Data Privacy Lead Europe

**Make your mark for patients**

We are looking for a Senior Counsel, Data Privacy who is **passionate, pragmatic **and** has a service mentality** to join our **Data Privacy** team, based in our **headquarters** in **Brussels**, **Belgium.**

**About the role**

**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**
- Develop and implement global data privacy policies and procedures
- 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
- Lead negotiation of privacy provisions in contracts in which the organization is providing data to third parties (_g., _reviewing privacy practices of vendors and negotiating appropriate contractual guarantees) and related warranties, guarantees, or indemnification.
- Managing the cross-border transfer of information between jurisdictions with different privacy standards.
- 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, including data incidents and breaches

**Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills**
- Master’s degree in law is mandatory
- 7+ years' experience with at least 3+ years of experience in data privacy related activities
- Operational expertise in data protection
- Relevant certification such as CIPP/E, CIPM is required
- Experience as a DPO or close collaboration with a DPO
- Risk management experience and negotiation skills, including escalations to senior management
- Policy development and implementation skills
- In-house experience in the healthcare sector (medical device, medical software or pharma) is a must
- Practical Mindset, professional presence, ability to communicate to all levels of the organization
- Fluency in English and French or Dutch

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.