Senior Principal Legal Counsel

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 LifeThe successful candidate will provide legal support to the ANZ business in Medtronic. The primary stakeholders would be business leaders and members of the inhouse functions such as HR, regulatory and clinical teams across ANZ.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned

• Provides legal advice, counsel and service to internal business clients concerning legal rights, obligations, and privileges of corporations.

• Draws up contracts involving leases, licenses, purchases, sales, real estate, employment, insurance, mergers, acquisitions, marketing and advertising agencies, research and development, and related matters.

• Keeps current on legislative issues, statutes, decisions and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies.

• Examines legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.

• Acts as an agent of corporation in various transactions.

• Advises company regarding concerns on risk assessment and anti-trust regulations.

• Must have admission to practice law in Australia

• May develop, review, or implement company-wide and/or functionally specific training programs.

• May also oversee corporate governance matters and its various committees.

• May work with outside counsel to direct activities.

• Any other activities assigned to provide legal support to the team

Required Knowledge and Experience

• A law degree is a must have for this role. The candidate should also hold a valid Australian Practicing Certificate

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience post completion of Degree

• Experience within the healthcare industry will be preferred

• Experience working in a matrix environment with multiple cross-country stakeholders

• Able to work under ambiguity

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. 

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.
 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

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