Privacy Specialist

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This role can be based in a remote location attached to any one of the following Strategic Legal Hubs: UK (Glasgow); Italy (Milan) or Bulgaria (Sofia).

When you’re part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do challenging work, and join a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.

We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve sophisticated analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, deliver medicines to market and increase laboratory productivity.

To enable us to better support Thermo Fisher Scientific’s growth strategy, we have invested in the creation of six Strategic Legal Hubs across the globe, where we are growing highly skilled, multi-disciplinary legal teams who are co-located to support multiple businesses and corporate functions.  You’ll be part of a dynamic environment with increased opportunity to collaborate with legal colleagues and grow your skills through exposure to the varied legal issues that the Thermo Fisher businesses face. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced privacy professional to join us in the role of Privacy Specialist. This role is a key member of the Global Privacy and Technology Office (GPTO) advising the organization on privacy matters and developing creative and pragmatic solutions to enable the business to grow and develop in its innovative use of data. The ideal candidate will have proven experience working with and applying global privacy laws, regulations, and standards in a pharmaceutical or clinical research setting, and will be able to navigate sophisticated issues and provide practical advice to a variety of business partners.

The primary responsibility of the Privacy Specialist role is to help ensure the organization remains aligned with privacy and data protection laws around the world. They must have the capacity to take ownership of multiple projects and work independently, but to also be confident enough to raise concerns where appropriate.

As such, this individual will:

• Provide guidance to the business on global data protection laws, regulations, and standards to help ensure compliance across the organization.

• Recognize privacy-related issues while conducting assessments and identify creative and compliant solutions to enable the Thermo Fisher Scientific business to grow and develop its use of data.

• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional colleagues including Legal, IT, Information Security and Data Retention to ensure privacy requirements are integrated into business processes and systems.

• Work closely with other members of the GPTO to provide consistent and cohesive advice to the business.

• Educate and train employees on our policies and procedures.

• Communicate directly with clients where they have questions about our Privacy Program.

• Continue learning about changes to the global privacy landscape and advise on their impact on our business.

• Bachelors degree or equivalent required.

• IAPP (CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT) qualifications desirable.

• Proficient in business English

• Experience in Privacy is essential

• Excellent working knowledge of applying global privacy laws, regulations, and standards in the context of a large multinational company (preferably in pharmaceutical, clinical research or healthcare setting).

• Proven track record of demonstrating the ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously.

• Experience conducting DPIAs and TIAs on innovative new technologies containing health data, including those with AI functionalities.

• An understanding of how privacy fits into the system development lifecycle and you must be comfortable collaborating with IT and Risk colleagues including Information Security professionals as part of due diligence processes.

• Willingness to quickly adapt to using a Privacy Management tool to conduct daily activities.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate sophisticated requirements to a range of business colleagues.

• Strong interpersonal relationship skills and the ability to create and maintain positive working relationships within a large and complex environment.

• Experience conducting privacy audits, but also comfortable working with auditors and responding to privacy related questions.

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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