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Medtronic Legal Counsel, Global Privacy Program in Minneapolis, Minnesota
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
The Senior Legal Counsel, Global Privacy Program (“Senior Legal Counsel”) plays a crucial role in supporting Medtronic´s commitment to data privacy and protection. The Senior Legal Counsel partners with other members of the COE to integrate privacy principles into operations and projects and provides guidance and support on privacy related matters. Will be responsible for drafting privacy-related documents, monitoring and interpreting changes in data privacy legislations and translating these changes into actionable, programmatic privacy requirements. Collaborating with various team across the organization, will contribute to strengthening our privacy program and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
The Senior Legal Counsel reports into the Senior Manager, Global Privacy Program, and is a key member of the Global Data & Privacy Center of Expertise (“D&P COE”).
This role will reside in our Operational Headquarters in Minneapolis, MN and will work per the hybrid guidelines.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Monitor, track, and analyze emerging and new legal and regulatory privacy requirements. Analyze, research, and interpret how changes in legislation impact organizational processes and compliance requirements, where appropriate in cooperation with regional privacy legal counsels.
Translate legal and regulatory changes and industry best practices into clear, actionable changes in the program. This includes updating the privacy controls library, processes, and templates for impact assessment (PIA) activities, privacy by design, data transfer issues.
Other legal support to the Global Privacy Program includes legal advice regarding Data Subject Requests, incidents, M&A and divestiture activities, certification, investigations, audit, and monitoring activities.
Draws up privacy related agreements and contract terms, data transfer agreements; may be involved in negotiating.
Draft, research, review, and update privacy-related documents, including policies, procedures and other compliance and privacy knowledge materials.
Provides legal advice, counsel and service to internal cross-company clients concerning legal data protection and privacy requirements and obligations.
Assists in reviewing training and awareness materials to increase data privacy awareness and understanding across the organization.
Provide strategic and proactive counsel to create innovative solutions to complex data and privacy issues, this includes actively thinking forward and developing new concepts under the legal frameworks applying to Medtronic.
Core Skills
Excellent analytical, research and drafting skills, including contract drafting.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to translate legal topics into actionable requirements for implementation in the privacy program through published documentation.
Collaborate effectively across Medtronic operating units and functions.
Ability to assess risk strategically and help find solutions that enable the management of risk while supporting the achievement of client goals.
Ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects and tasks
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
Juris Doctor or equivalent U.S. law degree from an accredited institution
2+ years of legal experience with a focus on data privacy and protection to include experience with global data protection laws and regulations (e.g. HIPAA, GDPR, etc.)
Nice to Have
CIPP, CHPC or similar certification, or sufficient demonstrated experience and/or formal education in Privacy and Compliance
Strong understanding of privacy principles, regulations, and privacy operations
Experience in the healthcare industry.
Experience supporting a data privacy or equivalent function directly or indirectly for a large, regulated, and matrixed organization.
Demonstrated experience building positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including with employees, clients, senior management, external parties.
Demonstrated results orientation (driving to deadlines, financial targets, project goals, etc.)
Strong ability to work collaboratively and partner with employees, other leaders, clients, and vendors.
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$127,200.00 - $190,800.00
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic)
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here (http://www.medtronic.com) .
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.
We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.
This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…
Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world
Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities
Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning
These commitments set our team apart from the rest:
Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.
Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.
Better outcomes for our world . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.
Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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