Chief Privacy Officer
About The Position
MiniMed is seeking an experienced Chief Privacy Officer to lead its global privacy strategy and serve as a trusted advisor to the business. Reporting to the General Counsel, this highly visible role will shape and advance a privacy program that supports innovation, safeguards patient data, and enables growth in a regulated healthcare environment. The position supports MiniMed’s public-company operations, regulatory compliance, and long-term success, and is ideally based at the company’s Northridge, California headquarters. The Chief Privacy Officer will lead global privacy governance and compliance, advise on healthcare privacy and domestic and international regulations, and partner with business, legal, compliance, IT, product, and security teams. The role will oversee privacy-by-design initiatives across software, digital health, and connected-device programs; support incident response and breach management; and advise on commercial, marketing, patient-program, and direct-to-patient activities. Additional responsibilities include developing training and policies, conducting risk assessments, reviewing data-related contracts and third-party arrangements, tracking legal and regulatory developments, and representing MiniMed with regulators and external stakeholders as needed.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
- Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- 15+ years of legal experience, including substantial experience in healthcare privacy.
- 10+ years of managerial experience.
- Strong background in a law firm, corporate legal department, or in-house counsel role.
- Experience in a regulated healthcare, medical device, life sciences, pharmaceutical, or similar environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience serving in a public company or highly regulated enterprise environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading privacy and legal responses to cybersecurity events and incident response involving personal information, protected health information, or other regulated data.
- Strong executive presence and ability to influence across all levels of an organization.
- Proven ability to build, scale, and improve privacy programs.
- Experience with direct-to-consumer or patient-facing business models.
- Strong judgment, issue-spotting, and solution-oriented thinking.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and make sound decisions under pressure.
Responsibilities
- Lead MiniMed’s global privacy strategy, governance, and compliance program.
- Serve as the company’s primary advisor on HIPAA and healthcare privacy matters.
- Provide guidance on domestic and international privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR and related frameworks.
- Partner with business, legal, compliance, IT, product, and security teams to embed privacy into operations and product development.
- Oversee privacy-by-design initiatives across software, digital health, and connected-device programs.
- Support incident response, breach management, investigations, and remediation efforts.
- Advise on privacy considerations for commercial activities, marketing, patient programs, and direct-to-patient business models.
- Lead privacy training, policy development, and risk assessments across the organization.
- Review and negotiate contracts and third-party arrangements involving sensitive data.
- Monitor evolving legal and regulatory developments and translate them into practical business guidance.
- Represent MiniMed in interactions with regulators, industry groups, and external stakeholders as needed.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
- Health insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Health Savings Account.
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
- Life insurance.
- Long-term disability leave.
- Dependent daycare spending account.
- Incentive plans, including short-term and annual long-term incentive plans.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Short-term disability coverage.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Eligible employees may have access to a Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement and Capital Accumulation Plan, subject to IRS minimum earnings requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
