Privacy and Compliance Specialist

🏢 Virtahealth · 📍 Remote · 💼 remote · ⏰ FullTime

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Virta Health is on a mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people. Current treatment approaches aren’t working—over half of US adults have either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and obesity rates are at an all-time high. Virta is changing this by helping people reverse their metabolic condition through innovations in technology, personalized nutrition, and virtual care delivery reinvented from the ground up. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and take back their lives. Join us on our mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people.

Virta's Legal team seeks a Privacy & Compliance Specialist to own the day-to-day execution of privacy operations, manage cross-functional compliance projects and serve as a primary point of contact for privacy-related customer and partner inquiries. This individual will work closely with Legal, Engineering, Product, Security, and Commercial teams to maintain and strengthen Virta's privacy posture as the company scales. The role is high-impact and high-autonomy, designed for a subject matter expert who thrives at the intersection of privacy law, project management, and health tech operations.

Responsibilities

The Privacy & Compliance Specialist will be responsible for the following areas of work:

Privacy Program Operations

With supervision from the Sr. Corporate Counsel and Privacy Officer, manage and maintain Virta’s privacy compliance program, including policies, procedures, and documentation.
Conduct and coordinate privacy impact assessments (PIAs/DPIAs) and data protection assessments for new products, features, and vendor relationships.
Maintain records of processing activities (RoPA), data inventories, and data flow maps.
Monitor and operationalize requirements under HIPAA, state privacy laws (CCPA/CPRA and other state comprehensive privacy laws), and other applicable frameworks.
Implement and support Privacy by Design across all aspects of Vi

🎯 Candidate Preparation Guide For Virtahealth Applicants

Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Virta Health strictly assesses your commitment to reversing chronic disease through rigorous clinical evidence, scalable telemetry, and patient empathy.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):

1. Treating patient care metrics as abstract data points without clinical safety awareness
2. Proposing generic wellness gamification that lacks medical backing or compliance
3. Failing to understand the complexities of HIPAA-compliant healthcare data systems

✨ Recommended Role Alignment Hook:

I scale remote metabolic care platforms that blend clinical rigor with continuous digital feedback to reverse chronic disease sustainably.

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