On behalf of our client, a leading multinational Healthcare & Medical Technology company, we are currently looking for a Senior Legal Counsel – Privacy & Data Protection.
General Information:
- Start date: ASAP
- Contract: Permanent
- Location: Canton of Vaud (Lake Geneva Region)
- Home office: Hybrid model
- Workload: 100%
Objective: Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, you will serve as a key legal advisor on all aspects of EMEA privacy, data protection, and digital regulations (including GDPR, AI, clinical trials, and R&D). As part of an international legal team, you will provide strategic and operational guidance to cross-functional business units (Engineering, Commercial, HR, Finance...), ensuring regulatory compliance while actively supporting data analytics and collaborative initiatives with hospitals and universities.
Your profile:
- Master’s degree in Law (JD or equivalent) with an active Bar membership (Bar Exam mandatory).
- Mandatory MedTech or Pharma/Biotech in-house experience (candidates with exclusively external law firm / consultancy background will not be considered).
- Must-have certification: CIPP/E (or equivalent recognized data privacy certification).
- Minimum 7 years of post-qualification legal experience, with extensive expertise in EMEA privacy and data protection laws.
- Prior experience navigating US-European cross-border data transfer legal frameworks.
- Proven hands-on track record advising on product development, digital/AI technologies, clinical research, and healthcare data analytics (including data-sharing collaborations with hospitals and research institutes).
- Ability to thrive in a scaling, fast-paced corporate environment with evolving processes.
- Fluent English plus fluency in at least 1-2 additional European languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish) with proven ability to negotiate and draft contracts in these languages.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with AI technology assessment and software/digital medical device regulations.
- Fluency in a 3rd European language.