Senior Counsel, Legal Privacy & Data Security

Role Summary

The Senior Counsel, Legal Privacy & Data Security will be responsible for handling a variety of privacy and data security matters across business areas and jurisdictions, with a primary focus on U.S. data privacy and cyber security matters.

Responsibilities

• Strategic and day-to-day legal support for business functions (both aesthetics and therapeutics).
• Monitor and advise on compliance and implementation positions for emerging data privacy laws.
• Support global privacy contracts and M&A legal teams regarding data privacy legal questions, contract reviews, and negotiations.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage data privacy and protection terms for a variety of transactional agreements, including master services agreements, professional services and consulting agreements, statements of work, BAAs, business technology agreements, and supply agreements.
• Support the AbbVie privacy compliance office regarding the operation of AbbVie’s global privacy program.
• Monitor and advise on the implications of privacy laws on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
• Legal support for information security risk management team, including data breach analysis and response, third party risk management, and insider risk.
• Draft and review privacy notice, consent, and contract templates, both globally and regionally.
• Manage and supervise external privacy counsel work.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education:
  • Candidates must possess a JD degree and state bar certification
• Minimum Training / Experience:
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in relevant legal experience in data privacy and security matters on a wide range of commercial business issues at a major law firm and/or corporate environment
  • Strong background in U.S. and EU data privacy requirements
  • Experience advising on privacy matters related to the processing of health information preferred
  • Experience with digital related data privacy matters preferred
  • Ability to write clearly and prepare professional communications
  • Detailed and rigorous legal research and analysis skills
  • Experience working with and across the full corporate structure in a matrixed corporate environment
  • Experience supporting senior business leaders
  • Experience in data processing agreements and data transfer agreements
  • Experience working with and advising multinational affiliates across markets
  • IAPP Certifications, such as CIPP/US or CIPP/E, a plus

Skills

• Legal research and analysis
• Contract drafting and negotiation
• Privacy and data security compliance
• Cross-functional collaboration in a matrixed organization
• Communication skills for professional correspondence
• Experience advising senior leadership

Education

• JD degree
• State bar certification
• IAPP certifications (e.g., CIPP/US, CIPP/E) preferred

Additional Requirements

• This role is a hybrid work opportunity requiring at minimum three (3) days onsite in our North Chicago, IL offices.