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

A Day in the Life

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

Government & Regulatory Strategy

• Develop and execute a comprehensive government engagement strategy aligned with corporate objectives and Saudi Vision 2030 while monitoring regulatory legislative and policy developments across key ministries (e.g. Ministry of Health (MOH) Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) Ministry of Industry (MIM) Ministry of Investment (MISA) National Unified Procurement Company (NUPCO)) and advising leadership on risks opportunities and policy shifts

Stakeholder Engagement & Representation

• Build and maintain strong relationships with high-level stakeholdersincluding ministers regulators advisors and government-affiliated institutionswhile representing the company in official meetings and forums and coordinating executive-level engagements and advocacy messaging

Policy Advocacy Regulation & Compliance

• Shape and influence policy positions on key industry topics by leading white papers position statements and policy recommendations partnering with legal and compliance teams to navigate Saudi regulatory requirements support approvals and licensing and ensure organizational understanding of public sector governance and decision-making processes

Public Sector Enablement & Political Intelligence

• Enable public sector business opportunities by collaborating with commercial teams on tenders and government programs providing political and regulatory intelligence to support forecasting risk mitigation stakeholder mapping and strategic decision-making

Internal Leadership & Cross-Functional Governance

• Advise senior leadership on governmental matters while leading internal government affairs governance including executive briefings dashboards messaging crisis management and serving as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia subject-matter expert on government-related topics

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Public Policy Political Science Law Business or a related field; a Masters degree is preferred
• 712 years of experience in government affairs public policy regulatory strategy or public sector relations within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Proven experience engaging with ministries regulatory authorities and government-owned health or economic entities
• Strong familiarity with Saudi Vision 2030 programs and national transformation initiatives.
• Deep understanding of Saudi regulatory political and legislative processes
• Exceptional relationship-building communication negotiation and stakeholder influence skills at senior levels
• Strong strategic thinking issue management and problem-solving capabilities with fluency in both Arabic and English (written and verbal)

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 95000 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