About the role

  • Further development and maintenance of the record of processing activities (RoPA) and conducting risk analyses, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and Transfer Impact Assessments (TIAs)
  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating data protection agreements, consent forms and privacy notices
  • Advising business units and international subsidiaries on all data protection matters and directing required remedial actions
  • Collaborating on digitalization projects and reviewing websites and social media presences
  • Managing and handling data protection incidents (data breaches) and rolling out the data deletion concept
  • Designing and delivering data protection training and further developing e-learning offerings
  • Collaborating with the Group Privacy Officer and implementing data protection and compliance SOPs

Requirements

  • Degree in law or equivalent; ideally with the German second state law exam (Assessorexamen) and qualification as company counsel (Syndikusrechtsanwalt)
  • Minimum of 5 years' relevant professional experience as a lawyer, legal counsel or data protection officer
  • Excellent knowledge of data protection law, in particular experience building and maintaining a privacy management system
  • Experience with the data protection requirements of a pharmaceutical company is an advantage
  • Strong communication skills, assertiveness and a solution-oriented approach
  • Highly organized, reliable and committed
  • Business-fluent German and English (written and spoken)

Benefits

  • Individual career development in a purpose-driven role: you will help improve the quality of life for our patients!
  • Hybrid working model supporting a healthy work–life balance
  • Attractive location with good transport links, modern workstations and a subsidized company restaurant
  • International family-owned company with flat hierarchies and an open, respectful corporate culture
  • Competitive compensation with comprehensive social benefits
  • Wide range of employer-subsidized benefits such as Wellpass, the Germany-wide public transport ticket (Deutschlandticket), Corporate Benefits and JobBike

Job title

Legal Counsel, Data Privacy

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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