Associate Director, Compliance (Hybrid, Remote or Onsite Option)

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health oncology platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs across all stages of the cancer care continuum. Guardant Health has commercially launched Guardant360®, Guardant360 CDx, Guardant360 TissueNext™, Guardant360 Response™, and GuardantOMNI® tests for advanced stage cancer patients, and Guardant Reveal™ for early-stage cancer patients. The Guardant Health screening portfolio, including the Shield™ test, aims to address the needs of individuals eligible for cancer screening.

Job Description

• Lead and manage all day-to-day privacy matters impacting the company’s business.
• Advice on all aspects of US and European healthcare privacy laws and regulations, including HIPAA and HITECH, GDPR, and relevant consumer protection laws.
• Provide specialized legal counsel and strategic advice on a wide range of privacy law issues to support the development and commercialization of cancer screening test products
• Support the product, commercial, compliance and regulatory teams with tailored advice on privacy and data protection law, bearing in mind privacy by design and privacy by default principles.
• Provide legal guidance and support to the company’s Information Technology, Security, and Infrastructure teams, advising on information security requirements, incident preparedness, response, and breach notification obligations, communication plans, and remediation
• Monitor, track and assess the rapidly evolving landscape of privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulation.
• Participate as a proactive business partner to senior managers and build a trusted advisor relationship.

Qualifications

• JD with a minimum of 8 years of experience with privacy in a legal department of a healthcare organization and/or law firm setting.
• Working knowledge of genetic testing, clinical laboratory, diagnostic, and medical device industries and designated health services and enforcement of associated federal and state regulations.
• Expert and detailed knowledge of GDPR and familiarity with other global privacy frameworks.
• Knowledge of privacy laws such as HIPAA and healthcare privacy laws, and relevant consumer protection laws, is a must.
• Ability to interact, develop and discuss strategy with senior management.
• A solid business focus with practical risk awareness.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to distill complex legal considerations into practical actionable advice
• Growth mindset: every new challenge is an opportunity to learn and grow.

Additional Information

Hybrid Work Model: At Guardant Health, we have defined days for in-person/onsite collaboration and work-from-home days for …