Senior Paralegal, Privacy

What Paralegal contributes to Cardinal Health

Paralegal conducts research and resolves legal questions under the direction of the organization's attorneys. This family provides research and supports and prepares agreements, instruments, documents, and pleadings relating to litigation and non-litigation matters. This job family also conducts training on corporate policies and procedures.

The Enterprise Privacy Office (EPO) is responsible for providing advice, counsel, and support in the areas of privacy and data protection. The EPO leads the Global Privacy Program and partners with other members of the Legal & Compliance organization, privacy professionals working within the business, as well as business leaders and their teams to address potential privacy issues and risks and help Cardinal Health comply with the rapidly evolving privacy laws, regulations, and contractual requirements.

The Privacy Paralegal will support the EPO by providing broad project management skills to a variety of privacy related matters under the direction of the Privacy attorneys and other members of the EPO. This position will develop and maintain privacy knowledge and other relevant expertise to ensure effective paralegal support to the EPO and the overall Global Privacy Program.

Responsibilities

• Interacting with internal and external stakeholders to review and finalize privacy-related contracts and contract amendments such as Data Processing Agreements, Business Associate Agreements, and relevant privacy language in Master Services Agreements.
• Helping to track, manage, and organize privacy-related notices that Cardinal Health provides to employees, job applicants, vendors, and others on our websites, via our apps, in-person and beyond.
• Assisting with management of privacy incidents including management of the EPO incident response platform (e.g. performing administrator functions, scheduling user trainings and communications, gathering information to assess incidents, and acting as the main point of contact with our users and the platform management vendor).
• Providing training to internal stakeholders regarding privacy matters and assisting with development of same.
• Assisting with various other projects to support the Global Privacy Program, including information access requests, privacy assessments, development of policies and procedures, basic research on privacy regulations in multiple jurisdictions, and the creation of privacy templates
• Under the general direction of the Privacy attorneys, the Privacy Paralegal is expected to perform ongoing legal & compliance and administrative tasks, with minimal direction and guidance, and collaborate with individuals and departments across Cardinal Health.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of experience, preferred
• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects
• May contribute to the development of policies and procedures
• Works on complex projects of large scope
• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
• Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives
• Completes work; independently receives general guidance on new projects
• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives
• May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Anticipated salary range: $79,700-$113,800
Bonus eligible: No
Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs
  

Application window anticipated to close: 06/02/2025 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidates geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.