collaboration, and a positive work environment for his/her team
Travel required
Preferred
Law degree preferred, but not required
Benefits
Discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation
Discretionary equity grants
Medical, dental and vision insurance
401k retirement savings plan
Flexible paid vacation
Company
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company that identifies, develops and commercializes innovative treatments.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.81BKey Investors
Longitude CapitalKohlberg Kravis Roberts
2024-09-03Post Ipo Debt· $850M
2021-04-22Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2009-12-07Post Ipo Debt· $120M
Leadership Team
Renée Galá
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ryan Bovia
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Recent News
2026-01-07
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