Data Compliance Engineer (Technical Compliance Controls) Remote in UK
Deciphex Ireland, England, United Kingdom
Overview
We are seeking a hands-on technical Data Compliance Engineer to implement technical compliance controls for clinical and research data protection. You'll build automated compliance frameworks and policy enforcement systems, working closely with the DPO to ensure regulatory requirements across our research, clinical trials, and laboratory operations.
Responsibilities
* Design and implement automated compliance frameworks and controls for healthcare data across office, labs, and employee devices
* Build technical solutions for audit trails, data discovery, and automated compliance monitoring across cloud and on-premises systems
* Implement hands-on PHI controls, confidential research data protection, and automated policy enforcement
* Deploy data loss prevention (DLP), encryption, access controls, and data masking solutions for healthcare data touchpoints
* Enable secure data flows for research teams, clinical trials, and clinical standards compliance
* Implement technical controls for data collaboration tools (SharePoint, Google Workspace, cloud data services) ensuring healthcare compliance
* Build automated data quality monitoring and policy enforcement for research and clinical data pipelines
* Design secure data workflows for labs, research teams, and clinical trial operations
* Develop scripts, tools and applications for compliance automation, policy enforcement, and regulatory reporting
* Build APIs and integrations for compliance tools with existing healthcare systems
* Implement automated compliance monitoring, metadata management, and regulatory documentation
* Create monitoring dashboards for compliance KPIs across research and clinical environments
* Collaborate with DPO on technical GDPR, HIPAA implementation across UK, European, and North American operations
* Support IS and IT teams with compliant deployment of business applications and infrastructure
* Work with research teams to ensure clinical trial data compliance and clinical standards adherence
Required
* 3-5+ years hands-on technical compliance (technology side) experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, or clinical research environments
* Strong programming skills: Python, SQL, automation scripting, database management
* Proven expertise: Healthcare data protection, PHI handling, compliance automation, technical policy implementation
* Healthcare compliance knowledge: GDPR, HIPAA technical implementation and data protection automation
* Experience with cloud compliance controls and automated policy enforcement
Preferred
* Experience with pathology data workflows and clinical laboratory standards
* Knowledge of pharmaceutical research data requirements
* Experience with multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements
* Platform engineering experience (APIs, integrations, monitoring systems)
* Technical certifications in data protection or healthcare compliance
Benefits
* Meaningful work that improves patient outcomes
* Exciting and challenging projects in a hyper-growth AI enabled company
* Regular feedback with strong career growth opportunities
* Flexible remote model with autonomy to balance work and life
* Competitive salary with annual performance-based increments
* Generous leave plus paid Christmas holiday
* Supportive, multicultural, and collaborative team
About Us
Through the work that we do, the team at Deciphex helps pharma to accelerate the process of essential drug development and helps cancer patients get a timely and accurate diagnosis. Deciphex was founded in Dublin in 2017 and has scaled to a team of over 100. We have offices in Dublin, Exeter and Chicago and are expanding our team worldwide. We are a diverse team of software developers, clinical specialists, AI engineers and more, working together to support our customers and patients. Deciphex is an equal opportunities employer. A copy of our Privacy Policy can be viewed here.
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