Senior Privacy Officer, BioLife

Join Takeda as the Senior Privacy Officer within the Plasma Derived Therapies (PDT) Ethics & Compliance (E&C) team, where you will provide strategic privacy support to the Global Bio Life Plasma Services organization, covering operations across the United States, Austria, Czech Republic, and Hungary.

As a Senior Privacy Officer, you will be accountable to ensure the Bio Life organization meets its privacy obligations across all operations, with a particular focus on consumer trust and data integrity in a fast-paced environment.

Bio Life Plasma Services, a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., is an industry leader in the collection of high-quality plasma that is processed into life-saving plasma-based therapies. Some diseases can only be treated with medicines made with plasma. Since plasma can’t be made synthetically, many people rely on plasma donors to live healthier, happier lives. Bio Life operates 250+ state-of-the-art plasma donation centers across the United States.

Our employees are committed to improving the quality of life for patients and ensuring that the donation process is safe, easy, and rewarding for donors who want to make a difference.

• Serve as first point of contact to Global Bio Life on matters related to Data Privacy including strategic decisions with privacy implications.
• Provide strategic, clear, and risk-based data privacy advisory support to Bio Life stakeholders, including but not limited to marketing, digital operations, customer engagement and operational functions on technology and data-related decisions.
• Integrate privacy requirements into business processes, projects, and customer-focused initiatives.
• Partner with Head of DE&C PDT BU to deploy within Bio Life the Global DE&C framework as necessary.
• Analyze evolving global privacy laws and cross-functional regulations affecting healthcare, retail, and marketing practices and its impact on Bio Life''s business operations and compliance requirements.
• Conduct periodic reviews to ensure Bio Life operations in the US, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Austria meet applicable legal privacy standards.
• Work with Data Privacy Counsels and Officers in Takeda US, EU, and Global for alignment on interpretation and guidance on existing Takeda statutory data privacy rules and regulations.
• Manage data privacy incident response and remediation plans for Bio Life in coordination with Data Privacy Counsels and Officers in Takeda US, EU, and Global as needed.
• Implement, and design as needed, privacy policies, frameworks, and governance models tailored to Bio Life’s operational activities and marketing strategies, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and industry-leading practices and Takeda.

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in data protection and privacy law within regulated sectors such as life sciences, healthcare, marketing, retail, or other highly regulated industries. A qualified attorney (J.D. or equivalent) is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated depth in U.S. federal and state privacy laws and regulations, including the CCPA/CPRA, FTC Act, TCPA, and other emerging privacy frameworks. Experience with global privacy principles, including the GDPR, is highly desirable.
• Proven expertise in managing privacy notices, cookie policies, and consent mechanisms across digital platforms, including websites and mobile applications. Practical experience in consumer-facing privacy, particularly within retail or similar business models, is required. Familiarity with adtech and martech ecosystems (e.g., Google Analytics, Meta Pixel) and global tracking compliance regulations is essential.
• Working knowledge of privacy considerations related to health and biometric data, third-party/vendor data sharing, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics. Ability to guide the responsible implementation of innovative technologies in a privacy-compliant manner.
• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-wide privacy and compliance programs, influence senior leadership, and operationalize privacy-by-design principles across cross-functional teams and business…