Part of St. Jude Medical's mission is to encourage and develop high-quality performance and excellence in all aspects of our operations.

Because our primary focus in employment is the pursuit of excellence, St. Jude Medical is unequivocally committed to affording equal employment opportunities to all individuals who share its commitment to excellence regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status with respect to public assistance or disability. St. Jude Medical will also provide equal employment opportunity with respect to any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

This policy applies to all employees and applicants for employment and in all phases of employment including hiring, placement, promotion, demotion, terminations, transfer, recruiting, advertising, treatment during employment, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training.

St. Jude Medical is an equal opportunity employer and hereby provides notice of its compliance with 41 CFR 60-1.4, 41 CFR 60-250.5, 41 CFR 60-300.5, 41 CFR 60-741.5 and 29 CFR 471 App A (EO 13496) , which are incorporated by reference.