Legal Counsel - EMEA

ESP-MiniMed Spain S.L.; España; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits package

Annual long-term incentive plan

Job summary

MiniMed Spain S.L. is seeking a senior legal counsel to provide strategic legal guidance across the UKI and Iberia region, with emphasis on regulatory compliance, product lifecycle management, and consumer protection requirements.

You will draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, oversee governance during the MiniMed separation project, monitor regulatory developments, and lead training for stakeholders and external counsel to ensure compliant business operations.

Qualifications

• Legal qualifications, admission to practice law required.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant legal experience, with a mix of law firm and in-house preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Spanish law and EU regulatory frameworks.
• Healthcare, medical device, or life sciences experience strongly preferred.
• Fluency in Spanish and English is essential.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic legal advice across the UKI and Iberia region and selected EMEA markets, including risk, competition, and regulatory compliance.
• Supporting product lifecycle management and launches by advising on medical device regulations, marketing law, and commercial strategy.
• Advising on direct-to-consumer business models, including contractual matters and consumer protection requirements.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements across various business functions.
• Leading legal support for the MiniMed separation project and overseeing corporate governance compliance.
• Monitoring legal and regulatory developments and implementing appropriate business responses.
• Managing disputes, litigation, and regulatory investigations in collaboration with external counsel.
• Delivering compliance training and managing relationships with stakeholders and external legal advisors.

Skills

Strategic legal advice

Regulatory compliance

Contract negotiations

Cross-border matters

Spanish & EU law

Education

Law degree

Job description

At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.

About the Role

This position is an exciting opportunity to join MiniMed at a transformative moment in its journey. As MiniMed enters a new chapter as a standalone company, the organization is focused on accelerating growth and innovation in diabetes care. This transition creates a unique opportunity for the team to unlock its full potential, operating with greater speed, agility, and autonomy. As an independent organization, MiniMed expects to benefit from increased investment to drive meaningful innovation and further improve patient care.

#BetterDaysStartNow

MiniMed Diabetes Business Overview

MiniMed is dedicated to improving the lives of people across the global diabetes community. The organization strives to empower individuals living with diabetes to live life on their own terms by delivering meaningful innovation and providing support tailored to their needs. MiniMed is committed to meeting people wherever they are in their diabetes journey, always aiming to make everyday life easier. Its portfolio of innovative solutions is designed to give customers greater freedom and better health outcomes by helping them achieve improved glucose control while spending less time managing their condition.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic legal advice across the UKI and Iberia region and selected EMEA markets, including matters related to risk, competition, and regulatory compliance
• Supporting product lifecycle management and launches by advising on medical device regulations, marketing law, and commercial strategy
• Advising on direct-to-consumer business models, including contractual matters and consumer protection requirements
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements across various business functions
• Leading legal support for the MiniMed separation project and overseeing corporate governance compliance
• Monitoring legal and regulatory developments and implementing appropriate business responses
• Managing disputes, litigation, and regulatory investigations in collaboration with external counsel
• Delivering compliance training and managing relationships with stakeholders and external legal advisors

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Legal qualifications, admission to practice law required
• Minimum 8 years of relevant legal experience, with a combination of law firm and in-house experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of Spanish law and EU regulatory frameworks, with working familiarity with other legal systems
• Healthcare, medical device, or life sciences experience strongly preferred
• Fluency in Spanish and English is essential

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

MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package. At MiniMed, we put people first. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values: We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every stage of your career and life. This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

About MiniMed

We want to make every day a better day for people living with diabetes. Our team of creative innovators around the globe share a passion for finding the simplest solutions to the problems that people with diabetes face on a daily basis. For more than 40 years, we've been redefining what's possible, from intelligent dosing systems designed for real life to predictive insights that stay a step ahead, and we're dedicated to continuing to support our customers through every step of their journey - meeting them where and how they need it. MiniMed is a full-stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey - when and how they need it. With a heritage rooted in technology, empathy, and a relentless pursuit of innovation, we're focused on one thing: making every day a better day for people with diabetes. From our intelligent dosing systems that stay one step ahead to our always-on support when it's needed most, we're committed to building a connected system of care that works together and fits into everyday life, so people with diabetes can move through the day with fewer interruptions. Fewer second guesses. And more freedom to live in the moment. We're here to make better days possible for people with diabetes. Joyful, messy, fully lived days. Days where things feel lighter, easier. For more than four decades, we've been driven by this mission, delivering groundbreaking advancements in technology to help people live more fully, freely, and with greater confidence.

At MiniMed, diabetes care is personal for us. Many of our employees have a connection to diabetes, whether they're living with it themselves or through family members and friends, and we all show up each day to help make the lives of our coworkers and loved ones easier. Our people-first priority. At MiniMed, we put our customers at the forefront of all we do, and that focus extends to our team as well. We're dedicated to creating a culture of belonging and providing our people with all the career-building resources you might need. Our life-transforming technologies. No matter what your role at our company, you're making a difference in the lives of people with diabetes. Our innovative inventions improve their day-to-day by helping lift the mental load and allowing diabetes to fade into the background, empowering them to live life on their own terms. Our focus on the future. We're chasing the dream of a world where people with diabetes can be free of that never-ending battle of balancing blood sugar. A world where better days are the norm, not the exception. Fresh faces and new viewpoints will help create our cutting-edge solutions and define the next generation of breakthroughs in care, so that a better day can start today.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of MiniMed 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, MiniMed 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.

This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.