Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life The Cybersecurity Specialist – Emerging Technologies plays a key role in protecting the data that supports Medtronic’s mission to save and improve lives. This role focuses on securing the enterprise adoption of AI by conducting AI security reviews and assessments, defining guardrails for safe AI use, and enabling teams to adopt AI technologies securely. The specialist also applies AI technologies for security to strengthen Medtronic’s overall cybersecurity posture. The specialist partners closely with innovation, IT, product, and cybersecurity teams to evaluate new AI technologies and use cases, assess associated risks, and provide clear security guidance during pilots and early deployments. They translate evolving business needs into actionable security requirements, help define standards and guardrails for AI adoption, and balance innovation with enterprise risk to support safe and scalable growth. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned: Conduct AI security reviews and assessments of tools, vendors, models, and agentic AI workflows. Identify and clearly communicate AI-related security risks and recommended mitigations. Define, document, and champion guardrails and secure-use patterns for AI adoption across the enterprise. Support and help operate AI security platforms and controls that safeguard data, models, and AI usage across the enterprise. Use AI technologies to improve cybersecurity outcomes and enable secure business innovation. Understand and leverage emerging technologies to improve Medtronic’s cybersecurity posture. Communicate risks and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Research industry trends, proofs of concept, and vendor capabilities in AI security. Influence standards and policies to account for new or rapidly evolving AI technologies. Assist in evaluating emerging AI technologies and platforms. Provide security guidance during AI pilots, prototypes, and early production deployments. Partner with innovation, IT, product, and cybersecurity teams to embed security early in new and emerging technologies. Support broader cybersecurity initiatives when emerging technologies intersect with enterprise risk. Document lessons learned to inform future technology rollouts. Translate evolving business ideas into actionable security requirements. Balance innovation and security to enable the business. Required Knowledge and Expertise: Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently. 3+ years of IT experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, MCA, or MSc. Clear communication skills to explain technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders. Understanding of enterprise cybersecurity principles and AI/ML security risks. Experience conducting security reviews, risk assessments, or control evaluations of new technologies or vendors. Familiarity with AI technologies and how they are applied and secured in an enterprise setting. Experience defining or applying security standards, guardrails, or policies for technology adoption. Nice To Have: Previous work in a regulated or large enterprise environment. Hands-on experience with AI security technologies such as AI gateways and other emerging AI protection technologies. Familiarity with AI security and governance frameworks (NIST AI RMF, OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, MITRE ATLAS). Experience assessing agentic AI patterns in enterprise environments. Hands-on background building or securing AI technologies and automated workflows. Understanding of data protection, data classification, and data loss prevention concepts. Understands Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, including their AI/ML services. Background developing new policies, standards, and processes. Working knowledge of scripting (PowerShell, Python) to support automation and analysis. Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, or cloud/AI security credentials. 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.  ‌ ‌ Recruitment Fraud Alert We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses. Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments. If you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at [email protected]. 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). 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. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care 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. 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. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here. For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status. If you need assistance completing your application please email [email protected] To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email [email protected]

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