Data Privacy Manager

Natera

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About The Position

Natera is seeking a Data Privacy Manager to operationalize and continuously improve enterprise privacy capabilities that enable responsible, compliant, and scalable innovation. This individual contributor role reports to the Director, Data Privacy and partners with cross-functional teams to embed privacy principles throughout the lifecycle of data, technology, and innovation initiatives.

The role helps implement scalable solutions that improve privacy operations and visibility into data use. It supports evaluation of new initiatives, strategic projects, and emerging regulatory requirements across commercial, clinical, and research environments. The position requires a foundation in healthcare privacy, clinical research, and technology-enabled healthcare, along with the ability to translate regulatory, ethical, and operational requirements into practical solutions that support the business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as law/legal studies, information systems, business administration, or data analytics.
• 3–5 years of experience in privacy, healthcare compliance, clinical research, information governance, privacy technology, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting enterprise privacy programs, governance frameworks, or privacy technology capabilities.
• Strong working knowledge of global privacy regulations, including HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and related requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of privacy-by-design principles and privacy risk management.
• Strong working knowledge of data mapping, data flow analysis, and records of processing activities.
• Experience working across commercial, clinical, research, product, and technology environments.
• Familiarity with advanced analytics, automation, and emerging technologies and their privacy implications.
• Ability to translate regulatory and operational requirements into practical, scalable solutions.
• Experience with program management and collaboration tools such as JIRA and Google Workspace.

Nice To Haves

• IAPP certification highly preferred, such as CIPP, CIPM, CIPT, or AGCP.
• Exposure to privacy, clinical research, oncology, and women’s health.

Responsibilities

• Support operationalization of enterprise privacy governance frameworks for responsible, compliant, and scalable use of information.
• Partner with Legal, Regulatory, HealthCare Compliance, Security, and AI and Data Governance teams to align privacy requirements with governance and risk initiatives.
• Help apply scalable decision-making frameworks and governance processes that support business objectives while maintaining patient trust and regulatory compliance.
• Advise business and technology partners on privacy requirements, emerging risks, and evolving regulations.
• Support continuous improvement of privacy technology capabilities underpinning the privacy program.
• Partner with Product, Regulatory, Engineering, Security, and AI and Data Governance teams to implement privacy solutions and embed privacy-by-design into products and platforms.
• Identify opportunities to use automation and workflow optimization to improve privacy operations and efficiency.
• Translate business, technical, and regulatory requirements into practical, technology-enabled solutions.
• Provide privacy guidance across clinical research, secondary use of data, real-world evidence, genomics, and precision medicine initiatives.
• Support responsible use of patient, clinical, research, and commercial information through risk-based frameworks.
• Partner with Clinical, Medical, Research, Commercial, and Product teams to evaluate new initiatives, technologies, and partnerships.
• Help ensure innovation initiatives incorporate appropriate privacy, ethical, and regulatory considerations.
• Support high-priority initiatives requiring coordination across business, clinical, research, commercial, product, and technology functions.
• Help move projects from concept through implementation while balancing regulatory obligations, operational realities, and organizational goals.
• Build cross-functional relationships to create alignment and drive successful outcomes.
• Adapt to emerging priorities and support a range of operational initiatives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents.
• Free testing for employees and their immediate families.
• Fertility care benefits.
• Pregnancy and baby bonding leave.
• 401(k) benefits.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employee referral program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level