Job Summary :
Experienced Privacy Professional to work in the Worldwide Compliance & Business Ethics (WC&BE) Department of a global Pharmaceutical/biotechnology headquartered in Southern California. The individual will be located in Hyderabad and support Amgen s Privacy Compliance program in Asia and be part of the international privacy compliance team. The individual will report directly to the Chief Privacy Officer .
Roles and Responsibilities :
- Provide advice, guidance and/or support to local Compliance professionals regarding:
- Any data protection issues arising at respective affiliates
- Data Protection Authority (DPA) Notifications and Prior Approval submissions
- Data Subject Inquiry responses (including access requests and requests for correction or deletion)
- DPA inquiries and inspections (including advising on filing of DPA Notifications etc. )
- Audit preparation and remediation
- Regional execution of timely self-assessments to detect Privacy and Data Protection gaps and communicate gaps to Head of Global Privacy immediately (including liaising with business partners and IS to remediate self-assessments and audit gaps)
- Any needed privacy-related training
- Provide advice, guidance and/or support to Global Privacy Compliance team regarding:
- Regional or local privacy regulations and DPA activities regarding relevant regions
- Local and/or regional privacy risks
- Status of the Privacy Compliance program in respective countries on a regular basis
- Cross-borders issues and assist in the development and implementation of solution-oriented approaches to Privacy and Data Protection compliance in assigned region and across Amgen
- Best practices and how to improve cross-geographical and cross-functional awareness of Privacy and Data Protection
- Implementation and identifying any needed improvements in Privacy Incident Response process in regional affiliates in assigned region
- Enable privacy compliance across various functions by:
- Providing training together with the WC&BE team, and regular communications on Privacy and Data Protection Compliance to relevant staff
- Advising on Privacy and Data Protection issues, including drafting privacy notices, templates and consents, and ensuring consistency in practices and forms across regions; and
- Collaborating with Law, Corporate Audit, Information Systems and WC&BE functions regarding Privacy and Data Protection requirements to enable compliance and programmatic improvement.
Minimum Requirements :
- LLB or equivalent degree with at least 10 years of legal and/or privacy and data protection experience at a global company in a regulated industry (biopharmaceutical experience preferred), with deep expertise in Privacy and Data Protection.
- Proven ability to effectively and timely manage multiple initiatives and cross departmental projects (i. e. , strong project management skills)
- Demonstrated ability to communicate well with business leadership, information systems professionals and compliance professionals to drive workable solutions
- Proven ability to balance multiple priorities simultaneously, and to thrive and deliver in a highly regulated and fast-paced corporate environment
- Demonstrated ability to regularly re-prioritize risks, objectives and action plans based on an evolving corporate and regulatory landscape
- Ability to deal well with ambiguity and complex situations
- Strong ability to synthesize vast amounts of complex data, and clearly and concisely articulate the relevant points at the right altitude depending on the audience
- Demonstrable acumen to collaborate, drive results and influence cross-organizational stakeholders and decision makers with different operational and jurisdictional responsibilities
- Proven communication, relationship-building and collaboration skills
- Experienced in crisis management and handling
- Proven commitment to delivering quality and timely output
- Ability to work with key partners to ensure coordination of activities and alignment between security and privacy programs
- Strong strategic thinking skills and ability to translate strategy into action plans
- Excellent ability to interact and build relationships at all levels of management and staffing across organizational/jurisdictional boundaries
- Ability to understand, plan and navigate in a matrixed environment
- Excellent command of English (spoken and written) and public speaking skills
- Availability in crisis
- Appreciation of global context of local or regional activities
Additional Competencies/Skills:
- Effective leadership skills
- Effective organizational and creative problem-solving skills
- Self-starter with a high level of initiative and strong work ethic
- Strong understanding of the role of compliance professionals
- CIPP certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) (preferred)
- High level of integrity in all actions.
