Senior Principal Legal Counsel - Minneapolis, MN/Lafayatte, CO/Memphis TN/Washington D.C.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 29 Oct 2026

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

• The Global Operations & Supply Chain (GOSC) Legal organization provides strategic legal and commercial support across Medtronic’s global operations and supply chain. This role supports Global Supply Management, with a primary focus on Direct Sourcing & Contract Manufacturing and Global Technical Sourcing.
• This position is onsite in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Lafayette, Colorado; Memphis, Tennessee; or Washington, DC. Travel is up to 25%.
• The Sr. Principal Legal Counsel provides strategic legal advice and transactional support for product development, direct material sourcing, contract manufacturing, and other complex supplier relationships. This attorney will independently lead sophisticated commercial negotiations, translate legal and operational risk into clear business choices, and partner across functions to enable business objectives while protecting Medtronic.
• Primary Responsibilities
• Provide legal counsel to Direct Sourcing & Contract Manufacturing and Global Technical Sourcing teams within Global Supply Management.
• Draft and negotiate complex direct material supply, product development, contract manufacturing, technology, licensing, quality, and other commercial agreements.
• Advise business and sourcing leaders on supplier performance, continuity of supply, quality, warranties, intellectual property, confidentiality, contractual risk, and commercially reasonable solutions.
• Lead complex supplier negotiations involving new technologies, development arrangements, licensing, volume commitments, pricing structures, and long-term supply.
• Resolve supplier disputes, delivery interruptions, and performance issues through negotiation, contractual remedies, settlement strategies, and coordination with internal or external counsel.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to address emerging legal and operational issues, improve contracting processes, and develop templates, negotiation playbooks, guidance, and training.
• Required Qualifications
• Juris Doctorate and 8+ years of relevant legal experience.
• Active license and good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Experience independently leading complex commercial negotiations and advising business clients on contractual, commercial, and operational risk.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting direct procurement, technical or strategic sourcing, manufacturing, supply chain, or supplier relationships.
• Experience negotiating product development, co-development, contract manufacturing, technology, licensing, or similar complex agreements.
• Experience addressing intellectual property ownership, licensing, technology transfer, confidentiality, know-how, and development deliverables.
• Experience in medical device, life sciences, healthcare, technology, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience supporting a global business in a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
• 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.
• 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.
• U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
• At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
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