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About Unilabs
Headquartered in Geneva and part of the A.P. Moller Group, Unilabs is one of Europe's leading medical diagnostics companies, offering a complete range of laboratory, pathology, genetics, and imaging services to patients across 14 countries. Unilabs invests heavily in technology, equipment, and people to improve the lives of close to 100 million people every year.
About The Role
You will help run and continuously improve Unilabs' privacy operating model, partnering with business and technology teams to embed privacy-by-design, manage privacy risk, and ensure compliant processing of personal data across our operations. This is a group-wide role in the Centre of Excellence with focus on French-speaking countries.
Key Responsibilities
Advise stakeholders on GDPR/ AI / UK and Swiss Data Privacy Law and related local privacy requirements; translate rules into practical, proportionate solutions
Maintain and improve core privacy governance: policies, standards, templates, notices, and guidance
Own and maintain Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) and the wider processing inventory
Lead/coordinate DPIAs/LIAs and ensure privacy-by-design/default in projects, system changes, and AI/automation initiatives where relevant
Oversee vendor and international transfer assessments (due diligence/TPRM, TIAs, SCCs/transfer mechanisms) in partnership with Procurement and IT
Coordinate and support incident and request handling (DSARs, complaints, personal data breaches), including documentation, reporting, and remediation tracking
Monitor, track, and report leading/lagging privacy metrics and key risks; drive remediation plans to closure
Build and strengthen privacy culture through training, awareness campaigns, and hands‑on coaching
Coordinate and enable Local Data Protection Coordinators/Privacy Champions across countries/sites
Stay current on regulatory developments and support audits/certifications (e.g., ISO 27001) as needed
Support to DPO on strategic and company wide advise
Responsible to lead data privacy day to day operations in French speaking Unilabs entities, support to handle data breaches, DSSRs, ROPA and other relevant risk assessments and activities with local business owners and legal team
Reporting line & stakeholders
Reports to: Group Data Protection Officer (solid line)
Key partners: Group and local Legal, Information Security, IT, Procurement/Sourcing, Local Data Protection Coordinators, and business leadership
What you bring
5-7+ years of practical experience in data protection/privacy, ideally in a regulated environment (e.g., healthcare, life science, finance, tech)
Hands‑on GDPR experience across RoPA, DPIA/LIA, incident handling, DSARs, DPAs and international transfers (TIA/SCCs).
Experience with privacy tooling (e.g., OneTrust) and building scalable workflows
Strong stakeholder management skills; confident advising and influencing across business, IT, security and procurement
Analytical and pragmatic approach with excellent prioritisation and follow‑through in a fast‑paced environment
Strong written and spoken English and French (mandatory); additional local language skills are a plus
Relevant degree (e.g., law, compliance, information security, IT) or equivalent experience.
Experience operating in an international, matrix organisation, previous experience in multinational responsibility
Nice to have
Exposure to information security frameworks/certifications (e.g., ISO 27001) and working closely with Security teams
Privacy/compliance certifications (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPM) or relevant specialised training
Soft Skills
Proactive, structured, and outcomes‑focused
High integrity and sound judgement; comfortable holding the line when needed
Collaborative communicator who can simplify complex topics for non‑specialists
Team player with positive attitude, agile for corporate changes
Equal Opportunity
At Unilabs, we value diversity and foster an inclusive work environment where everyone is welcome, regardless of gender, age, background, disability, or any other condition that could be considered discriminatory or exclusionary.
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