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Associate General Counsel, Privacy & Compliance

Neuralink· Legal
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Hybrid (Austin, TX), Hybrid (South San Francisco, CA)$190k - $316kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Associate General Counsel to build and lead Neuralink’s privacy and compliance program end-to-end, focusing on privacy strategy for sensitive data (neural recordings, clinical trial data, patient health information) and healthcare compliance across regulatory frameworks, including HIPAA and FDA-related obligations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Neuralink’s privacy program across the United States and international jurisdictions, including governance, policies, training, vendor diligence, incident response, and data subject rights.
  • Serve as the company’s subject-matter authority on HIPAA and clinical trial data; partner with Clinical, Regulatory, and research ethics committees to align informed consent, BAAs, and study protocols with privacy requirements.
  • Own global privacy compliance and the full set of US state privacy laws; drive privacy compliance for new market entry as Neuralink expands clinically and commercially internationally.
  • Drive Privacy by Design with Product and Engineering, including PIAs and DPAs for new features and clinical study protocols; advise on data minimization and retention.
  • Lead vendor privacy reviews and DPA negotiations (BAAs, SCCs, transfer impact assessments) and manage subprocessor arrangements; own data flow map.
  • Maintain privacy notices, internal data handling standards, employee privacy policies, and DSAR/data rights response process.
  • Lead privacy incident response in partnership with Security, including breach assessment, notification analysis, and regulator communications.
  • Lead healthcare compliance program (policies, training, monitoring, auditing, reporting) under governing healthcare regulations (OIG Seven Elements).
  • Advise on interactions with healthcare professionals, hospitals, and investigators, including AdvaMed Code adherence, Sunshine Act reporting, and state HCP-interaction laws.
  • Track and translate regulatory developments into concrete operational changes.

Qualifications

  • A J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one state bar (California or Texas preferred).
  • Privacy experience at a medical device company or high-growth health tech company (digital health, wearables, life sciences devices, or clinical data systems).
  • Minimum of 10 years of privacy-focused legal practice with substantial in-house leadership of a privacy program; CIPP/US and CIPP/E (or equivalent) strongly preferred.
  • Deep, hands-on expertise with HIPAA (Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules), including BAA negotiation and clinical research privacy (IRB, informed consent).
  • Proficiency in GDPR, UK GDPR, and US state privacy laws; experience with international data transfers and DPO/representative obligations.
  • Track record of Privacy by Design with engineering/product teams (PIAs, DPAs, data mapping, embedding privacy in product development).
  • Strong contracts background: DPAs, BAAs, vendor privacy provisions.
  • Operational fluency; proven ability to build and measure a privacy program with policies, processes, tooling.
  • Excellent judgment under ambiguity; ability to provide clear, defensible guidance to the business.
  • Clear writing and communication skills to translate privacy law for engineers and clinicians.

Skills

Required:Privacy program leadershipHIPAABAA / DPA negotiationsPIA / DPIAGDPR / UK GDPR

Benefits

  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance (PPO).
  • Paid holidays.
  • Commuter benefits.
  • Meals provided.
  • Equity (RSUs) for full-time employees.
  • 401(k) plan (interns may be initially excluded).
  • Parental leave (temporary employees and interns excluded).
  • Flexible time off (temporary employees and interns excluded).
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Neuralink

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Creating a generalized brain interface to restore autonomy to those with unmet medical needs today and unlock human potential tomorrow.

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