Careers that Change Lives
Provide transactional support within the Global Operations and Supply Chain legal team to a broad range of Medtronic business clients that are seeking to acquire goods and services from suppliers. Coordinate the delivery of these transactional Legal services with attorneys and subject matter experts within Medtronic.
This position reports to the Paralegal Manager for Global Operations and Supply Chain.
_This position ideally will reside in Minneapolis, MN, but could sit in another US Medtronic office location or work remote.
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A Day in the Life
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Analyze, draft and negotiate commercial contracts with suppliers for a broad variety of goods and services, with a focus on software licensing, technology solutions, cloud hosted solutions, professional services, hardware, sourcing agreements, and other general contracts.
- Partner with other subject matter experts across a global matrixed organization, including coordination with Security, Privacy, Compliance, Regulatory, Federal Contracts and Trade Compliance.
- Work collaboratively with other, paralegals, lawyers, and administrative staff to provide the legal support for the areas described above.
- Negotiate standard corporate agreement templates with attorney supervision.
- Collaborate with legal staff in multiple legal workstreams to develop and implement common approaches and templates.
- Participate in other projects as assigned or as needed.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate with 4+ years of paralegal experience to include experience with commercial contracts, or an advanced degree with 2+ years’ experience
Nice to Have
- Demonstrated ability and experience with commercial transactions involving technology solutions and/or licensing.
- Flexibility, adaptability, responsiveness, and collegiality.
- Ability to perform in fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
- Experience negotiating sourcing-supply contracts.
- Experience working with information technology supplier agreements.
- 6+ years’ experience at a law firm and/or in-house with increased responsibility
- Analytical risk identification, evaluation, and management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience working within a highly matrixed organization.
- Superior common sense and exceptional judgment.
- Integrity and strong ethical center.
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
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. Learn more about our benefits here .
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) here .
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).
