Dir, Priv & Data Protection Officer APAC - Johnson & Johnson

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com . As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function:Job Sub Function:Job Category:All Job Posting Locations:Job Description: DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Director, Privacy Officer & DPO, APAC, located in Singapore, Central Singapore OR North Ryde, Austrailia This role serves as the senior privacy leader for DePuy Synthes in the region, with accountability for privacy governance and formal Data Protection Officer (DPO) duties. The Director, Privacy Officer & DPO provides strategic leadership to ensure compliance with global and local data protection laws while enabling responsible innovation across a complex medical technology organization. This role has significant enterprise impact, partnering closely with Legal, IT, Security, Health Care Compliance, HR, Commercial, Clinical, Medical Safety and HEMA, and R&D teams to embed privacy‑by‑design across business operations and digital products. Key Responsibilities • Lead the implementation and ongoing oversight of the DePuy Synthes privacy program in the region, ensuring alignment with applicable local and regional data protection laws and regulations. • Advise business partners on privacy and data protection requirements in all stages of R&D, product development, commercialization, clinical trials, HEMA activities and lifecycle management. • Serve as the designated Data Protection Officer (DPO), acting as an independent advisor on data protection obligations and risk management. • Lead efforts to embed privacy capabilities in named privacy stewards from relevant functions, including handling escalations, driving consistency and delivering ongoing training and education to the stewards. • Identify any required regional-specific variants from global privacy policies, standards, and procedures to support compliant collection, use, transfer, and retention of personal data in the region. • Provide strategic guidance to business leaders on privacy risks associated with new products, digital health solutions, clinical activities, and commercial initiatives. #J-18808-Ljbffr