Product Manager Advanced Imaging

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position 
As a global upstream product manager on the da Vinci® Multiport team, you will become a key
development and design stage stakeholder for multiple projects and provide a clinical specialty
(e.g., urology) perspective. This is an individual contributor role and will report to a Sr. Group
Product Manager.
You will work with cross-functional partners to identify needs; define and guide products through
the development process; become a global portfolio expert helping to guide future portfolio
recommendations; and work with the commercial downstream teams for product launches.
Responsibilities include product business & strategic modeling, product user needs &
requirements management, market research, customer interaction, forecasting, pricing,
competitive analysis, and supporting commercialized products.
Essential Job Duties 

• Develop a deep understanding of the surgical treatments for applicable indications,
including monitoring and consuming clinical literature, attending medical society
meetings, engaging with physician key opinion leaders (KOLs), and observing live robotic
cases. Will require both domestic and international travel.
• Capture, refine, and validate user needs with feedback from customers, the commercial
team, and clinical development engineering. Establish design requirements, prioritize
design efforts, navigate tradeoffs, and document and communicate design decisions.
• Assist in managing the Multiport product roadmap and lifecycle in alignment with the
multiport portfolio objectives. Develop business justification for recommendations and
gain alignment across key stakeholders on project prioritization.
• Use qualitative and quantitative market research methods and direct customer interviews
and observations to develop insights that inform product development and the product
roadmap.
• Collaboratively develop global product commercialization plans with global portfolio
marketing, regional marketing, and commercial teams.
• Work with the product engineering and business development teams to evaluate new
technologies and prioritize the new business development pipeline.
 

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience 
• Humble, mindful of other people’s input, and able to communicate in a clear, concise, and
professional manner.
• Self-directed with awareness to proactively seek advice and develop professional skills.
• Excellent teamwork skills with proven ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines to
ensure product success and ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal
authority. This includes the ability to lead in bridging communication between
engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customers.
• Presentation skills to internal and external audiences including leaders at the VP level.
Strong PowerPoint or equivalent modality skillset.
• Quantitative mindset, proven ability to investigate open-ended problems, break into first
principles analysis, and work cross-functionally to implement initiatives.

• Demonstrated ability to work creatively amidst competing priorities and smoothly manage
multiple competing deadlines and tasks.
Required Education and Training 
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 5 years in a medical device role and 8 or more years cumulative professional
experience in product management, marketing, engineering, business development, or
equivalent role
Working Conditions (As applicable - Any physical requirements for the job. If not applicable, state
“none”)
none
Preferred Skills and Experience 
• MBA or equivalent experience in role
• 3 years upstream Product Management or equivalent experience in medical device
company

Additional Information

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.

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 base compensation ranges are listed.