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

We are a company who inspiring the extraordinary, For more than 70 years, we have led the way with purpose-driven healthcare technology. That history compels us to relentlessly pursue therapies that change lives. To support our commitment to improving the life of our patients, we are looking for a strong generalist with ability to provide commercially-oriented operational support and strategic guidance to Medtronic in Egypt, North & West Africa.

We are looking for a Legal Counsel based in Cairo who will be supporting all stakeholders with a robust and process-driven approach to the management of legal matters in accordance with local law and the Medtronic policies and procedures. This role offers a hybrid working model.

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

• Provide commercially oriented operational legal support and strategic guidance to management/business units/functions of Medtronic in Egypt, North & West Africa
• Counsel business clients practically and strategically on legal issues relating to the businesses/operations in question
• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts with third parties, such as suppliers, distributors and healthcare providers
• Advise on legal matters, such as drafting, review and negotiation of a wide range of commercial and non-commercial agreements
• Provide operational support on the daily activities of the local operations, including rendering support to the various functions (HR, Pricing, Regulatory)
• Overseeing and supporting the consistent implementation of strategic legal projects locally
• Support the EurAsia Legal team on new processes and projects to ensure local implementation and effective incorporation of legal requirements into local commercial and business activities.
• Ensure compliance with local legislation
• Prepare and conduct meetings and training sessions with employees on Medtronic policies and procedures
• Participate in & share best practices with the EurAsia Legal team
• Effectively manage relationships with outside counsels to maximize the quality of representation and minimize legal expenses

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Strong academic credentials and degree from recognized law school. A qualified lawyer that can practice law in Egypt
• Arabic and English fluency are mandatory, French fluency is highly advantageous
• 3+ years of experience as in-house lawyer or in a top law firm
• Excellent legal skills and commercial acumen
• Solid judgment and integrity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Analytical thinking
• Ability to work on various projects at same time; good priority setting skills
• Positive and proactive approach, including driving processes in a complex environment
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and making decisions and taking leadership in such situations
• Positive, ‘can-do’ approach, including driving processes in a complex environment
• Team player; able to “build to bridges” and be “principled” at the same time

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.

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.

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.