Flexible Work Arrangement
Prague, Hlavni Mesto Praha, Czech Republic
Full time
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.
As Privacy Legal Counsel, you will play a key role as part of a global team in supporting privacy, data protection, and responsible data use by Medtronic primarily across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Working at the intersection of law, healthcare, technology, and digital transformation, you will provide legal advice to business and functional stakeholders on complex data protection and privacy matters, helping the organization navigate evolving regulatory requirements while enabling innovation and operational excellence. This position offers the opportunity to provide expert legal advice across a broad range of strategic initiatives including digital health, data governance, and artificial intelligence within a global healthcare environment. This role reports to the Chief Global Privacy Counsel and is part of the Global Data & Privacy Legal function within the Office of Privacy, Integrity and Compliance and will serve as a key privacy legal resource across a variety of assigned areas. You will collaborate closely with a number of functions and teams, including Legal, Information Technology (IT), Security, Human Resources (HR), Clinical, Research and Development (R&D;), and Technology and Innovation, as well as other privacy teams. The position supports data protection and privacy legal and regulatory compliance, privacy program implementation, risk management, responsible data use strategies, contracting activities, and governance initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.
Advise stakeholders on privacy, data protection, and related regulatory requirements across the EMEA region.
• Monitor and interpret legal and regulatory developments, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),



United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), ePrivacy requirements, and other applicable frameworks.
• Provide legal guidance on digital health solutions, artificial intelligence initiatives, data governance activities, secondary use of data, and new product developments.
• Draft, review, and negotiate privacy-related agreements, including data processing agreements and data transfer agreements.
• Support privacy risk assessments, transfer impact assessments, and compliance reviews related to personal data processing activities.
• Advise on cross-border data transfers and legal requirements for international data flows.
• Develop privacy guidance, templates, governance processes, and compliance resources to support global privacy programs.
Law degree and 4+ years of experience as legal counsel, or an advanced law degree with 2+ years of relevant experience supporting data protection, privacy, security, or related legal matters
• Experience providing legal advice on data protection and privacy matters within a large, matrixed organization
• Knowledge of privacy and data protection regulations across EMEA, including GDPR and UK GDPR
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial and data-related agreements
• Professional fluency in English, both written and verbal
Preferred qualifications include qualification as legal counsel in a relevant jurisdiction, experience within healthcare, life sciences, medical technology, or another regulated industry, knowledge of emerging regulations such as the European Union Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act and European Union Data Act, and experience supporting privacy assessments, privacy incident response, data subject rights requests, and international data transfer matters.
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.
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).
We lead integral 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.
From the R&D; lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.
Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.
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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