We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 4 Apr 2025

 

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

The Cardiac Rhythm Management Group brings all of our cardiac businesses together into one cross-functional, collaborative operating unit to employ the full breadth of our talent, technologies, products, services, and solutions to address the needs of customers and patients across the globe. Cardiac Rhythm Management offers devices and therapies to treat abnormal heart rhythms, as well as cardiac diagnostic and monitoring solutions.

Be on the frontlines of the emerging area of medical device data protection and privacy as an integral member and technical leader within a team responsible for creating, deploying, and monitoring cybersecurity and privacy solutions for Medtronic’s medical devices and supporting IT infrastructure.

Work directly with R&D teams to ensure all relevant data protection and privacy risks are identified and evaluated, and appropriate and well-balanced solutions are implemented.

Develop project privacy management deliverables for regulatory bodies to comply with standards / guidance documents, and successfully communicate data protection policies, processes and solutions to customers, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Lead and perform product data privacy activities ranging from in from data protection impact assessments to mitigation implementation. 

• Develop and perform product privacy consultations, product specific privacy policies and procedures.

• Leads product through Privacy by Design process in conjunction with product R&D teams and develop and recommend specific privacy controls for product/system wide privacy needs.

• Conducts and participates in product specific Data Privacy investigations and leads appropriate corrective action, remediation and mitigation efforts.

• Manage privacy related deliverables for regulatory bodies, ensuring compliance with key standards / guidance documents.

• Responds and assists as appropriate with the Privacy & Security customer question response process.

• Consults with and educates regional business and legal partners on product specific privacy.

• Enforces privacy awareness and measures compliance through training and consultation.

• Other duties as assigned.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements- To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile. 

• Bachelor’s degree.

• 4+ years of relevant experience (2+ years in Privacy Compliance related roles) OR advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.

Nice to Have: 

• CIPP-US, CIPP-E or similar certification, or sufficient demonstrated experience and/or formal education in Privacy and Compliance

• Strong decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.

• High attention to detail in completing tasks with complete facts.

• An ability to communicate complex and technical information in a creative and engaging way to diverse audiences, orally and in writing, in an easily understood and actionable manner.

• An ability to effectively coach, influence and convince others to make appropriate changes in their priorities and behaviors for the benefit of the organization.

• An ability to communicate to employees outside legal and privacy in a way that consistently drives objective decisions about privacy risk to optimize the trade-off between risk mitigation and business performance.

• An understanding of business needs and commitment to delivering high-quality, prompt, and efficient service to the business.

• Excellent prioritization capabilities, with an aptitude for breaking down work into manageable parts, effectively assessing the priority and time required to complete each part.

• Privacy and Security incident management experience. 

• Demonstrated understanding of data protection practices, risk management processes, cybersecurity principles, and incident response methodologies.

• Expertise in Global Privacy laws including HIPAA and GDPR.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and grow productive, trusting, and open relationships with a wide variety of constituencies.

• Demonstrates leadership and teamwork skills.

• Demonstrated expertise in creating creative and compliant solutions.

• Demonstrated experience interfacing with customers and other external stakeholders regarding Privacy and Data Protection.

• Demonstrated strong analytical, problem-solving skills.

• Experience in Healthcare industry or other heavily regulated industry.

• Cybersecurity/Information Security and/or IT background.

• Experience with contacting and legal interpretation.

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 provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.  Base pay is based on numerous factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 

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.

Benefits & Compensation
 

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$123,200 $184,800

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).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

 

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

 

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global 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. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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.