Privacy Legal Counsel

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A Day in the Life

As Privacy Legal Counsel, you will play a key role as part of a global team in supporting privacy, data protection, and responsible data use by Medtronic primarily across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Working at the intersection of law, healthcare, technology, and digital transformation, you will provide legal advice to business and functional stakeholders on complex data protection and privacy matters, helping the organization navigate evolving regulatory requirements while enabling innovation and operational excellence. This position offers the opportunity to provide expert legal advice across a broad range of strategic initiatives including digital health, data governance, and artificial intelligence within a global healthcare environment. This is an EMEA-based role. Travel is expected to be up to 5%.   

This role reports to the Chief Global Privacy Counsel and is part of the Global Data & Privacy Legal function within the Office of Privacy, Integrity and Compliance and will serve as a key privacy legal resource across a variety of assigned areas. You will collaborate closely with a number of functions and teams, including Legal, Information Technology (IT), Security, Human Resources (HR), Clinical, Research and Development (R&D), and Technology and Innovation, as well as other privacy teams. The position supports data protection and privacy legal and regulatory compliance, privacy program implementation, risk management, responsible data use strategies, contracting activities, and governance initiatives across multiple jurisdictions. 

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

·       Advise stakeholders on privacy, data protection, and related regulatory requirements across the EMEA region.

·       Monitor and interpret legal and regulatory developments, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), ePrivacy requirements, and other applicable frameworks.

·       Provide legal guidance on digital health solutions, artificial intelligence initiatives, data governance activities, secondary use of data, and new product developments.

·       Draft, review, and negotiate privacy-related agreements, including data processing agreements and data transfer agreements.

·       Support privacy risk assessments, transfer impact assessments, and compliance reviews related to personal data processing activities.

·       Advise on cross-border data transfers and legal requirements for international data flows.

·       Support privacy incident investigations, remediation activities, and regulatory notification assessments.

·       Develop privacy guidance, templates, governance processes, and compliance resources to support global privacy programs.

 

Required Knowledge and Experience:

·       Law degree and 4+ years of experience as legal counsel, or an advanced law degree with 2+ years of relevant experience supporting data protection, privacy, security, or related legal matters

·       Experience providing legal advice on data protection and privacy matters within a large, matrixed organization

·       Knowledge of privacy and data protection regulations across EMEA, including GDPR and UK GDPR

·       Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial and data-related agreements

·       Professional fluency in English, both written and verbal

Preferred qualifications include qualification as legal counsel in a relevant jurisdiction, experience within healthcare, life sciences, medical technology, or another regulated industry, knowledge of emerging regulations such as the European Union Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act and European Union Data Act, and experience supporting privacy assessments, privacy incident response, data subject rights requests, and international data transfer matters.

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. 

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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.
 

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik:  Belgium: 92,800.00 EUR - 139,200.00 EUR | Czechia: 1,300,000.00 CZK - 1,950,000.00 CZK | Hungary: 15,852,800.00 HUF - 23,779,200.00 HUF | Italy: 63,440.00 EUR - 95,160.00 EUR | Netherlands: 92,320.00 EUR - 138,480.00 EUR | Poland: 232,000.00 PLN - 348,000.00 PLN | Portugal: 49,600.00 EUR - 74,400.00 EUR | Romania: 256,240.00 RON - 384,360.00 RON | Slovenia: 70,400.00 EUR - 105,600.00 EUR | Spain: 64,400.00 EUR - 96,600.00 EUR | 
The final salary within this range will be determined based on objective, job-related criteria, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, in accordance with our compensation framework.

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