Legal Counsel III

Medtronic•Lafayette, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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 At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Provide legal guidance for CST matters requiring an OU attorney, including business development activities involving Sales Agency, Distribution, and Operation/Sourcing issues not addressed by GOSC. Offer legal support for Sales, Service, Repair, and related CST operations, such as addressing routine questions from the field and service representatives, as well as managing issues like unauthorized distributors or non-validated third-party products. Handle legal aspects of Sales Channel efforts, working with paralegal staff to draft, negotiate, and advise on independent manufacturing representative agreements. Collaborate on legal matters related to product development agreements with third parties. Advise internal clients on concerns such as potential litigation, promotional strategies, competitor conduct, privacy, and security, coordinating with subject matter experts throughout the enterprise. Counsel the company on risk assessment, anti-kickback, and anti-trust regulations. Candidates must be admitted to practice law. The attorney should demonstrate the ability to work across various business functions and enterprise teams, collaborate effectively with stakeholders and experts, and respond promptly. Responsible for designing, assessing, or implementing training programs tailored to operational units or specific functions, and for enhancing work processes by incorporating AI tools when suitable. As this role may shift and develop over time, the candidate should demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and a readiness to handle new and varied tasks as assigned by their manager. May oversee work with external counsel.

Requirements

Requires a Juris Doctorate
Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
Candidates must be admitted to practice law.
The attorney should demonstrate the ability to work across various business functions and enterprise teams, collaborate effectively with stakeholders and experts, and respond promptly.
As this role may shift and develop over time, the candidate should demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and a readiness to handle new and varied tasks as assigned by their manager.

Nice To Haves

Experience Supporting Commercial Transactions.
Medical Device, Licenses, or Regulated Industry Experience
Strong Stakeholder Management in Matrixed Organization
Interest in Legal Process Improvement or Operational Excellence

Responsibilities

Provide legal guidance for CST matters requiring an OU attorney, including business development activities involving Sales Agency, Distribution, and Operation/Sourcing issues not addressed by GOSC.
Offer legal support for Sales, Service, Repair, and related CST operations, such as addressing routine questions from the field and service representatives, as well as managing issues like unauthorized distributors or non-validated third-party products.
Handle legal aspects of Sales Channel efforts, working with paralegal staff to draft, negotiate, and advise on independent manufacturing representative agreements.
Collaborate on legal matters related to product development agreements with third parties.
Advise internal clients on concerns such as potential litigation, promotional strategies, competitor conduct, privacy, and security, coordinating with subject matter experts throughout the enterprise.
Counsel the company on risk assessment, anti-kickback, and anti-trust regulations.
Responsible for designing, assessing, or implementing training programs tailored to operational units or specific functions, and for enhancing work processes by incorporating AI tools when suitable.
May oversee work with external counsel.

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
Health, Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps (global well-being program).
Incentive plans
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
Short-term disability
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).