Global Privacy Officer

If you are a current Jazz employee please apply via the Internal Career site Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information. Job Description Brief Description: Reporting to the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, the Global Privacy Officer is senior member of the Ethics, Compliance, and Privacy department who will play a critical role in advancing the company’s strategy and commitment to compliance, ethics, and privacy by developing, implementing, and continuously enhancing our global privacy program aligned with regulatory requirements and industry best practices. The Global Privacy Officer leads a team of privacy professionals and works with other members of the Ethics, Compliance, and Privacy department, members of the Finance, IT, ERM, HR, and Legal departments and other stakeholders across the company, as well as external advisors as needed, to support the company’s overall objectives. The Global Privacy Officer has a broad-based knowledge of the privacy laws and regulations governing pharmaceutical company activities in the US, U.K., EU and other jurisdictions in which the company conducts its business, including but not limited to HIPAA, various US state privacy laws that may be applicable to the company’s activities, and GDPR. The Global Privacy Officer should have extensive expertise designing and implementing a comprehensive global privacy program, capable of supporting the activities of a pharmaceutical company with an active research and development function, and should be capable of identifying privacy risks and designing effective mitigation strategies to manage those risks in key areas like clinical trials / clinical research, patient advocacy, and interactions with health care providers and government officials. The Global Privacy Officer should also be capable of advising a global HR function on the privacy considerations associated with managing a global workforce and should be familiar with managing and mitigating privacy incident responses. The person in this role works autonomously but must also have the ability to work collaboratively across a range of functions and departments. The Global Privacy Officer is confident and proactive in his/her approach with a strong commitment to ethical decision-making. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: 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

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