Senior Director Privacy Officer - Remote

Company: Prime Therapeutics
Location: Springfield
Posted on: June 24, 2022

Job Description:

Our work matters. We help people get the medicine they need to feel better and live well. We do not lose sight of that. It fuels our passion and drives every decision we make.

**Job Posting Title**

Senior Director Privacy Officer - Remote

**Job Description**

The Senior Director Privacy Officer is responsible for the development, implementation, and execution of the organization's privacy program, including privacy risk and impact assessments designed to identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate privacy risks and increase adherence to privacy regulatory requirements. This position closely collaborates with business stakeholders to control risk from potential procedural or technology changes that affect privacy. This position is accountable for collaborating with Prime's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and, specifically, acts as the privacy authority for Prime's cyber incident response program.

**Responsibilities**

+ Establish, develop, and manage the Privacy Program including privacy risk assessment, privacy impact assessments, policy, and training and awareness, to identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor potential privacy gaps and/or risks across the organization

+ Work closely with the CISO and technology service teams to anticipate potential privacy problems embedded in the use of emerging technologies and the impact on data privacy protection and management

+ Continuously monitor the status and effectiveness of privacy controls, ensuring that privacy-related key risk indicators are effectively monitored to prevent an unacceptable impact on business objectives and reputation

+ Lead privacy reviews and investigations conducted by the Office for Civil Rights and other regulatory bodies; and establish and oversee privacy incidents and breaches and corrective actions

+ Act as lead privacy staff on Prime's Core Incident Response Team providing privacy expertise and critical decision making respective of the situation; liaise with CISO in matters relating to cyber incident response and data breaches (including preparedness, prevention, impact mitigation and integral management of breaches)

+ Manage a team or privacy professionals accountable to executing the privacy program and identifying emerging privacy and data sharing priorities (i.e., regulations, industry trends);

+ Provide informed input into client and vendor contracting, new business relationships, products and services, and technology development and implementation related to privacy data protection and management to safeguard PII and PHI and ensure compliance with privacy regulations and contractual obligations

+ Liaise and develop effective relationships internally, with regulatory authorities, as required, and with clients to provide advice, consultation, and recommendations related to privacy and incident response topics and issues, product/services and technology developments, and new external business relationships

+ Other duties as assigned

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ Bachelor's degree in business management, healthcare administration or related area of study or equivalent combination of education and/or relevant work experience; HS diploma or GED is required

+ 10 years of relevant work experience in privacy and/or legal, including 5 years of experience with HIPAA and/or state privacy laws

+ 7 years of leadership/people management experience

+ Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship

**Additional Qualifications**

+ Ability to establish rapport, build relationships, and collaborate effectively across departments and at all levels within the organization

+ Demonstrated ability to distill complex concepts or situations into concise and compelling communications

+ Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills

+ Ability to maintain a high level of discretion and confidentiality

+ Proven leadership skills which inspire teams to meet business objectives with outstanding results

+ Demonstrated project management skills to lead the implementation of complex change initiatives

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Advanced degree (e.g. MBA, JD)

+ PBM/health care experience

+ Recognized certification as a privacy compliance professional (e.g., CIPP/US)

**Minimum Physical Job Requirements**

+ Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

+ Constantly required to sit, use hands to handle or feel, talk and hear

+ Frequently required to reach with hands and arms

+ Occasionally required to stand, walk and stoop, kneel, and crouch

+ Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

+ Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

**Reporting Structure**

+ Reports to the Chief Compliance Officer

Potential pay for this position ranges from $138,400.00 - $221,200.00 based on location, experience and skills.

To review our Benefits, Incentives and Additional Compensation, visit our Benefits Page (https://www.primetherapeutics.com/careers/benefits/) and click on the "Benefits at a glance" button for more detail.

_Prime Therapeutics LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage diverse candidates to apply and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status._

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