Senior Principal Legal Counsel – Global Commercial, Government Contracting

Medtronic

Senior Principal Legal Counsel providing legal guidance on U.S. government contracting for healthcare solutions.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeBoston • California, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $191,200 - $286,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide domain expertise and support to Medtronic businesses and regions on navigating the U.S. government procurement system, creating efficiencies, managing risk, and reducing liabilities
In partnership with Medtronic’s US Federal Government Enterprise team and other key stakeholders, implement systems and processes to support compliance, control, and consistency in all U.S. government sales activities
Develop and deliver resources including playbooks, training modules, Frequently Asked Questions and other business facing tools detailing contract administration and compliance requirements and implementation strategies
Monitor and communicate pertinent changes in federal laws, regulations, and policies that impact Medtronic’s status and ability to compliantly perform responsibilities as a government contractor and supplier
Draft, review, and negotiate complex government solicitations, contracts, subcontracts, and teaming agreements, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations
Provide legal guidance on strategies involving ASC partnerships, commercial models, distribution programs, reimbursement trends, and engagement with ASC stakeholders, consistent with ASC market dynamics and business strategy
Support contract development and review for ASC offerings, collaborations, facility level programs, and commercial engagements
Advise business teams on regulatory and compliance guardrails for ASC-based service models, digital engagement, and operational initiatives
Support evaluation, structuring, drafting, and negotiation of strategic partnerships, commercial arrangements, and collaborative activities, including risk assessment and diligence on fraud and abuse and compliance implications
Provide legal support for innovative commercial models, distribution structures, portfolio offerings, and cross-functional transactional execution
Draft, negotiate, and advise on service, warranty, maintenance, and repair agreements
Assess compliance risks related to service offerings and partner with quality, operations, and service teams to align legal and regulatory requirements with field service processes
Partner with other functional team members, including the Health Law Center of Expertise, to provide expert guidance on AKS, state fraud laws, False Claims Act, and related enforcement trends
Review and advise on pricing, discounting, rebates, service arrangements, and financial interactions with healthcare providers, suppliers, and ASC partners to ensure compliance
Collaborate closely with compliance, anti-trust, regulatory, quality, and health economics teams on risk mitigation and policy development
Provide legal training and practical guidance to business teams, including communication risk management, documentation hygiene, and escalation protocols
Identify, assess, and communicate key contract risks, obligations, and practical mitigation strategies to internal stakeholders
Provide legal review of proposed website content, internal and external communications pieces, executive business updates, and other materials
Collaborate closely with Medtronic’s various legal COEs and other legal and compliance professionals, as needed, to deliver the highest quality practical and strategic advice to commercial, finance, and other stakeholders to close deals effectively and compliantly
Partner with other stakeholders to build efficient processes, creation and maintenance of playbooks, templates, self-help workflows, and document management systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

Juris Doctor from a nationally recognized US law school
Licensed to practice law and in good standing under the Bar of at least one state in the United States or in Washington D.C.
8+ years of legal experience negotiating and drafting agreements governing the sale of healthcare products and services to large hospital systems as well as ASCs
5+ years of legal experience specifically focused on federal government contracting law, either in-house or with a reputable law firm
Experience supporting Sales and Marketing, with a focus on strategic partnerships related to medical devices and services (nice to have)
Extensive experience negotiating and drafting collaborative partnerships, consulting services, data use agreements, capital acquisition programs (sales, leasing, and financing), discount arrangements, partnership agreements, distribution agreements, group purchasing organization agreements, service and repair agreements, other
An adept ability to issue spot and effectively communicate complex legal risks, including antitrust and antikickback, simply and clearly to relevant stakeholders
Ability to identify high risk situations and provide appropriate guidance, including the ability to make courageous and unpopular decisions in a diplomatic manner
Proven ability to manage and execute multiple complex assignments across multiple stakeholder groups within required timelines and expectations
Possesses a proactive, customer-centric, solutions-oriented and continuous improvement mindset
Confident and humble leadership presence, with a proven ability to influence leadership at all levels of an organization
Superior active listening skills and a keen ability to understand the big picture
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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
Incentive plans
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
Short-term disability
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract negotiationcontract draftingcompliance managementrisk assessmentlegal guidancefederal acquisition regulationshealthcare lawantitrust lawanti-kickback lawlegal training

Soft Skills

communicationleadershipproblem-solvingactive listeningcustomer-centric mindsetinfluencingdiplomacystrategic thinkingcollaborationtime management

Certifications

Juris Doctorlicensed to practice law