Data & Privacy Specialist

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 Privacy Specialist, Global Privacy Assessments, (Specialist) supports Medtronic businesses and functions in the development of Medtronic products, services, and solutions by providing expert privacy advice, performing Privacy Third Party Risk Assessments (TPRA), and working with the business to validate identified privacy issues and support remediation tracking.

As a member of the Privacy Assessment team, this privacy professional will focus on providing high quality and efficient TPRAs. The Specialist will work directly with the business, internal clients, and third parties to complete TPRAs, review third party privacy controls, and provide privacy consultations and support. The Specialist will also work collaboratively with applicable Operating Units, Global, and Regional Privacy Advisors on conducting and advising on the various aspects of TPRAs.

Additionally, the Specialist will actively participate in and/or lead projects and activities that enhance the functions and processes of Medtronic’s global privacy operations.

The Specialist reports to the Sr. Manager, Privacy Assessments in Global Privacy Operations, in close cooperation with, and including oversight from, the respective dedicated Global and Regional Sr. Privacy Advisors, and is a key member of the Office of Privacy, Integrity, and Compliance (OPIC).
As a member of the Privacy Assessment team, the Privacy Specialist will work with Medtronic business partners and third parties to review products, services, and solutions, assess third party privacy controls, provide privacy guidance and support, and support the business in remediating privacy risk. The Privacy Specialist will also have opportunities to participate in various projects and activities within the Privacy Assessment Team, as well as on the larger Office of Privacy, Integrity, and Compliance (OPIC) team.

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

- Conduct timely and high-quality Third Party Risk Assessments, assessing privacy controls, determining relevant privacy requirements, and providing privacy guidance and deliverables.
- Collaborate with Regional Privacy Partners, Legal, and other business stakeholders and project owners to discuss privacy risk and remediation options.
- Support and contribute to process improvement and enhancement projects and initiatives.
- Effectively manage working relationships and pursue new working relationship at all levels of the organization.
- Lead by example to model a culture of ethics and integrity, exercise sound judgment and courage as a trusted partner for the business and to the team.

**Required Knowledge and Experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of privacy experience; or, an advanced degree
- Familiarity with privacy and data protection laws and standards (i.e., HIPAA, CCPA, GDPR, LGPD, etc.)
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Experience conducting privacy assessments
- Experience with Risk Management platforms (i.e., OneTrust)

**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.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

**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.