Head of Data Protection & In-house DPO

How you’ll be contributing to Accurx as our Head of Data Protection & In-house DPO

The  privacy of our users is at the heart of everything that we do, be it in the way we build our products, or the way we train our staff, because at Accurx we believe that upholding our user’s trust is critical to us delivering on our important mission of ensuring everyone in a patient’s care can communicate with one another. 

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Head of Data Protection and in-house DPO to help shape the next chapter of our privacy and data protection journey. This role is pivotal in ensuring that as we grow and innovate, we continue to protect the rights of our users and patients while enabling the business to move at pace.

You will be a key leader in our Technology division, reporting to and working as a trusted partner to the CISO, supporting the business through its next phase of growth, ensuring we remain at the forefront of safe and responsible digital health innovation. You’ll be instrumental in driving responsible innovation—especially as we expand into AI-powered products—and will champion privacy at the heart of everything we do.

Your day to day tasks, should you choose to accept this mission 🤝...

• Develop and own a forward-thinking data protection and privacy strategy that supports our mission of responsible innovation and positions privacy as a business enabler within a fast-paced HealthTech environment.

• Act as the organisation’s statutory DPO, advising senior leadership on complex data protection issues specific to healthcare and digital health innovation.

• Work as a trusted partner to the CISO, Exec team, and Product/Engineering teams to embed privacy and data ethics by design.

• Be a key stakeholder in guiding how we responsibly leverage  AI into our products and safely roll them out to our customers, ensuring patient data is safeguarded at every stage.

• Strengthen and expand the existing privacy programme, shifting our approach  from being compliance-focused to enabling innovation and building trust.

• Manage and continuously develop a high-performing privacy and data protection function, coaching and mentoring the current team of three and scaling as needed.

• Build strong relationships with external stakeholders including NHS bodies, regulators, and partners.

• Support incident response and data breach management in partnership with Security and Legal teams.

• Stay at the forefront of regulatory changes and trends in digital health, AI, and data ethics to future-proof the organisation’s approach to data protection.

• Lead on complex DPIAs, data governance frameworks, and incident management processes alongside key stakeholders.

What the team say:

"It’s a really exciting time to join the PrivacyTeam! We’ve grown a lot lately and there’s lots of opportunity to shape up and implement a privacy programme across an incredible and mission-driven business." - Diana Borcila, Privacy Lead

We'd really like to hear from you, if...

• Strong track record of working within HealthTech, healthcare technology, or NHS digital ecosystems, with a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks such as the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECRs), and other relevant healthcare-specific requirements and standards, such as the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit, NHS Information Governance Standards to name a few.

• Proven ability to guide organisations through responsible innovation, particularly in areas where emerging technologies (e.g., AI/ML) intersect with sensitive data.

• Demonstrated experience in building and leading privacy or data protection teams, with the ability to grow capability, nurture talent, and foster a culture of trust and collaboration.

•  Comfortable influencing at senior leadership level and partnering across technology, product, and clinical teams.

•  A pragmatic, business-enabling approach with an understanding of balancing compliance with speed of execution in a scale-up environment.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, able to represent the business externally to regulators and partners.

How you work… 

At Accurx we believe in making every day count as we hold a vital role in supporting our users by driving innovative solutions to fix healthcare communication. We want everyone at Accurx to reflect our principles in how they work by looking to:

⭐ Fix healthcare communication

⬆️ Raise the bar

🚙 Be a driver, not a passenger 

🤲 Succeed together

💨 Move with urgency 

♻️ Be relentlessly resourceful 

☝️ Embrace challenge

Check them out for more detail here!

What we can offer...🤔

💰 £100,000 - £120,000 salary dependent on experience + the value of £80,000 share options

🤝 Access to Happl - a flexible benefits provider with a given budget of £600 to spend on perks of your choice. Options include private health insurance, wellness providers and more.

🏢 We are office first, all accuFolk come to our office in Shoreditch a minimum of 3 days per week, with the option to work remotely 2 days a week. Read more about our policy here.

📚 Allocated annual learning & development budget 

🐣 Enhanced parental leave policy

🙏 Prayer, meditation and breastfeeding room

🌴 Working abroad policy

👩‍🍳We have our very own Chef! Free healthy breakfasts, snacks and lunches will be provided, with the occasional sweet treat!

...And much more.

Like the sound of this role and want to know more about the company? Here's more about us...

We’re a fast-growing healthcare technology company which makes it easier for patients and healthcare teams to communicate.

Accurx is where conversations happen with and about patients. Our software helps doctors, nurses, pharmacists, administrators and other professionals to seamlessly connect with both patients and each other.

Our mission is simple: everything we do is to make patients healthier and healthcare staff happier. Today, Accurx is used in 98% of GP practices nationwide and every day more healthcare professionals are using our software in hospitals, pharmacies, care homes and the community.

We’re passionate about staying close to our users, which is why everyone at Accurx visits a GP practice at least twice a quarter to understand how a practice runs, the difficulties they face with technologies and how we can help. 

Head over to our main careers page to find out more about the team and our candidate hub.

You can also find out more about us on Medium, LinkedIn and Twitter & Instagram.

Our YouTube channel is full of demos of our product, webinars we have held with our users and some clips about life at Accurx.

Diversity & Inclusion

Accurx is committed to being an inclusive employer. As part of this, we’re glad to accommodate candidates who need adjustments throughout the interview process.

Pre-employment Screening

All successful candidates are asked to complete a Basic DBS check along with other pre-employment checks (referencing & right to work). You can find more on our process here. If you’d like to ask questions before you apply please email jobs@accurx.com.