Privacy Specialist, Corporate Counsel

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Job Description

This role can be based in a remote location attached to any one of the following Strategic Legal Hubs: US (Morrisville, North Carolina;  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Hillsboro, Oregon); UK (Glasgow); Italy (Milan) or Bulgaria (Sofia).

When you are part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do exciting work and join a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.

We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve sophisticated analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, deliver medicines to market and increase laboratory productivity!

To enable us to better support Thermo Fisher Scientific’s growth strategy, we have invested in the creation of six Strategic Legal Hubs across the globe, where we are growing highly skilled, multi-disciplinary legal teams who are co-located to support multiple businesses and corporate functions. You’ll be part of a dynamic environment with increased opportunity to collaborate with legal colleagues and grow your skills through exposure to the varied legal issues that the Thermo Fisher businesses face.

Thermo Fisher is seeking a motivated privacy professional to join the Global Privacy and Technology Office as a Privacy Specialist, Corporate Counsel. This position offers a unique opportunity to advise on privacy matters and support business activities across a leading multinational company. The ideal candidate will have foundational experience in global privacy laws and demonstrate the ability to provide pragmatic, thoughtful counsel in a fast-paced environment.

This is an ideal role for someone who is eager to learn, passionate about data protection, and wants to join a collaborative, global legal team that values creativity, critical thinking, and practical solutions.

In this role, you will support the organization’s compliance with global privacy and data protection laws and help operationalize privacy across the business. You will work on a broad set of privacy topics, with a focus on delivering clear, actionable guidance to team members. Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide legal support for the drafting, review, and negotiation of data protection terms in client, vendor, clinical trial, and data protection agreements, including the use of standard contractual clauses.
• Support the maintenance and improvement of data protection agreement templates and negotiation playbooks.
• Deliver foundational privacy guidance on global data protection laws, regulations, and standards to business partners across the enterprise.
• Handle and respond to data subject rights requests (e.g., subject access requests) throughout their lifecycle.
• Track and support privacy-related business requests through the TrustArc privacy management platform.
• Engage proactively in team-based initiatives and cross-functional projects within the Global Privacy and Technology Office.
• Assist with delivering privacy training and awareness initiatives across the organization.
• Communicate directly with clients and vendors during contract negotiations.
• Stay current on emerging global privacy developments and advise on implications for the business.

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent international legal degree.
• Current license to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• Certifications such as IAPP (CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM) desirable.
• Fluency in business English required; proficiency in additional languages is an asset.

• 3+ years of professional experience, including a focus on privacy, data protection, or related legal practice.
• Familiarity with global privacy laws and frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA).
• Experience negotiating data protection agreements or contract terms with data protection implications.
• Comfortable handling data subject requests and using privacy tools like OneTrust or TrustArc.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills; capable of explaining legal concepts to non-lawyers.
• Diligent, well-organized, and adaptable in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Strong collaboration skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.