Life Sciences Attorney

Life Sciences Attorney (Full Time, Remote Position)

VeraSafe is an innovative and successful U.S. headquartered privacy and cybersecurity compliance consulting firm and law firm. Due to rapid growth and increased demand for our international privacy and technology compliance and legal services, VeraSafe is seeking creative, motivated, and collaborative attorneys with life science experience to join our data protection and privacy practice. This is a fully remote position and will remain a fully remote position.

Watch / listen to learn more about VeraSafe in our podcast and videos: Apple Podcast, YouTube. We frequently hire for attorney and consultant positions on a rolling basis to proactively build a strong talent pool.

About the Role:

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who wants to join a team working on the cutting edge of privacy and data protection, and who wants to further develop a practice at the intersection of privacy and life science. We are inundated with client demand in the life science and pharmaceutical space who value our privacy compliance guidance.

We have found our strongest team members don't necessarily have prior privacy law experience. You'll begin with a robust onboarding and training process. We typically advance people more quickly than a typical law firm, and we do it on an individual basis (no lockstep promotions or compensation).

Note : There is a 1-3 hour skills assessment associated with the recruitment for this position. We know this is a burden, but it helps us hire the best attorneys regardless of where they went to law school or were trained. We seek smart, kind, creative lawyers and view this assessment as essential to our hiring approach.

We are not a traditional legal job. We use project managers to keep our remote team organized and our projects on track. We encourage travel and the ability to work as digital nomads. We collaborate closely and share credit for work well done. We are not biglaw; we do top-notch work for interesting clients while prioritizing a balance that supports a healthy life outside of work.

The bottom line: if you want to learn or deepen privacy law practice, work in a problem-solving environment, join a global team of friendly, brilliant people, and enjoy flexible work arrangements, please apply.

Responsibilities Include:

• Leading the data protection aspects of a clinical trial from start to finish
• Assessing study protocols for privacy issues
• Reviewing CTAs, ICFs, and privacy policies
• Drafting data protection agreements, addenda, and amendments
• Researching legal issues and composing legal opinions/memoranda
• Writing clinical trials, GCP, and privacy law related articles and blog posts
• Assisting in the development of in-house legal templates
• Contributing to the development of internal procedures and methodologies
• Collaborating with a team of intellectual peers who value cooperation and community

What We Need From You

Need to Have:

• License to practice law (active and in good standing) in your jurisdiction
• At least three years of work experience as an attorney
• An interest in privacy and technology
• Team player, interested in contributing to a growing enterprise
• Strong writing/editing skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work remotely
• Willingness to learn new skills and receive direction and feedback from partners
• Willingness to pursue privacy certifications (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPM)

Nice to Have:

• Experience working in a law firm
• Previous contract drafting and negotiation experience strongly preferred
• Experience/training in privacy law
• Privacy certifications of some kind (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPP/US, etc.)
• Professional involvement in the privacy and/or data security space
• Detail-oriented and highly organized with a strong work ethic
• Tech-savvy and comfortable using a variety of software applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage your own schedule to work with international teams and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently and fully deliver on commitments
• Work from almost anywhere with Wi-Fi
• PTO and paid holidays
• Membership in IAPP and IAPP exam fee reimbursement (CIPP/E)
• Flexible working schedule in some roles
• Reimbursement for certain personal flight tickets
• Company laptop provided
• Optional IT Hardware Buyback Program

Other Benefits:

• Tremendous professional development opportunities in privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity
• Opportunity to have a lasting impact on a growing international business
• Open environment with a team that respects ideas and contributions
• Occasional travel in North America and Europe

Our HR Privacy Notice is available at:

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Legal

• Legal Services

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