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** Bring your talents to a leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions. Rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation, our medical technologies open doors. We support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Join Medtronic where you can act boldly with speed and decisiveness while delivering the right results and foster belonging. Start engineering your career with Medtronic today! Medtronic is among the world's largest medical technology, services and solutions companies. Our Legal department, which spans the globe, is looking for a legal counsel with diversified legal experience, strong business acumen and a positive and proactive attitude, to join our Canadian legal team. The ideal candidate will have substantive corporate, commercial experience with an interest in health, privacy and competition law. This individual will work across Medtronic businesses to: (i) advise on diverse issues including complex legal questions, commercial contracts, competitive public procurement processes, product liability and transactions/M&A, (ii) support business opportunities and mitigate risks, (iii) maintain compliance with internal policies such as our Business Conduct Standards, and (iv) contribute to high-level policy decision- making. Legal counsel must possess strong legal skills and be able to effectively interact with all levels of employees including a variety of internal and external cross-functional support. This role requires a high level of professionalism and responsiveness to business stakeholders in a large, dynamic and fast-paced environment. This position can reside in our office locations of either Brampton, Pointe-Claire or Vancouver, or work remote within Canada. 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. + Drafts, reviews and negotiates various commercial agreements and documents. + Keeps current on legislative issues, statutes, decisions and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies. + Provides legal guidance on policies, procedures, legislation and business practices. + Identifies, anticipates and helps mitigate key legal risks. + Collaborates with subject matter experts on commercial, regulatory and compliance matters to build consensus or resolves legal and business issues. + Efficiently manages and drives multiple projects to completion. + Works with outside counsel to direct activities. **MUST HAVE: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS** + Law Degree with strong academic credentials in Common and/or Civil Law from a duly accredited Canadian law school + Member in good standing of a Canadian Bar/Law Society + 5+ years of legal experience with experience in corporate and commercial law **NICE TO HAVE** + Previous in-house experience with medical device or other life science company would be an asset + Excellent command of English and French languages. + Strong business acumen, good common sense and sound judgment + Exceptional analytical, negotiation and problem-solving skills + Strong written and verbal communication skills + Works independently yet team-oriented + Able to work in a complex, matrixed structure + Capable of inspiring trust and confidence of client groups + Able to multi-task in fast-paced environment with excellent project management skills **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 (http://www.medtronic.com) 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. **We change lives** . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. **We build extraordinary solutions as one team** . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. **This life-changing career is yours to engineer** . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… + **Build** a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world + **Grow** a career reflective of your passion and abilities + **Connect** to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: **Experiences that put people first** . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. **Life-transforming technologies** . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. **Better outcomes for our world** . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. **Insight-driven care** . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care 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 protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. 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