Interim Data Privacy Specialist
Posted 1 week ago by 1772549342
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Burgess Hill, Sussex
Summary: The role of Interim Data Privacy Specialist involves ensuring compliance with data privacy legislation and internal governance for an international Pharmaceutical & Healthcare company. The position requires leading local data privacy initiatives and managing personal data breaches while promoting a culture of compliance. This interim assignment is hybrid, requiring two days a week in the office. The role is initially for six months and seeks a thoroughly experienced candidate with relevant qualifications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement and maintain the privacy framework, ensuring compliance with applicable privacy legislation and internal governance
- Lead local data privacy initiatives, including training, awareness campaigns, and risk management programmes
- Conduct and oversee DPIAs and ensure privacy by design in all projects and processes
- Manage personal data breaches and incidents, including investigation, remediation, and reporting
- Oversee DSARs and ensure compliance with individual rights under data protection law
- Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and privacy documentation
- Facilitate local governance groups
- Promote a strong culture of compliance and data protection across the organisation
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in data privacy or a similar field, ideally within a regulated environment
- CIPP qualified or hold another recognised privacy certification
- Experience in delivering data privacy compliance frameworks and/or programmes
- Experience in wider information governance practices - especially ISO 27001
- In-depth knowledge of data privacy laws, particularly EU GDPR, UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018
- Background in the Pharmaceutical/Healthcare/NHS sectors, although other industry backgrounds will be considered
- Experience in emerging technologies such as AI and the evolving legislative framework is desirable but not essential
Salary (Rate): £65.00 Hourly
City: Burgess Hill
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Your new company
An international Pharmaceutical & Healthcare company based in Burgess Hill, Sussex. Offering hybrid working with 2 days a week in the office (variable days) to a thoroughly experienced Data Privacy Specialist for this interim assignment -6 months initially.
Your new role
- Implement and maintain the privacy framework, ensuring compliance with applicable privacy legislation and internal governance
- Lead local data privacy initiatives, including training, awareness campaigns, and risk management programmes
- Conduct and oversee DPIAs and ensure privacy by design in all projects and processes
- Manage personal data breaches and incidents, including investigation, remediation, and reporting
- Oversee DSARs and ensure compliance with individual rights under data protection law.
- Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and privacy documentation
- Facilitate local governance groups
- Promote a strong culture of compliance and data protection across the organisation
What you'll need to succeed
- Proven experience in data privacy or a similar field, ideally within a regulated environment
- You will ideally be CIPP qualified or hold another recognised privacy certification.
- Experience in delivering data privacy compliance frameworks and/or programmes.
- You will ideally have experience in wider information governance practices - especially ISO 27001.
- In-depth knowledge of data privacy laws, in particular EU GDPR, UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
- You will ideally have a background in the Pharmaceutical/Healthcare/NHS sectors, although other industry backgrounds will be considered.
- Experience in emerging technologies such as AI and the evolving legislative framework is desirable but not essential.
What you'll get in return
6 month assignment initially
Excellent pay rate £55-65ph via umbrella company in scope of IR35
37.5 hour week
Hybrid working, with 2 days a week in the office in Burgess Hill - (days will vary according to business needs)
What you need to do now
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