Helix is a rapidly growing population genomics company working at the intersection of clinical care, research, and genomics. Founded in 2015 with a mission to “empower every person to improve their life through their DNA”, our end-to-end population genomics platform enables health systems, life sciences companies, and payers to advance genomic research and accelerate the integration of genomic data into routine clinical care. Powered by one of the world’s largest CLIA / CAP next-generation sequencing labs and our proprietary Exome+® assay, we support all aspects of population genomics including recruitment and engagement, clinically actionable disease screening, return of results, and basic and translational research. We help our partners use genomics to improve health outcomes, increase patient engagement, lower costs, and drive cutting edge translational and clinical research. For the individual, we store and protect their DNA information so that they control their data and can use it throughout their lifetime in a variety of settings.

Leading health systems, including Renown Health, AdventHealth, and Mayo Clinic, use our population genomics platform to power some of the world’s largest and fastest-growing population genomics initiatives. We also collaborate with our health system partners to combine longitudinal EHR data with genomic data to optimize care across the health system. This proprietary clinico-genomic dataset, with recontactable individuals and actively enrolling programs, powers our life sciences segment and helps our life sciences partners bring innovative therapies to patients faster and more efficiently. 

In response to the COVID-19 public health crisis, Helix is  leveraging its expertise and infrastructure to develop and deploy more scalable and sensitive COVID-19 testing as well as accelerate research on the influence of genetics on COVID-19 infection and severity.

What’s important to us:

• Curiosity — we are all passionate about the possibilities enabled by having access to your own genome
• Responsibility — we have an obligation to people and our partners to operate with highly credible research guided by well respected advisors, with clear and effective communication about our products
• Agility — flexibility and a desire to be nimble, smart, and effective are important to the Helix culture
• Follow-through — we’re building a diverse team with amazing track records of achievement in multidisciplinary environments

 The Role:

• Reports to the Legal Director of Privacy and Compliance, and works cross functionally with the legal, policy, compliance, product, security, and engineering teams to support Helix’s privacy program
• Acts as an initial point of contact for responding to customer and internal inquiries related to privacy matters and providing timely, thorough responses
• Conducts initial and annual privacy reviews for vendors
• Works with key business stakeholders to complete privacy impact assessments related to products, associated technologies, partners and vendors
• Document privacy operations processes and procedures
• Assists with annual review of product and privacy processes to validate and ensure ongoing compliance
• Maintains data map and inventory to ensure appropriate documentation is in place to support compliance efforts
• Supports development of privacy training materials and other communications to train employees and third parties, as appropriate, on Helix’s privacy policies, data handling practices and procedures 

Required background:

• 4+ years of direct experience in the field of privacy with focus on compliance and privacy by design
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• Knowledge of global privacy and regulatory frameworks, including HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, CAN-SPAM and FERPA
• Experience with common controls frameworks, risk assessments, and maturity assessments
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively across cross-functional teams and build consensus among stakeholders
• Ability to quickly issue spot and appropriately prioritize risk and outcomes 
• Extremely organized with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and drive strategic projects to successful delivery
• Sense of humor, excellent interpersonal skills, business judgment, strategic thinking, superior work ethic, flexibility and ability to work independently
• Growth mindset: every new challenge is an opportunity to learn and grow

The ideal candidate will have:

• Demonstrated skill in developing strategic vision, performing informed risk-assessment and operational implementation of effective policies and procedures across multi-functional teams and business units.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with an ability to communicate effectively and advise Helix Executive Team on key privacy matters impacting Helix business.

What Helix has to offer you

Aside from working alongside brilliant, dedicated, passionate, down-to-earth, curious, warm, and thoughtful people, we also provide great benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity
• Health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision
• 12 weeks of Maternity or Paternity leave
• 4 weeks of paid Pregnancy Disability
• 401(k) with employer matching
• On-premise nursing room
• Commuter benefits
• Catered meals
• Flexible PTO

Helix is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.