About Beckman Coulter Diagnostics

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has been dedicated to advancing and optimizing the laboratory for more than 80 years to move science and healthcare forward. We're building a culture that celebrates backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all our associates. We are invested in you, providing the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and try new things with the support you need to be successful.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics works alongside a community of five fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we're working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world's biggest health challenges. Our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

About the Role

The Chief Privacy Officer for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is a crucial role and recognized as an expert in the company in the privacy space. This position will collaborate with the Danaher Privacy Officer to build, implement and lead Beckman Coulter Diagnostics' global privacy program, including data privacy strategies, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with global privacy laws and regulations.

The Chief Privacy Officer will anticipate internal and external privacy and regulatory landscapes, recommend improvements or solutions, and solve unique and complex problems that have a broad business impact. They will partner directly with business stakeholders and serve as a privacy expert for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics.

This position is part of the Legal function, reporting into the General Counsel, and will be located in Brea, California or Chaska, Minnesota.

Responsibilities

• In conjunction with the Danaher Data Protection Office, develop and oversee a comprehensive global privacy program across all regions, ensuring compliance with GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA, LGPD, China PIPL, and other relevant regulations
• Draft and review privacy policies and procedures for medical devices, ensuring compliance with global rollout, including documenting privacy practices and training associates in various regions
• Provide guidance on privacy implications of AI, machine learning, digital platforms, data analytics, and connected medical devices
• Establish and maintain privacy policies, frameworks, and risk assessment processes tailored to a medical device / healthcare environment
• Conduct privacy impact assessments for medical devices, evaluating the privacy and security risks of new projects involving PII/PHI
• Respond to data breach notifications involving medical devices, including security issues and respond to customer inquiries
• Participate in the Danaher Privacy Council, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics AI Council and Technical Review Board
• Lead employee training and awareness initiatives to foster a strong culture of privacy compliance
• Provide regular updates on privacy risks, incidents, and regulatory developments to the Beckman Coulter Diagnostics L1 team
• Conduct privacy impact assessments, coordinate data breach responses, and handle associate data requests
• Provide guidance on data transactions

Qualifications

Essential Requirements

• B.A./B.S. required with a minimum of 10+ years of direct experience with advising on privacy-related matters, preferably in medical device, life sciences or healthcare
• OR M.A./M.S. with 12+ years of experience
• OR doctoral degree with 9+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across organizational lines
• Proven ability to lead projects with notable risk and complexity and work effectively across organizational lines to build global programs and lead cross-functional initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to communicate complex ideas, anticipate objections, and persuade others at senior levels to adopt a different point-of-view with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Subject-matter expertise on healthcare, customer and employee privacy laws and regulations, with particular emphasis on the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), other global privacy/data protection laws, and related implementing rules and regulations
• Knowledge of AI ethics, governance, and regulatory frameworks (e.g., EU AI Act, FDA digital health guidance)
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time
• Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) designation

Work Arrangements

At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this role is $225,000-240,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including:

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) to eligible employees

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Equal Opportunity

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact: 1-202-419-7762 or applyassistance@danaher.com.

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