Sr. Project Manager

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position: Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex surgical systems including cameras, instruments, and accessories for use in surgery. We are looking for an individual to manage projects associated with the development of these products

Essential Job Duties

This role is responsible for driving complex product development efforts and design changes from conception to manufacturing stability. Responsibilities include:

• Driving a portfolio of product design projects

• Ensure Design Control processes are followed per relevant procedures

• Facilitate and ensure that complex, high-value Business Unit projects are properly scoped, resourced, and communicated to minimize risk, deliver on-time and on-budget

• Develop and monitor project schedules and project budgets

• Provide clear communication to the organization on accurate project status, critical path, as well as potential areas of risk

• Work closely with Product Development, Manufacturing, Marketing, Regulatory, and Quality organizations to ensure input and representation in the development process

• Contribute to product prioritization decisions by providing data and analysis from current and past projects

• Provide feedback to team members regarding performance and requirements.

• Utilize corporate approved tools and implement them to empower and unencumber team members as they work to complete projects

• Function as the primary point-of-contact for key leaders and stakeholders across the organization

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• BS or equivalent work experience 

• Minimum 6-8 years of experience involved in the development and commercialization of products as a project manager

• Experience in Sustaining Project with in a PMO

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Comfortable with all phases of the product or software development lifecycle including idea generation, concept development and testing, design, implementation, validation and transfer

Nice to have: 

• Willing to go the extra mile with a strong work ethic; self-directed and resourceful with the ability to deal with conflict and drive to solution

• Proven ability to lead, influence and work well at all levels of an organization and in a cross functional team environment

• Ability to handle ambiguity effectively and oversee multiple projects at once

• Requires knowledge of engineering, product strategy and business management

• Experience in analyzing tradeoffs between product features, customer needs/requirements, produce-ability and cost

• Demonstrated ability to synthesize data, set actionable goals and drive metrics and execution

• High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously; must work well under pressure, be flexible, and meet deadlines

• Energetic and balanced person with a drive for results, who feels accountable, has a great attitude, and is a team-player; self-starter with high degree of initiative, urgency, and follow through

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Medical device experience preferred

• Certification in project management (PMP) desired 

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 COV