Closing Date: 14th October, 2025

Description:

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 14 Oct 2025

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:
This position has the responsibility to provide and manage internal and external legal resources for complex business development-related transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, fund formation, non-M&A business development programs and arrangements and other complex transactions. Support the Medtronic Corporate Development function, Operating Units and Regional Business Units to timely and effectively structure and complete Medtronic acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, fund formation and other complex business development-related transactions. Mentor, train and supervise junior members of Business Development Legal COE team in connection with transactional work and other function-specific projects.

This position will report to the VP Corporate Securities Counsel and Assistant Secretary.

We seek out and hire a diverse workforce at every level: We need fresh ideas and inclusive insights to continue to be an innovative industry leader —that is why we make it a point to seek out, attract and develop employees who are patient-centric, passionate, and who represent the same wide variety of life experiences as our patients.

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.

This position will reside at our Operational Headquarters in Fridley, MN.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

Provides legal advice, counsel and service to internal business and legal clients concerning global corporate development initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, and complex commercial agreements.
Manages the team of experienced M&A lawyers and legal professionals that supports global corporate development initiatives at Medtronic.
Drafts and reviews and comments on contracts involving M&A and ancillary agreements as well as complex commercial contracts including lease, license, distribution, supply, development, co-marketing, and other agreements and related matters.
Keeps current on legislative and market developments, trends, 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.
Develops, reviews, and implements company-wide and/or functionally specific training programs.
May also oversee corporate governance matters and its various committees.
May work with and manage outside counsel to direct activities supporting corporate development initiatives.
All other duties as assigned.

Must Have Minimum Requirements

Juris doctorate from a nationally recognized American law school
Licensed to practice law and in good standing under the Bar of at least one American state.
13+ years of experience in M&A minority investment transactions with 10+ years of managerial experience.

Nice to Have:

Strong working knowledge in diverse legal fields, including corporate, mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial transactions, securities, tax, antitrust, and exposure to related international law.
Extensive experience with M&A and minority investments transactions.
Exceptional ability to draft and negotiate complex agreements.
Understanding of financial statements and business projections.
Ability to manage numerous complex projects.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to convey complex legal and transactional concepts/issues clearly and succinctly.
Business and solution-oriented mindset, including the ability to make sound recommendations.
Competes to win and brings a practical, business-minded approach that balances risk management with commercial realities and business imperatives.
Highly responsive and service-oriented and thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
Able to earn trust with experienced med-tech corporate and business development professionals.
Integrity and strong ethical center.
Strategic thinking, proactive mindset, collaborative approach and “can-do” attitude.
10+ years of experience at top law firm.

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):$234,400.00 - $351,600.00

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.

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below: Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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 95,000+ 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.

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 pro