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It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you’ll find your purpose here.

Primary Function of Position 
The Project Manager / Senior Project Manager, Advanced Tissue Models will be responsible for a diverse set of products and activities for the Advanced Tissue Models (ATM) group within the Global Learning Products organization. The Project Manager / Senior Project Manager will be responsible for leading new product development and sustaining engineering initiatives and will coordinate departmental or cross-functional teams, focused on delivering new or upgrading existing products. The Project Manager / Senior Project Manager will coordinate activities during new product development, production cut-in, go-to-market, and post go-live phases of the product lifecycle and is required to have excellent communication and customer-service skills to effectively interact with multiple teams, including Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Logistics, Customer Training, Surgeon KOLs, and other stakeholders.

Essential Job Duties 

• Lead cross-functional teams for new product development and product revision efforts. Responsibilities and tasks will include:
  • Monitor the project from initiation through delivery and post-launch customer support activities.
  • Create and maintain project plans, dashboards, and schedules.
  • Develop and monitor project budgets.
  • Ensure projects adhere to the ATM Design Control process and lead phase gate activities.
  • Organize cross-functional activities, ensuring completion of the project (i.e., product delivered on schedule and within budget constraints).
  • Organize and manage team meetings, design reviews, and phase gate exit review boards.
  • Participate in portfolio reviews and provide clear project updates including status, risks, mitigations, etc.
• Support in defining and aligning project goals with business unit and corporate objectives. Organize and prioritize the work of the teams to accomplish the objectives.
• Support team members, including functional managers across the business, to plan and execute the activities required to achieve project goals.
• Support resource demand planning for project teams including estimating project work efforts, needs, roles, and responsibilities.
• Work with Operations and Manufacturing to determine strategies for product cut-ins.
• Work with Logistics, Regulatory, and Customer Training to determine the global distribution plan.
• Support product management with requirements development, go-to-market, and post-launch activities.
• Coordinate and communicate effectively with other project managers and core teams leading new solution or new indication development with ATM dependencies to ensure alignment on project goals, priorities, scope, resources, budget, and timelines.
• Maintain the ATM project management ecosystem, facilitate best practices, and drive process improvements.
• Additional job duties and tasks as determined by the functional people manager.

Required Skills and Experience 

• 5+ years of experience in project management, preferably in new product development and commercialization.
• Experience leading complex projects in medical device, engineering, or other clinical fields.
• Proven ability in overseeing new product development through Design Controls and demonstrated success in supporting product launches.
• Strategic thinker with strong business and financial acumen and demonstrated experience in data-driven decision making.
• Exceptional communicator and influencer with a track record of cross-functional collaboration to ensure project success.
• Experience working with KOLs, healthcare stakeholders, and executives, with the ability to present tailored information in a clear and concise manner to various leadership audiences.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous, high-growth environments.
• Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously and handle ambiguity.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Required Education and Training 

• BS degree engineering, business, health sciences, or other scientific field. MS degree preferred.

Working Conditions 

• Non specified

Preferred Skills and Experience 

• Certification in project management (PMP).
• Experience in medical device or other regulated industries.
• Experience in or certification in change management and negotiation.
• Experience supporting product launches for multiple markets and working with Regulatory, Global Trade, and Logistics teams to ensure successful global product distribution.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidate’s experience, knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidate’s qualifications, consistent with applicable law.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target compensation ranges are listed.

Base Salary Range Region 1:$143,100 - $205,900
Base Salary Range Region 2: $121,600 - $175,000
Shift: Day
Workplace Type: Onsite - This job is fully onsite.