Vice President, Global Privacy
Revolution Medicines, Inc. · San Francisco Bay Area
📍 Redwood City, California, United States💰 $311,000via greenhousePosted 2026-09-17
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Revolution Medicines is a global, commercial-state oncology company dedicated to discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines for patients with RAS-addicted cancers. Leveraging its differentiated RAS(ON) tri-complex inhibitor platform, the company is advancing a broad, integrated portfolio of oral RAS(ON) inhibitors designed to directly target the active, cancer-driving state of RAS. Founded on rigorous scientific inquiry and a willingness to challenge long-held assumptions, Revolution Medicines is committed to changing the trajectory of disease for patients with RAS-addicted cancers worldwide.
Our people are united by a shared way of working: follow the science, challenge assumptions, act with urgency and hold ourselves to a high standard of rigor—all in service of patients.
The Opportunity:
RevMed is seeking an experienced privacy executive to support RevMed's business. The Vice President, Global Privacy will lead the strategy, development, and execution of the company's Privacy Program, ensuring all activities are conducted ethically and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry codes. This attorney will be instrumental in shaping and sustaining a culture of integrity as the company advances and commercializes its oncology pipeline.
The Vice President, Global Privacy is an enterprise leader and the company's Head of Global Privacy, responsible for driving the organization's global privacy strategy, governance, and compliance framework. This role ensures that all business activities involving personal data are conducted ethically and in compliance with applicable international laws, regulations, and industry standards.
Reporting to the Vice President, Compliance, this role serves as a key member of the Legal and Compliance leadership team and advisor to other senior executives on global privacy, data protection, and responsible data use, while fostering a culture of privacy-by-design across all business functions worldwide.
Key responsibilities include:
Strategic Leadership & Governance
Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive global privacy strategy aligned with business objectives and the broader compliance program.
Serve as a senior advisor to the General Counsel (GC) and other senior executives on global privacy risks, regulatory developments, and data governance.
Establish and maintain enterprise-wide global privacy governance frameworks, policies, and standards.
Set the enterprise privacy vision, roadmap, budget, and multi-year priorities to support RevMed's global growth, clinical development, and commercialization strategy.
Establish regional privacy governance, escalation paths, and privacy champion networks to ensure consistent execution and accountability across geographies.
Advise executive leadership on strategic data initiatives, including global data use, digital capabilities, AI/ML governance, and cross-border data strategy.
Build, scale, and lead the global privacy function across all regions in which Revolution Medicines operates, including the operating model, regional coverage, resourcing plan, and talent strategy.
Provide regular updates to the General Counsel and other senior executives on global privacy program performance, risks, and mitigation strategies.
Global Privacy Program Management
Design, implement, and continuously enhance a global privacy program aligned with international laws and best practices.
Build out and manage Revolution Medicines Global Privacy department.
Ensure alignment of the privacy program with the company's overall compliance framework and enterprise risk management approach.
Ensure compliance with global privacy and data protection regulations, including GDPR, UK GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, and other applicable international and local laws.
Oversee Data Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIAs), cross-border data transfer mechanisms, and global risk assessments.
Monitor and report on privacy metrics, trends, and program effectiveness across regions.
Clinical and Commercialization Data-Driven Activities
Serve as the primary privacy lead for all clinical trial-related activities, including data collected from clinical sites, investigators, and patients.
Partner with R&D and clinical teams to ensure compliant handling of sensitive clinical and health data.
Collaborate with Commercialization teams to advise on processes, controls, and risks related to data-driven activities, including analytics, digital initiatives, and commercialization strategies.
Operational Integration
Embed privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default principles into systems, products, and business processes globally.
Partner cross-functionally with Compliance, Legal, IT Security, R&D, HR, and Commercial teams across regions.
Support global initiatives involving sensitive data, including clinical, digital, and analytics-driven programs.
Work closely with HR and Information Security (IS) to address employee and internal data privacy matters, including monitoring, investigations, and governance of workforce data.
Risk Management, Investigations & Incident Response
Lead or oversee global privacy incident response, including breach assessment, notification, and remediation across jurisdictions.
Lead and/or oversee privacy-related investigations, including internal reviews and regulatory-driven inquiries.
Collaborate with Compliance and Information Security to ensure consistent global controls and preparedness.
Identify, assess, and mitigate global privacy risks in alignment with enterprise risk management priorities.
Regulatory & External Engagement, Third-party & Contractual Oversight
Serve as a key point of contact for global data protection authorities and regulators, in coordination with Compliance and Legal.
Support global regulatory inquiries, audits, and inspections related to privacy.
Oversee global privacy due diligence and risk management for
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