Data Compliance Engineer (Technical Compliance Controls) Remote in Ireland

Role Type and Location

• Remote role – located
• Full time in Ireland (only) 

Eligibility to work

• Applicants must be currently living in Ireland full time
• Regrettably we can’t offer Visa/work sponsorship for this role

About this Role

• We are seeking a hands-on Data Compliance Engineer to implement technical compliance controls for clinical and research data protection. 
• You'll build automated compliance frameworks and policy enforcement systems, working closely with the DPO to ensure regulatory requirements across our research, clinical trials, and laboratory operations.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Compliance Implementation

• Design and implement automated compliance frameworks and controls for healthcare data across office, labs, and employee devices
• Build technical solutions for audit trails, data discovery, and automated compliance monitoring across cloud and on-premises systems
• Implement hands-on PHI controls, confidential research data protection, and automated policy enforcement
• Deploy data loss prevention (DLP), encryption, access controls, and data masking solutions for healthcare data touchpoints

Healthcare Data Protection

• Enable secure data flows for research teams, clinical trials, and clinical standards compliance
• Implement technical controls for data collaboration tools (SharePoint, Google Workspace, cloud data services) ensuring healthcare compliance
• Build automated data quality monitoring and policy enforcement for research and clinical data pipelines
• Design secure data workflows for labs, research teams, and clinical trial operations

Programming & Compliance Automation

• Develop scripts, tools and applications for compliance automation, policy enforcement, and regulatory reporting
• Build APIs and integrations for compliance tools with existing healthcare systems
• Implement automated compliance monitoring, metadata management, and regulatory documentation
• Create monitoring dashboards for compliance KPIs across research and clinical environments

Regulatory & Cross-Functional Support

• Collaborate with DPO on technical GDPR, HIPAA implementation across UK, European, and North American operations
• Support IS and IT teams with compliant deployment of business applications and infrastructure
• Work with research teams to ensure clinical trial data compliance and clinical standards adherence

Skills and Experience

Required

• 3-5+ years hands-on technical compliance experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, or clinical research environments
• Strong programming skills: Python, SQL, automation scripting, database management
• Proven expertise: Healthcare data protection, PHI handling, compliance automation, technical policy implementation
• Healthcare compliance knowledge: GDPR, HIPAA technical implementation and data protection automation
• Experience with cloud compliance controls and automated policy enforcement

Preferred

• Experience with pathology data workflows and clinical laboratory standards
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical research data requirements
• Experience with multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements
• Platform engineering experience (APIs, integrations, monitoring systems)
• Technical certifications in data protection or healthcare compliance

What are the benefits of working with Deciphex?

✨ Meaningful work that improves patient outcomes.
🚀 Exciting and challenging projects