Legal Counsel II_SH

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

• Serve as legal counsel and business partner to designated operating units and functions on an ongoing basis.
• Advise relevant stakeholders on commercial and corporate legal matters.

Main Responsibilities (in non-prioritized order):

• Serve as legal counsel and business partner to designated operating units and functions on an ongoing basis.
• Advise relevant stakeholders on commercial and corporate legal matters.

Key Accountabilities:

• Review, draft and advise on agreements and documents relating to business developments or operations.
• Identify improvement opportunities in contract templates and management processes.
• Advise internal clients on a variety of commercial and corporate matters.
• Identify potential areas of legal risk and/or vulnerability; develop and implement corrective action plans and provide guidance on avoiding or addressing similar issues.
• Manage litigation or other dispute resolution with external counsel based on internal alignment.
• Liaise and communicate with government agencies on an as-needed basis.
• Deliver legal training to internal stakeholders to enhance awareness of regulations and internal policies.
• Submit regular reports and updates to the Senior Legal Manager or Chief Counsel on key matters as required.
• Oversee Chinese external counsel to ensure effective legal/business advice to internal clients in a cost-effective way.
• Work within and actively promote Medtronic's core mission, corporate strategies, policies, procedures, and Code of Conduct.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Attributes:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving ability
• Commercial acumen
• Lateral thinking capability
• Keen attention to detail
• Customer-centric mindset
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a team player
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work under pressure

Experience and Knowledge:

• 4–8 years of legal experience with a solid track record at prestigious law firms and/or in-house at multinational corporations (experience in the medical devices or pharmaceutical industry is preferred).
• Fluent in spoken and written English; capable of reviewing and drafting legal documents in English.
• Experience in commercial litigation, external inquiries, or comprehensive document drafting is a plus.

Qualifications:

• PRC bar qualification; and
• LLB or LLM from a reputable law school in China (overseas education background is a plus).

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).

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