Data Protection Legal Lead - US

As Data Protection Legal Lead – U.S., you will play a key role in supporting and advancing our global data protection program within the United States. You will provide expert legal guidance on privacy and data protection matters, advise senior stakeholders, and help translate evolving regulations into practical policies and processes. This role partners closely with business teams and global Data Protection leaders to ensure compliant, risk‑based, and value‑driven decision‑making.

Who you’ll work with

You will work within the Data Protection Advisory team and collaborate closely with Ethics & Legal Affairs colleagues and key business partners, including R&D teams. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, supporting cross‑functional teams to strengthen data protection practices and embed a strong data protection culture across the organization.

What you’ll do

Provide legal advice on U.S. data protection matters

Develop policies and procedures to address U.S. privacy and data protection requirements

Review contracts involving personal data and maintain data protection templates

Conduct privacy impact and vendor due diligence assessments

Lead and manage data breach response activities

Support complex individual data protection rights requests

Deliver data protection training to legal and business stakeholders

Provide data protection operational support to the R&D teams globally

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following

Minimum requirements

Law degree (J.D.) and admission to practice in a U.S. state

7+ years’ experience advising on privacy and data protection matters

Strong knowledge of U.S. privacy and data protection laws

Experience supporting complex regulations within a regulated environment

Ability to balance operational detail with strategic decision‑making

Preferred requirements

CIPP/US certification or equivalent privacy certification

Experience in healthcare, biopharma, biotechnology, or life sciences sectors

Experience supporting global or cross‑regional privacy programs

Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and business teams

Experience translating regulations into policies, standards, and procedures

This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $180,800 - $237,300. The actual salary offered will take into account related knowledge, skills, experience and location among other factors and may fall outside the expected range.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About us UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us? At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless explicitly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. UCB invites you to voluntarily self-identify during the application process. Provision of self-identification information is entirely voluntary and a decision to provide or not provide such information will not have any effect on your application for employment, your employment with UCB, or otherwise subject you to any adverse treatment. Any information you provide will be considered confidential and will be kept separate from your application and/or personnel file and will only be used in accordance with applicable laws, orders, and regulations.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on US-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com for application to US based roles. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.