Privacy Legal Counsel
- Sofia, Dublin
- Legal
- ICON Full Service & Corporate Support
- Office Based
Talent Acquisition Business Partner
- Full Service Division
About the role
Privacy Legal Counsel - Dublin, Ireland or Sofia, Bulgaria - Hybrid
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.
This is an exciting opportunity for a lawyer looking to develop their career within the Data Protection and Privacy space.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a position where you can make an impact globally and support ICON’s mission to help its clients to accelerate the development of drugs and medical devices that save patient lives and improve their quality of life.
The role:
We have a dedicated Global Data Protection legal team made up of data protection lawyers and privacy professionals. The team supports the business and its affiliates by providing advice on data protection matters, monitoring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, training the ICON community, maintaining documentation related to data processing and acting as the contact point on data privacy matters.
The privacy team supports all of ICON’s businesses across the globe from our core research and monitoring businesses, laboratories, technology teams to our research clinics. The privacy issues we support directly impact all parties across the clinical research eco system from big pharma to biotechs, research physicians to the study subjects and patients. This role will report to a Sr Manager, Legal counsel and Assistant Global Data Protection Officer. The team supports ICON plc’s core clinical research businesses globally on a diverse range of issues e.g. the development of cutting-edge clinical research platforms and technology, ICON’s Global Large Pharma and Biotech clinical trial divisions, Late Phase Clinical Research and laboratory businesses.
Responsibilities will include:
- Advising on relevant laws, national guidelines, codes and best practices in relation to data protection.
- Assist in responding to and managing data protection breaches and incidents (ICON as data controller and ICON as a data processor)
- Supporting and advising on privacy impact assessments
- Supporting on ICON's obligations on international transfers of personal data.
- Helping build and manage the Global ICON Privacy Program e.g. designing, implementing and adopting procedures, privacy tools and privacy strategy development.
- Advising and supporting ICON on its obligations in relation to regulatory obligations and monitoring compliance with regulations.
- Advising on and drafting data protection contractual provisions in agreements with clients, vendors and sites as well as on terms and conditions for use of ICON products and services.
- Advising on specific data protection aspects of ICON corporate and commercial initiatives including vendor selection.
- Staying current with global privacy laws and practices.
- Support maintaining records of processing activities.
- Monitoring compliance with policy and procedures as required
We are looking for:
- A qualified lawyer with 1+ years PQE, or alternative demonstrable experience within Data Protection/ Privacy. A qualified lawyer with less than 1 year PQE will be considered e.g. if a candidate has qualified in a leading law firm with relevant privacy experience.
- A keen interest in working in a privacy role in our industry.
- A comprehensive grasp of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Principles.
- Ability to independently evaluate complex issues and utilize judgment to sort through diverse opinions to achieve consensus.
- Proven team player with demonstrated leadership and/or consultation skills.
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What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
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