Principal Legal Counsel providing legal expertise on sustainability and environmental health at Medtronic. Collaborating across legal teams to navigate regulatory frameworks and compliance challenges.
Responsibilities
Acting as strategic legal partner for the Medtronic businesses in substantive legal areas on issues of government regulation and enforcement while serving on a strong Corporate-level team of in-house EPA lawyers and technical professionals.
Advising Medtronic Corporate and Operating Unit Legal, Global Operations and Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Environmental, Health and Safety, Transportation, Dangerous Goods and other functions on substantive issues related to regulatory authority inspections, and associated communications with regulators.
Advising Medtronic Corporate and Legal, Operations and Corporate Environmental, Health & Safety, Regulatory, Dangerous Goods team and other functions on materials of concern testing and reporting issues.
Advising Medtronic Corporate and Operating Unit functions on policies, procedures and risk mitigation practices associated with materials of concern and product stewardship issues.
Advising Corporate and Operating Unit functions on notices of violation, complaint letters, findings and other regulatory authority requirements related to manufacturing operations and product sales and marketing.
Partnering with Medtronic Corporate and Operating Unit Environmental, Health & Safety, Product Stewardship, Sustainability and Dangerous Goods/Transportation functions to develop policies, procedures, legal guidance documents, tools and training materials.
Conducting and/or providing legal support to colleagues on compliance investigations that include allegations related to environmental, health and safety, dangerous goods or transportation matters.
Identifying and driving mitigation of risks that cross Medtronic businesses and facilitating information sharing across and among Medtronic businesses.
Assisting M&A team with due diligence in significant substantive areas.
Monitoring the external regulatory and enforcement environment and communicating emerging risks to senior management and executives.
Developing expertise and applying knowledge in discrete areas of state and/or federal regulation (e.g. state and federal licensing requirements) as they pertain to Medtronic products and businesses.
Requirements
Juris Doctor from nationally recognized Law School
Licensed to practice law in at least one state or the District of Columbia
5+ years of legal experience in sustainability and environmental, health & safety law counseling with litigation experience
Experience in counseling on environmental regulatory compliance matters
Experience in counseling on health and safety compliance
Experience in counseling on sustainability issues including greenwashing claims
Experience in managing environmental remediation sites
Experience in counseling on global transportation and dangerous goods matters
Experience in various international environmental product directives and guidance (REACH, RoHS, EU Battery Regulation, POPs, SCIP)
Ability to establish credibility and develop strong working relationships with clients
An understanding of business objectives, strategies and relevant tactics
Exceptional oral and written communications skills
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