Healthcare Data Privacy Associate Attorney

A law firm is seeking a Healthcare Data Privacy Associate Attorney to join its global Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Digital Assets Practice Group. The candidate will play a key role in advising clients on digital healthcare privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, and global compliance strategies.

Job Details

Duties:

• Assist and advise clients on digital healthcare privacy, data privacy, cybersecurity, and digital assets counseling and transactions.
• Lead or assume significant responsibility for projects, working directly with partners worldwide.
• Conduct compliance gap assessments and implement remediation plans.
• Draft policies and procedures, including privacy policies, privacy statements, incident response plans, vendor contracting templates, and DPAs.
• Advise on contract and M&A negotiations.
• Assist clients in determining compliance risks and priorities, implementing data protection compliance, and managing information governance programs.
• Provide incident response support and defense in regulatory actions.

Requirements:

• J.D. degree or equivalent.
• Admission to practice and in good standing in any U.S. state.
• 4+ years of experience with meaningful knowledge of healthcare industry data privacy and security issues.
• Incident response experience is desirable.
• Healthcare industry experience is necessary.

Certifications:

Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP-US, CIPP-EU, CIPM) strongly preferred.

Skills:

• Strong understanding of international, federal, state, and local privacy and security laws.
• Familiarity with technologies supporting compliance.
• Experience in drafting privacy and security policies for compliance with FDA, FTC, State AG guidance, GLBA, HIPAA, HITECH Act, and other relevant regulations.
• Working knowledge of US-EU and US-Swiss Privacy Shield and state consumer privacy laws (CCPA/CPRA/CDPA/CPA).
• Familiarity with privacy-related regulations such as FIPPs, CAN-SPAM, TCPA, COPPA, FCRA, FERPA, VPPA, Cable Act, Privacy Act, Cal-OPPA, Shine the Light, and state breach notification and security laws.

This international and trade law firm has 10 offices across the world and was founded in early 1960s. The firm has over 350 attorneys in the team working in the areas of intellectual property, finance, international business, transactional and commercial, lobbying and government relations, litigation and dispute resolution and regulatory and administrative law. The firm's leadership attitude and forward thinking makes it one of the most progressive law firms.