Privacy & Data Security Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

Company overview :

With an annual budget of $2.3 billion and more than 7,000 employees throughout the five boroughs, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) is one of the largest public health agencies in the world, serving 8 million New Yorkers from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. We're tackling a broad range of public health issues with innovative policies and programs and getting exceptional results, but our work is never finished. The breadth of our innovative programs provides the widest range of choices for every member of our team.

With grant funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), DOHMH is undertaking a new initiative that will meet critical infrastructure needs and make possible strategic investments that will have lasting effects on public health. Investments and improvements through this initiative will help modernize DOHMH’s foundational capabilities and data infrastructure, enabling it to partner in complex health and health care environments and, in turn, support better public health outcomes, including COVID-19. This initiative supports larger efforts to rebalance investments in public health and more equitably serve communities and populations.

The selected candidate will be an employee of Public Health Solutions, a nonprofit organization which is the fiscal and administrative manager of the grant but will work be supervised by DOHMH. This is a grant-funded position ending in November 2027.

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) provides legal advice and assistance to the entire agency. Specifically, OGC works to ensure that the innovative programs and initiatives of DOHMH are supported by a dedicated legal team. The OGC team is comprised of attorneys who work in a variety of areas including legal affairs (legal and policy analysis; health code enforcement; records access), contracts, privacy, and employment law. OGC also houses the Institutional Review Board and attorneys working in the Assisted Outpatient Treatment program.

Summary of Position :

DOHMH has an opening for one attorney to serve as an Assistant General Counsel / Privacy and Data Security Attorney. The Assistant General Counsel will be a key member of the Privacy unit within Legal Affairs to provide counsel and support on legal matters related to privacy and data security. The attorney will be under the direction of the General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, and the Chief Privacy Officer (CPO),

Specifically, the Assistant General Counsel / Privacy and Data Security Attorney will :

• Draft, review and negotiate data privacy and security agreements (such as cloud security agreements, end user license agreements, terms of service, privacy policies, and others).
• Draft, review, and negotiate various contracts with vendors procured by the agency.
• Provide support to the DOHMH CPO to develop and implement policies for data privacy and security.
• Support the CPO with investigations of security incidents and notifications to impacted individuals.
• Provide practical, timely, strategic, and high-quality legal recommendations and counsel to the IT division on data security and cybersecurity.
• Advise on best practice and compliance with privacy and data protection laws.
• Deliver data privacy and security trainings to the DOHMH workforce.
• Participate and engage in cross divisional collaborative projects that require legal support.
• Learn and keep informed of federal, state, and local laws and regulations as well as industry standards for data privacy and security.
• Other assignments, as needed, to support the Office of General Counsel.
• Salary : $92,700 - $92,700

Qualifications and Requirements :

Additional Desired Qualities :

Additional Information :

PHS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, LGBTQIA individuals, and veterans.

Monday-Friday

Hybrid

35 hours Per week

Salary : $2 - $92,700