Senior Privacy Manager

Job description

💬 ACCURX IS SOLVING HEALTHCARE PRODUCTIVITY FOR THE NHS. For decades, the NHS has struggled with fragmented systems that make simple tasks feel impossible. At Accurx, we’re changing that by building a single, system-wide platform that helps every patient get gold-standard, efficient, and joined-up care. What started as a way for GPs to text a patient has now evolved into an all-in-one digital toolkit used by 98% of GP practices. Our platform now powers Total Triage https://www.accurx.com/primary-care to manage patient demand, and Self-Book, https://www.accurx.com/booking which lets patients schedule their own appointments in seconds. We’ve automated routine care with Patient Questionnaires https://www.accurx.com/questionnaires for long-term conditions, while Accumail https://www.accurx.com/accumail finally allows staff-to-staff communication to happen instantly across different care settings. We’re now pushing the boundaries of the consultation itself with Accurx Scribe https://www.accurx.com/scribe, our AI-powered note-taker that drafts medical notes in real-time. We’re not just shipping features. We’re giving clinicians their time back and ensuring every patient journey is as smooth as it should be. CHALLENGES YOU’LL SOLVE... - Own our privacy frameworks end-to-end: Maintain and continuously improve the ROPA, data mapping and third-party risk programme so they're accurate, scalable and understood by the people who use them. - Lead the DPIA process: Run end-to-end assessments for new products, features and integrations, ensuring higher-risk processing gets proper scrutiny and a consistent standard of output. - Be the internal authority on NHS IG: Lead our annual DSPT submission and own day-to-day NHS Information Governance compliance, building deep expertise the business can rely on. - Act as the primary advisory point: Handle the majority of data protection and IG queries from across the business, giving practical, well-reasoned guidance and knowing when to escalate. - Own supplier due diligence: Lead vendor privacy reviews, including DPA reviews, TIAs, DPIAs for high-risk suppliers and security questionnaire reviews. - Handle individual rights requests: Lead on complex or sensitive DSRs, ensuring responses are accurate, timely and well-considered. - Build privacy culture: Design and deliver training and awareness activities that make privacy feel practical and relevant, not a blocker. YOU SHOULD APPLY IF... - You have 4+ years in privacy or data protection, ideally with exposure to health-tech, NHS IG or high-growth technology environments - You're comfortable driving work forward independently - you make confident calls, own your outputs and know when to escalate - You have a strong working knowledge of UK GDPR, DPA 2018, and PECR applied to SaaS products - You've built or maintained privacy frameworks before (ROPA, DPIA programmes, third-party risk management) and understand what makes them work in practice - You see yourself as an enabler, you enjoy working with product and engineering teams and help them build compliance rather than slowing them down - You're a clear, practical communicator who can translate legal requirements into guidance that non-specialists will actually act on - You hold or are working towards a recognised privacy certification (CIPP/E, CIPM, ISEB BCS) WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME? You'll be joining an established but fast-growing Tech for Good movement, where we're led by our Principles https://www.notion.so/accurx/How-we-work-Accurx-Principles-211640edee304821b4480d3f9c30e051 and our mission https://accurx.notion.site/Mission-and-Vision-fe9b12ff78bd4a7996682fc5c09c2d8e to solve healthcare productivity. - £65,000 - £80,000 salary + share options up to £15,000 - Benefits to suit you: https://accurx.notion.site/Perks-Benefits-f1e9148b71be486791aa2c503e5d775a?pvs=74adjust your healthcare cover, your pension or life insurance, whatever stage you’re at in life - Flexible working: We are an office first culture and ask that you’re in our (dog-friendly) Shoreditch office 3 days a week, with core hours of 10am - 4pm - Time off: You’ll get 28 days of holiday (plus bank holidays) and up to 4 weeks to work from anywhere per year - Family matters: We offer enhanced parental leave, fertility support and parental loss support - We have our very own Chef! Free healthy breakfasts, snacks and lunches will be provided, with the occasional sweet treat!