The Regulatory Officer 1 will work as a Department of Health (DOH) Data Privacy Officer specializing in Overdose and related public health privacy work.  This position will conduct legal research, provide guidance, technical assistance and develop tools and resources to identify and mitigate privacy risks focusing on opioid overdose and related initiatives and will focus on legal and ethical privacy issues regarding collecting, sharing, using and protecting data for public health purposes, including addressing determinants of health, improving population health, promoting health equity and research in opioid overdose and related initiatives.

The individual will work with the Overdose Data to Action Grant team, the Department's privacy officers, data stewards, subject matter experts, and other members of the public health team to protect the privacy of the personally identifiable information (PII) the Department receives or collects and to facilitate legal and ethical use and sharing of PII data.

EDUCATION:

Graduation from an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree.

EXPERIENCE:

One (1) year of experience in conducting legal research, analyzing and evaluating legal documents, rules, regulations, and/or legislation, or the review and analysis of regulatory matters in a government agency; or one (1) year of experience as an attorney.

LICENSE:

Appointee must be eligible to practice as an Attorney-At-Law in the State of New Jersey.

Appointee must possess a current Certificate of Good Standing issued by the New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners, or other license to practice law issued by any state in the United States.