Senior Principal Legal Counsel - Global Commercial & Government Contracting

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on 15 Jun 2026. 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.

Medtronic is on a mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life around the world. Medtronic technologies transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. And counting. We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

The Medtronic Global Commercial Office (GCO) is the single greatest multiplier of growth for the organization — to expand our patient impact around the world. We are a catalyst for growth, leading Medtronic commercial strategy. We are the operations backbone of the commercial organization, deploying critical capabilities across markets. We are an idea center, bringing industry‑leading practices to life. We power growth by scaling commercial excellence across Medtronic.

We accelerate market performance, lead the way in transformation, and enable commercial teams to operate with a focused set of commercial capabilities.

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 a Medtronic corporate location in California, Florida, Massachusetts, or Minnesota. This position reports to the Vice President, Chief Counsel, Americas Region.

• Provide domain expertise and support to Medtronic businesses and regions on navigating the U.S. government procurement system, creating efficiencies, managing risk, and reducing liabilities.
• In partnership with Medtronic’s U.S. Federal Government Enterprise team and other key stakeholders, implement systems and processes to support compliance, control, and consistency in all U.S. government sales activities.
• Develop and deliver resources including playbooks, training modules, frequently asked questions, and other business‑facing tools detailing contract administration and compliance requirements and implementation strategies.
• Monitor and communicate pertinent changes in federal laws, regulations, and policies that impact Medtronic’s status and ability to compliantly perform responsibilities as a government contractor and supplier.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex government solicitations, contracts, subcontracts, and teaming agreements, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations.

• Provide legal guidance on strategies involving ASC partnerships, commercial models, distribution programs, reimbursement trends, and engagement with ASC stakeholders, consistent with ASC market dynamics and business strategy.
• Support contract development and review for ASC offerings, collaborations, facility level programs, and commercial engagements.
• Advise business teams on regulatory and compliance guardrails for ASC‑based service models, digital engagement, and operational initiatives.

• Support evaluation, structuring, drafting, and negotiation of strategic partnerships, commercial arrangements, and collaborative activities, including risk assessment and diligence on fraud and abuse and compliance implications.
• Provide legal support for innovative commercial models, distribution structures, portfolio offerings, and cross‑functional transactional execution.

• Draft, negotiate, and advise on service, warranty, maintenance, and repair agreements.
• Assess compliance risks related to service offerings and partner with quality, operations, and service teams to align legal and regulatory requirements with field service processes.