JAPAC Privacy Compliance Senior Manager

Job Summary :

Experienced Privacy Professional to work in the Worldwide Compliance &

Business Ethics (WC&BE) Department of a global Pharmaceutical/biotechnology headquartered in Southern California.

The individual will be located in Hyderabad and support Amgen’s Privacy Compliance program in Asia and be part of the international privacy compliance team.

The individual will report directly to the Chief Privacy Officer .

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Provide advice, guidance and/or support to local Compliance professionals regarding:

  • Any data protection issues arising at respective affiliates

  • Data Protection Authority (DPA) Notifications and Prior Approval submissions

  • Data Subject Inquiry responses (including access requests and requests for correction or deletion)

  • DPA inquiries and inspections (including advising on filing of DPA Notifications etc.)

  • Audit preparation and remediation

  • Regional execution of timely self-assessments to detect Privacy and Data Protection gaps and communicate gaps to Head of Global Privacy immediately (including liaising with business partners and IS to remediate self-assessments and audit gaps)

  • Any needed privacy-related training

• Provide advice, guidance and/or support to Global Privacy Compliance team regarding:

  • Regional or local privacy regulations and DPA activities regarding relevant regions

  • Local and/or regional privacy risks

  • Status of the Privacy Compliance program in respective countries on a regular basis

  • Cross-borders issues and assist in the development and implementation of solution-oriented approaches to Privacy and Data Protection compliance in assigned region and across Amgen

  • Best practices and how to improve cross-geographical and cross-functional awareness of Privacy and Data Protection

  • Implementation and identifying any needed improvements in Privacy Incident Response process in regional affiliates in assigned region

• Enable privacy compliance across various functions by:

  • Providing training together with the WC&BE team, and regular communications on Privacy and Data Protection Compliance to relevant staff

  • Advising on Privacy and Data Protection issues, including drafting privacy notices, templates and consents, and ensuring consistency in practices and forms across regions; and

  • Collaborating with Law, Corporate Audit, Information Systems and WC&BE functions regarding Privacy and Data Protection requirements to enable compliance and programmatic improvement.

Minimum Requirements :

• LLB or equivalent degree with at least 10 years of legal and/or privacy and data protection experience at a global company in a regulated industry (biopharmaceutical experience preferred), with deep expertise in Privacy and Data Protection.

• Proven ability to effectively and timely manage multiple initiatives and cross departmental projects (i.e., strong project management skills)

• Demonstrated ability to communicate well with business leadership, information systems professionals and compliance professionals to drive workable solutions

• Proven ability to balance multiple priorities simultaneously, and to thrive and deliver in a highly regulated and fast-paced corporate environment

• Demonstrated ability to regularly re-prioritize risks, objectives and action plans based on an evolving corporate and regulatory landscape

• Ability to deal well with ambiguity and complex situations

• Strong ability to synthesize vast amounts of complex data, and clearly and concisely articulate the relevant points at the right altitude depending on the audience

• Demonstrable acumen to collaborate, drive results and influence cross-organizational stakeholders and decision makers with different operational and jurisdictional responsibilities

• Proven communication, relationship-building and collaboration skills

• Experienced in crisis management and handling

• Proven commitment to delivering quality and timely output

• Ability to work with key partners to ensure coordination of activities and alignment between security and privacy programs

• Strong strategic thinking skills and ability to translate strategy into action plans

• Excellent ability to interact and build relationships at all levels of management and staffing across organizational/jurisdictional boundaries

• Ability to understand, plan and navigate in a matrixed environment

• Excellent command of English (spoken and written) and public speaking skills

• Availability in crisis

• Appreciation of global context of local or regional activities

Additional Competencies/Skills:

• Effective leadership skills

• Effective organizational and creative problem-solving skills

• Self-starter with a high level of initiative and strong work ethic

• Strong understanding of the role of compliance professionals

• CIPP certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) (preferred)

• High level of integrity in all actions.