Privacy & Product Counsel

The Legal team is responsible for managing the legal affairs of the company, including providing legal counsel across the organization, handling disputes, and creating and enforcing intellectual property.

Who are we looking for? 

You are a problem-solving attorney who is experienced in the field of privacy and driven to deliver outstanding value to internal stakeholders. You have a genuine interest in cutting-edge digital health technology solutions and, preferably, experience working in SaaS, medical technology, or a HIPAA-regulated field.

 You are comfortable partnering with business stakeholders to enable high-impact product initiatives while minimizing risk and applying privacy-by-design principles.

You have good stamina and thrive in fast-paced, evolving, innovative, and diverse work environments. You are agile, curious, and thrive delivering results. You also value the “how” in achieving results. You are self-aware, caring, collab

Let’s Talk About Responsibilities  

• Work as part of a global product legal team to deliver best-in-class product counseling and privacy support to ensure ResMed’s products, services, platforms and technology comply with applicable laws and privacy-by-design principles.

• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with business and product stakeholders, and work proactively to identify, mitigate, and address risks.  Be the main point of contact for one or more business units, establishing strong partnerships and providing first-class support.

• Analyze products and initiatives to provide practical legal support, risk mitigation, and privacy risk assessment with a global and customer-centric mindset.

• Provide advice on the application of healthcare regulations and global privacy laws to new product initiatives, with an emphasis on HIPAA/HITECH and other North American privacy and healthcare laws (e.g., AKS, CPRA, MHMDA).

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements or analyses required to enable product development.

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage privacy related legal documents, including privacy notices, data processing agreements, data transfer agreements, business associate agreements, etc. Where applicable, complete privacy impact assessments and documentation to manage risk vis-a-vis business value within a global privacy program.

• Collaborate with other legal and privacy team members to offer consistent guidance on key areas that cross the organization such as data use rights, data governance, consent, machine learning, data science, platform integration, contracts, etc.

• Stay on top of regulatory trends for cutting-edge technologies, understand their potential implications to the digital health solutions of ResMed, and navigate the business through the complexity of such new areas to success.  

Let’s Talk About Qualifications and Experience  

• 5 or more years of relevant legal experience in-firm or, preferably, in-house in a product or privacy counsel role. Experience in the digital space, particularly in SaaS, digital health technology, or the medical device and/or technology sector, is also preferred.

• A juris doctorate (J.D.) with privacy experience and good standing in a state bar association or equivalent. One or more privacy certifications from recognized institutions, such as one of IAPP’s Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certifications, preferred.

• Strong knowledge of and experience with healthcare regulations, privacy laws, and leading data protection frameworks, particularly those applicable to digital healthcare. Experience with HIPAA/HITECH is preferred, particularly in a business associate capacity.

• Exceptional communication and organizational skills with a growth mindset including a strong desire and ability to make complex topics understandable for various audiences.  

• Experience with proven ability to mitigate risk and enable innovation.

• Customer service focused with excellent analytical and problem-resolution skills. Solution-oriented with the ability to think strategically and give practical advice by balancing business needs with legal risks.  

We are shaping the future at ResMed, and we recognize the need to build on and broaden our existing skills and continue to attract and retain the world’s best talent. We work hard to offer holistic benefits packages, provide flexible work arrangements, cultivate a workforce culture that allows employees to grow personally and professionally, and deliver competitive salaries to our team members. Employees scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits. This position qualifies for the following benefits package: comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, sleep care management, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), commuter benefits, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and tuition assistance. Employees have flexible time off (FTO), receive 11 paid holidays plus 3 floating days and are eligible for 14 weeks of primary caregiver or two weeks of secondary caregiver leave when welcoming new family members. Individual pay decisions are based on a variety of factors, such as the candidate’s geographic work location, relevant qualifications, work experience, and skills.

At ResMed, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  A reasonable estimate of the current base range for this position is: 

Joining us is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place. It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones. We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates. If this sounds like the workplace for you, apply now! We commit to respond to every applicant.