Senior Counsel, Privacy and Compliance

About the role

The Impact You’ll Make
Recursion is currently seeking a Counsel role specializing in data privacy and compliance work to support the expansion of its clinical trials and compliance infrastructure. The role will have the opportunity to maintain and shape a privacy-by-design infrastructure through careful vendor onboarding, data mapping, developing fit-for-purpose policies, and negotiating privacy terms in transactions. The role will also support the growth of the compliance function within the Legal department through careful right-sizing of guidance, implementation, and training as well as close partnerships across functions.

Responsibilities

• Data Privacy
  Develop and maintain infrastructure to comply with varying data privacy regulations in Europe and new countries in support of clinical trial plans
  Review and negotiate data protection terms, DPAs, vendor agreements, customer agreements, security addenda, and other contracts from a privacy standpoint
  Monitor and advise on privacy and compliance developments, including U.S. state privacy laws, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, sector-specific privacy rules, and emerging AI and cybersecurity requirements
  Support incident response, data subject rights requests, privacy impact assessments, transfer impact assessments, and regulatory inquiries
  Support vendor onboarding and maintenance for vendors processing personal data
  Maintain the company’s Record of Processing Activity
  Counsel on privacy-by-design reviews, data mapping, vendor onboarding, AI/data use cases, and new geographical expansions
  Draft policies and perform trainings to support data protection compliance
• Compliance
  Assist the Legal team in drafting and implementing corporate compliance policies, training and follow-up
  Partner closely with Human Resources and other functions to identify needs for policies or guidance
  Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders on creating a “right size” compliance function that enables business growth while protecting against risk

Requirements

The ideal candidate is business-minded, collaborative, and comfortable translating privacy and regulatory requirements into actionable guidance for cross-functional teams. The candidate will be fluent in international data privacy regulations and requirements as well as corporate compliance familiarity with biotech or pharmaceutical companies.

Qualifications

• At least four years of experience in data privacy counseling in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry, at a law firm or preferably in-house
• Strong working knowledge of privacy and data protection laws, including U.S. state privacy laws, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and related regulatory frameworks
• Experience reviewing and negotiating privacy, security, and data protection provisions in commercial agreements
• Ability to provide clear, practical advice in a fast-moving business environment
• Strong judgment, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• IPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, or similar privacy certification preferred
• Experience building or scaling privacy and compliance programs in-house preferred
• Admitted to practice in at least one state and eligible to practice law in Utah as in-house counsel

Benefits

Working Location & Compensation: Making SLC or NYC your home base is ideal; however, we will consider remote work for this position. We ask that remote employees commit to regular on-site visits for routine work and departmental events. At Recursion, we believe that every employee should be compensated fairly. Based on the skill and level of experience required for this role, the estimated current annual base range for this role is $251,900 to $309,760 (USD).

Pay

The estimated annual base salary range is: New York City, Boston, & San Francisco Bay Area(s): $251,900–$309,760
Salt Lake City & all other U.S. locations: $229,000–$281,600

Schedule

Not specified