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Verily is an Alphabet company combining a data-driven, people-first approach to bring the promise of precision health to everyone, every day.

Our team combines expertise in healthcare, data science and technology to improve the health and well-being of our communities. We are developing the infrastructure and solutions to harness the profusion of health information for good. Our data-driven solutions span three primary areas: research, care and innovation. Programs include Project Baseline - our research initiative to increase participation and evidence generation in clinical research; Onduo - our personalized virtual care platform, which includes connected tools, lifestyle coaching and clinical support; and Debug - our effort to reduce the threat of mosquito-borne diseases by combining machine learning with sterile insect technique. We’re also actively working to combat the spread of COVID-19 through new programs like Healthy at Work. 

DESCRIPTION

As Privacy Counsel, you will support Verily’s privacy efforts, working closely with product counsel, and our product development, compliance, IT and security teams. You will counsel executives and product teams on a broad array of data privacy and security laws that are implicated in the development and deployment of groundbreaking products and support the advancement of Verily’s overall data privacy program.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide specialist legal advice and subject-matter expertise required to support Verily’s privacy program and product development.
• Partner with our innovators through all stages of the product and feature development and commercialization lifecycle, while ensuring compliance with applicable global privacy and security regulations for our diverse suite of products, services and partnerships.
• Provide specialist consultation and support to key functions, including Product Counsel, Commercial Counsel, Product Development, Trust & Compliance, Security, Public Policy and Marketing/Communications.
• Provide sound compliance advice based on up-to-date knowledge of relevant data privacy and security regulations and industry guidelines across global markets, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR).
• Maintain awareness of new laws, enforcement activity and other developments in the privacy domain, manage employee training and drive discussion among key stakeholders across the company to continuously improve organizational privacy practices.

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will have substantive experience working on privacy issues, ideally at the intersection of technology and health care, as well as strong interpersonal and project-management skills.

Minimum qualifications:

• J.D. or equivalent degree.
• 8+ years of attorney level experience.
• 5+ years of experience with data privacy laws, including HIPAA, CCPA & GDPR.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in California.