Corporate Counsel, Privacy

• Act as an advisor and subject matter expert for Baxter's business divisions
• Support Baxter contracting/procurement teams and commercial teams regarding data privacy legal questions, contract reviews, and negotiations
• Advise marketing and digital teams to lead privacy compliance on websites
• Monitor developments in US privacy laws and related legislation and industry practices and support operationalization of compliance
• Develop and perform trainings
• Act independently and provide expert legal advice and counsel to Baxter on privacy compliance matters
• Partner and interact closely with business and/or functional leaders and/or teams
• Identify areas of vulnerability and risk and undertake corrective plans
• Conduct or support internal investigations of allegations of potential data breaches
• Lead data subject requests as per privacy laws
• Conduct privacy assessments, including Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
• Maintain up to date privacy expertise, skills, and competency regarding evolving laws, regulations, guidance, and directives

• Law Degree from a US jurisdiction and bar membership
• 7+ years of professional experience in an international company or in an international law firm in the area of data protection
• Healthcare experience required
• Medical Device and international experience strongly preferred
• Expert knowledge of US federal and state data privacy laws (such as HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA)
• Experience in managing data incidents and breaches
• Proven experience counseling business clients on an international level
• Ability to work independently and navigate ambiguous legal issues
• Demonstrated ability to work with others in addressing privacy issues in a pragmatic way and within complex organization environment
• High degree of accountability, professional motivation, and drive
• Strong collaborative skills
• Proven history of proactively identifying and researching legal risks and issues and effectively counseling clients
• Strong ability to work with and coordinate activities across a large number of individuals across various functional areas
• Fluency in English

Experience gained from a mix of law firm private practice and in-house positions in companies engaged in the life-sciences sector

• Medical and dental coverage
• Insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Educational assistance programs
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Family and medical leaves of absence
• Paid parental leave
• Commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Childcare benefits