Data Privacy Director – Health Markets and Corporate Markets at Elsevier

Are you an experienced data protection and privacy professional? Do you have experience in a healthcare-related sector and with HIPPA?

Do you want to join a leadership team driving change and ongoing improvement?

About our Team

Elsevier is a leading global information analytics business that helps institutions and professionals advance healthcare, open science, and improve performance for the betterment of humanity. Our objective is to provide trusted information and analytics to help our customers make critical decisions, enhance productivity, and improve outcomes.

About the Role

You lead Data Protection and Privacy for the Health Markets and Corporate Markets portfolio. Actively engaging and supporting senior stakeholders and others to ensure compliance and best practice are implemented.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on the application of HIPPA, GDPR and other privacy laws to products and services in the Health Markets & Corporate Markets portfolios.
• Advise/review BAAs and other documentation as required under HIPPA.
• As part of Elsevier Privacy Leadership, actively drive, engage in and contribute to strategic planning and special projects.
• Identify and deliver training as needed within the Health Markets & Corporate Markets portfolios.
• Ensure that all required documentation is completed and that any PIAs or other assessments are carried out in line with team SLAs.
• Act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders to ensure that risks are flagged and addressed in a timely manner.
• Coordinating the development, implementation, and administration of policies and procedures for personal data protection.
• Collaborating with Legal and IT departments to identify personal data risks and establish procedures to eliminate these risks.
• Monitoring procedures related to the collection, storage, retrieval, and disclosure of personal data.
• Identifying and following up on data protection issues that require investigation, resolution, and/or legal action.
• Providing professional legal advice regarding personal data privacy.
• Identifying applications of functional knowledge and existing methodologies to complex problems
• Interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices.

Requirements

• Have specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in personal data protection.
• Be able to interpret internal/external business challenges and recommend best practices.
• Be capable of leading functional teams or projects and serving as a best practice/quality resource.
• Be able to communicate complex concepts and influence others to adopt a different point of view.
• Demonstrate expert guidance on the application of HIPAA, GDPR and other privacy laws.
• Be capable of identifying training needs within specific portfolios.
• Develop all required documentation is completed and assessments are carried out in line with team SLAs.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
• Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
• Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

Salary Range

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