Data Privacy Lead Europe

**Make your mark for patients**

We are looking for a **Data Privacy Lead Europe** who is **passionate, pragmatic **and** has a service mentality** to join our **Data Privacy** team, based in our **headquarters** in **Brussels**, **Belgium** or in our office in **Slough**, **England** or in our office in **Monheim**, **Germany**.

**About the role**

As the Data Privacy Lead (Europe), you will support the design and oversee the implementation of a Global Data Privacy strategy at UCB. You will be accountable for the development, implementation and maintenance of privacy best practices, policies and procedures across the company in line with all applicable data protection regulations and standards, as well as for monitoring its compliance to data privacy and security. Success in this role is ensuring that data privacy requirements are both understood and enabled whilst enabling delivery of patient value for UCB and the patient populations it serves and that data protection breaches and supervisory authority criticism do not occur.

**Who you’ll work with**

You’ll join a Data Privacy team of 3 experts. You'll work with our internal Data Privacy networks. You’ll collaborate with IT, cybersecurity and other relevant teams to ensure that appropriate technical and organizational measures are in place to safeguard data privacy and security.

We’ll expect you to demonstrate a strong, dynamic leadership and advocacy for data privacy across all areas of the organization, including the legal team, senior leadership, the data privacy networks and project managers.

**What you’ll do**
- Lead and advocate for data privacy across all areas of the organization
- Support the design of UCB's Data Privacy strategy informed by various legislation and governing bodies’ guidance, including separate data strategies for higher risk populations
- Accountable for maintenance of a data processing activities registry and implementation of Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) to accurately assess and mitigate data protection risks
- Develop and implement global data privacy policies and procedures
- Monitor and assess changes in data privacy laws and regulations and develop related plans to ensure ongoing compliance with new and updated requirements
- Provide advice and guidance on privacy-related issues
- Work with the data privacy networks to manage privacy-related processes
- Develop and deliver training appropriate to every role involving personal data, including regular awareness sessions and detailed bespoke team training (Talent, IT, informatics, genetics, etc.)

**Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills**
- Bachelor’s degree (min)
- 5+ years' experience with at least 2+ years of experience in data privacy related activities
- Operational expertise in data protection
- Relevant certification such as CIPP/E, CIPM or otherwise proven expertise is an asset
- Risk management experience
- Negotiation skills
- Policy development and implementation skills
- Experience in the healthcare sector or in a computing company would be an asset

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you

**About us**
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

**Why work for us?**
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

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UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/colour/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.