Us Privacy And Governance Lead

Summary

Join Biogen's Global Privacy Office as the US Privacy & Governance Lead. You will assist the Chief Privacy Officer in operationalizing the global privacy program, focusing on creating tools, policies, and training for employees and partners to handle personal data responsibly. This role involves managing the US regional program, overseeing the Information Governance program, and leading designated processes like Vendor Risk Management and Training. You will provide guidance on privacy by design, consult with business partners on data handling, ensure regional compliance, monitor regulatory changes, and support audits. The position requires strong leadership, US data privacy expertise, and experience managing teams. Biogen offers a competitive salary, LTI grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability in delivering results and advancing Privacy program maturity
• Knowledge of data management, information governance and electronic records management principles and best practices and digital preservation theory and practice
• Deep understanding of personal data and broad knowledge of data across the business: 12 years’ experience in jobs of increasing responsibility, 8+ years of related experience in legal or data-driven roles and 7+ years of experience in privacy role preferred. Ideally, this would be in the Biotech or Pharmaceutical industry, but relevant experience from other consumer/ regulated industries will also be considered
• Relevant experience in US Privacy regulations and implications, particularly marketing / Adtech requirements online and offline
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to explain complex concepts in simple ways
• Experience managing and developing more junior team members
• Technical aptitude and understanding of IT systems and their connection to data collection and processing
• Keenly developed business partnering and collaboration skills, adept at establishing and sustaining effective working relationships, both within and between departments
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed environment: Building and managing peer and management-level relationships through achievement of results, accountable to schedule, and allocation of resources and meeting customer needs. Comfortable working in a global organization
• Solution and results oriented, with the ability to prioritize and deliver key initiatives
• Project management skills with the ability to keep multiple projects moving forward simultaneously
• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in a related field, masters or law degree

Responsibilities

• Privacy Program Management – With the Chief Privacy officer, ensure the company is executing the global privacy program in compliance with regional sectoral and jurisdictional regulations.  This includes SOP development, governance and communication/ training to employees, being a resource for functional employees and advising on data protection and data handling standards, etc. Inform and/ or develop the global privacy program as appropriate/ directed. Act as program lead for designated processes, which may include activities such as Vendor Risk Management, Training, or others as assigned
• Information Governance Program Management – With the Chief Privacy officer, execute vision and strategy for data lifecycle management at Biogen and provide oversight to those activities across Biogen to drive regulatory compliance and reduce risk. Define the policies, procedures and execution of Biogen’s Information Governance program, which is designed to ensure that the company’s data and records are appropriately managed across the information lifecycle. Ensure cross-functional collaboration and capability development to ensure governance goals, information management lifecycle standards and best practices for both physical and electronic records are reached
• Privacy by Design – Provide guidance on complex use cases involving personally identifiable information and other data, taking into account consent, notice, use, transparency and systems controls. Work with IT, Security and other teams to ensure incorporation of privacy by design approach into Biogen data processing procedures
• Business Consultation - Work with business partners to understand new use cases and operational procedures for new business scenarios involving internal or external data handling, with particular focus on commercial activities
• Regional Compliance - Assist the Chief Privacy Officer in implementing measures throughout the world to ensure compliance with local laws
• Monitoring and Compliance – Help monitor country specific regulatory activities to ensure awareness of changes in regulatory environment globally
• Audit and Assess - Support ongoing measurement and auditing on overall effectiveness of the Privacy office and execution of privacy policies and standards, both internally and by third party vendors

Preferred Qualifications

IAPP CIPP, CIPM and/or CIPT certification preferred

Benefits

• Biogen offers a full range of benefits that include medical, dental, life, long and short-term disability insurances, vacation, end-of-year shutdown, and 401K participation and matching contributions
• LTI grants
• Other incentive programs