Legal Counsel, Amboss
IT & Data Protection
Clinical knowledge & decision platform
Posted today
Clinical knowledge & decision platform
1001+ employees
Posted today
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower all doctors to provide the best possible care.
Role
Who you are
- You are a fully qualified lawyer (Volljurist:in) in Germany
- You have at least 4 years of relevant professional experience at a reputable law firm or as an in-house counsel in the field of IT and data protection
- You are keen to work in an international context and to grow together with AMBOSS
- You communicate complex legal requirements clearly and understandably and enjoy drafting legal documents
- You are fluent in German and English, both spoken and written, and have no difficulty communicating with internal and external stakeholders
- You are tech-savvy and enjoy working through technical contexts
- You enjoy working with people from different departments while always remaining solution-oriented and structured
- Experience at a consumer-facing tech company is a plus
- Even if you don’t meet every single point in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. We’d love to hear from you!
What the job involves
- Hi, we’re AMBOSS and we’re searching for a Legal Counsel to support our business in IT & Data Protection matters!
- You advise our teams on data protection questions and their implementation
- You analyze and assess data protection compliance risks at system and process level and develop them further based on recognized standards
- You analyze relevant data protection requirements from the international context and integrate them into the existing setup
- You support product development in close collaboration with tech and product teams
- You review and assess data protection agreements as well as tools and software for data protection compliance
- You create and continuously update internal data protection policies and procedures (in particular the record of processing activities)
- You handle and coordinate data subject rights requests (e.g. access, rectification and erasure requests) and ensure compliance with data subject rights in collaboration with other departments
- You work closely with our DPO and General Counsel as well as the entire Legal team
Our take
Becoming a doctor is challenging, and this already demanding journey is further complicated by the intricate web of the medical education system. The current system often imposes restrictions on collaboration, fails to provide integrated resources, and lacks supportive examination boards.
AMBOSS was founded by doctors initially to help medical students overcome this, but has now extended to become a knowledge platform for all types of medical professionals. Today the company‘s products are used by more than two million healthcare professionals and students in over 170 countries.
The regularly upgraded knowledge base that the company has developed is an incredible growing asset. AMBOSS, however, will not rest on this and will continue to develop its smart learning technology to engage doctors even more deeply with their work so that healthcare works the best that it can for everyone.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2025
$268.5m
LATE VC
Sep 2019
$33.6m
SERIES B
Total funding: $307.2m
Company benefits
- Paid Vacation Days: 30 vacation days per year (for everyone working 5 days per week)
- AMBOSS Holiday: A company-wide day off each year (so you do not need to worry about those internal slacks stacking up while you are off)
- Personal Purpose Day: One day for you to follow your purpose. Be it volunteering, something creative, or an activity with your family or friends
- Tenure Days: Every two years +1 day, up to 33 days (Apply after 2+ years seniority)
- bAV Offer: An attractive retirement plan for those living and working in Germany
- A choice of benefits to suit your personal needs
- If you work in one of our German offices for 3+ days per week, AMBOSS pays for your monthly public transport ticket
- Office full of fruit and snacks, and you can take your barista skills to the next level with our amazing Italian espresso machine
- Bring your child to our AMBOSS Daycare in Berlin
- Enjoy a change of pace when you visit our sunny office in Cagliari, Sardinia
- AMBOSS will support you in your visa process. We and our partners are here to take the burden of your shoulders when you move
Company HQ
Kollwitzkiez, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
Madjid Salami
(Co-CEO & Co-founder)Trained as a physician and a serial entrepreneur. Co-founded experimental group-buying platform, TomPower as well as the more successful tech startup, Netempire.
Benedikt Hochkirchen
(Co-CEO & Co-founder)Earned an MSc in Economics from the Otto Besheim School of Management before becoming an Investment Manager at Arcadia in Hamburg.
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