New 
Privacy & Compliance Manager
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Sep 28, 2025 | |
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OverviewMedicine, biology, and technology are rapidly converging. The future of health will be data-driven, predictive, and precise. Microsoft Health Futures is focused on empowering every person on the planet to live a healthier future. To this end, we are responsible for research, incubations, and moonshots that drive cross-company strategy, partnerships, and real-world impact across healthcare and life sciences. We are a global, inclusive, and diverse crew of researchers, scientists, engineers, biotechnologists, designers, social scientists, strategists, healthcare experts, and medical professionals. The Privacy & Compliance Manager will serve as the compliance lead for health data privacy across Microsoft Research life science, health and Artificial Intelligence (AI) incubation projects. This role is critical to ensuring regulatory alignment and privacy best practices in collaboration with research, security, legal, engineering, and external partners. The position also contributes to Responsible AI risk assessments, particularly in the context of biological and clinical data. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
ResponsibilitiesPrivacy Compliance Leadership: Oversee privacy reviews for onboarding and public release of data, models, audits, and other assets. Ensure compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, UK Data Protection Act, and other relevant regulations and alignment with Microsoft Policies and Standards and the broader Research Privacy Compliance program. Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a privacy subject matter expert to engineering, research, legal, security, and compliance teams. Provide guidance on data handling, use, and retention. Responsible AI Risk Management: Contribute to risk assessments and mitigations related to biosafety, data use, and AI deployment in health contexts. Serve as a proactive problem solver. Collaborator Negotiations: Support external engagements and negotiations, working closely with cross-functional teams. Release Management: Oversee internal release and compliance processes and implement and share best practices across Microsoft Health Futures and in close coordination with Microsoft Research central compliance team. Project and Portfolio Management: Coordinate workstreams across teams ensuring alignment with broader Microsoft regulatory and compliance goals. Track milestones, dependencies, and deliverables across multiple initiatives.Embody our culture and values. | |