Senior Privacy Officer, BioLife

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Job Description

About the Role:

Join Takeda as the Senior Privacy Officer within the Plasma Derived Therapies (PDT) Ethics & Compliance (E&C) team, where you will provide strategic privacy support to the Global BioLife Plasma Services organization, covering operations across the United States, Austria, Czech Republic, and Hungary.

As a Senior Privacy Officer, you will be accountable to ensure the BioLife organization meets its privacy obligations across all operations, with a particular focus on consumer trust and data integrity in a fast-paced environment.

About BioLife Plasma Services

BioLife Plasma Services, a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., is an industry leader in the collection of high-quality plasma that is processed into life-saving plasma-based therapies. Some diseases can only be treated with medicines made with plasma. Since plasma can’t be made synthetically, many people rely on plasma donors to live healthier, happier lives. BioLife operates 250+ state-of-the-art plasma donation centers across the United States. Our employees are committed to improving the quality of life for patients and ensuring that the donation process is safe, easy, and rewarding for donors who want to make a difference.

How you will contribute:

• Serve as first point of contact to Global BioLife on matters related to Data Privacy including strategic decisions with privacy implications.

• Provide strategic, clear, and risk-based data privacy advisory support to BioLife stakeholders, including but not limited to marketing, digital operations, customer engagement and operational functions on technology and data-related decisions.

• Integrate privacy requirements into business processes, projects, and customer-focused initiatives.

• Partner with Head of DE&C PDT BU to deploy within BioLife the Global DE&C framework as necessary.

• Analyze evolving global privacy laws and cross-functional regulations affecting healthcare, retail, and marketing practices and its impact on BioLife's business operations and compliance requirements.

• Conduct periodic reviews to ensure BioLife operations in the US, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Austria meet applicable legal privacy standards.

• Work with Data Privacy Counsels and Officers in Takeda US, EU, and Global for alignment on interpretation and guidance on existing Takeda statutory data privacy rules and regulations.

• Manage data privacy incident response and remediation plans for BioLife in coordination with Data Privacy Counsels and Officers in Takeda US, EU, and Global as needed.

• Implement, and design as needed, privacy policies, frameworks, and governance models tailored to BioLife’s operational activities and marketing strategies, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and industry-leading practices and Takeda.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

Minimum of 6 years of experience in data protection and privacy law within regulated sectors such as life sciences, healthcare, marketing, retail, or other highly regulated industries. A qualified attorney (J.D. or equivalent) is strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated depth in U.S. federal and state privacy laws and regulations, including but not limited to the CCPA/CPRA, FTC Act, TCPA, and other emerging privacy frameworks. Experience with global privacy principles, including the GDPR, is highly desirable.

• Proven expertise in managing privacy notices, cookie policies, and consent mechanisms across digital platforms, in