**Job Summary :** **Experienced Privacy Professional to work in the Worldwide Compliance &** **Business Ethics (WC&BE) Department of a global Pharmaceutical/biotechnology headquartered in Southern California.** **The individual will be located in Hyderabad and support Amgen’s Privacy Compliance program in Asia and be part of the international privacy compliance team.** **The individual will report directly to the Chief Privacy Officer .** **Roles and Responsibilities :** **Provide advice, guidance and/or support to local Compliance professionals regarding:** **Any data protection issues arising at respective affiliates** **Data Protection Authority (DPA) Notifications and Prior Approval submissions** **Data Subject Inquiry responses (including access requests and requests for correction or deletion)** **DPA inquiries and inspections (including advising on filing of DPA Notifications etc.)** **Audit preparation and remediation** **Regional execution of timely self-assessments to detect Privacy and Data Protection gaps and communicate gaps to Head of Global Privacy immediately (including liaising with business partners and IS to remediate self-assessments and audit gaps)** **Any needed privacy-related training** **Provide advice, guidance and/or support to Global Privacy Compliance team regarding:** **Regional or local privacy regulations and DPA activities regarding relevant regions** **Local and/or regional privacy risks** **Status of the Privacy Compliance program in respective countries on a regular basis** **Cross-borders issues and assist in the development and implementation of solution-oriented approaches to Privacy and Data Protection compliance in assigned region and across Amgen** **Best practices and how to improve cross-geographical and cross-functional awareness of Privacy and Data Protection** **Implementation and identifying any needed improvements in Privacy Incident Response process in regional affiliates in assigned region** **Enable privacy compliance across various functions by:** **Providing training together with the WC&BE team, and regular communications on Privacy and Data Protection Compliance to relevant staff** **Advising on Privacy and Data Protection issues, including drafting privacy notices, templates and consents, and ensuring consistency in practices and forms across regions; and** **Collaborating with Law, Corporate Audit, Information Systems and WC&BE functions regarding Privacy and Data Protection requirements to enable compliance and programmatic improvement.** **Minimum Requirements :** **LLB or equivalent degree with at least 10 years of legal and/or privacy and data protection experience at a global company in a regulated industry (biopharmaceutical experience preferred), with deep expertise in Privacy and Data Protection.** **Proven ability to effectively and timely manage multiple initiatives and cross departmental projects (i.e., strong project management skills)** **Demonstrated ability to communicate well with business leadership, information systems professionals and compliance professionals to drive workable solutions** **Proven ability to balance multiple priorities simultaneously, and to thrive and deliver in a highly regulated and fast-paced corporate environment** **Demonstrated ability to regularly re-prioritize risks, objectives and action plans based on an evolving corporate and regulatory landscape** **Ability to deal well with ambiguity and complex situations** **Strong ability to synthesize vast amounts of complex data, and clearly and concisely articulate the relevant points at the right altitude depending on the audience** **Demonstrable acumen to collaborate, drive results and influence cross-organizational stakeholders and decision makers with different operational and jurisdictional responsibilities** **Proven communication, relationship-building and collaboration skills** **Experienced in crisis management and handling** **Proven commitment to delivering quality and timely output** **Ability to work with key partners to ensure coordination of activities and alignment between security and privacy programs** **Strong strategic thinking skills and ability to translate strategy into action plans** **Excellent ability to interact and build relationships at all levels of management and staffing across organizational/jurisdictional boundaries** **Ability to understand, plan and navigate in a matrixed environment** **Excellent command of English (spoken and written) and public speaking skills** **Availability in crisis** **Appreciation of global context of local or regional activities** **Additional Competencies/Skills:** **Effective leadership skills** **Effective organizational and creative problem-solving skills** **Self-starter with a high level of initiative and strong work ethic** **Strong understanding of the role of compliance professionals** **CIPP certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) (preferred)** **High level of integrity in all actions.**