Project Manager Global Labeling

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 labeling projects associated with the development of these products. The role is responsible for the development, planning, and execution of labeling projects that support Intuitive’s business and operational goals. The successful candidate will interface with cross-functional stakeholders across our organization to act as a central hub of knowledge to manage information, communications, tasks, and timelines. The ideal candidate will have a passion for people, processes, and products, and strive to achieve positive customer experiences within global regulatory requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop, communicate, and implement project plans; monitor progress and performance against the plan; resolve problems, mitigate risk, and minimize delays.

• Identify scope, develop timeline, and align resources for labeling projects across multiple product lines and geographies to meet objectives. Drive multiple parallel projects with unique cross-functional team members.

• Review labeling updates for labeling content and accuracy to confirm alignment with regulatory and other requirements.

• Estimate costs, resources, and durations required to complete projects and tasks.

• Monitor activities, allocate resources, and assign tasks to ensure goals are met.

• Liaise with other areas in the organization to secure specialized resources and contributions for projects.

• Conduct project meetings and prepare reports to communicate the status of the project within and beyond the project team, including executive leadership.

• Work through complex scenarios with project staff to assist and/or benchmark strategies to solve problems.

• Analyze and evaluate tools and processes; propose and implement accuracy and efficiency improvements.

• Foster continuous improvement by initiating and managing process improvement projects employing Six Sigma principles and/or Agile project management methodologies.

• Manage highly complex label content for Intuitive’s diverse products (systems /capital equipment, software, instruments, and accessories).

• Interact with external and internal teams to drive labeling-related items and tasks to closure. Coordinate and support labeling activities with external print vendors, internal manufacturing stakeholders, and New Product Introduction (NPI) teams.

Qualifications

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

• Minimum four-year Engineering degree (bachelor’s degree or equivalent) preferred; business or related field may be considered commensurate to work experience.

• Minimum 12 years professional history working in a medical device industry or equivalent experiences.

• Experience working in a structured global business environment with multiple disciplines such as Regulatory, Manufacturing, Quality, Information Technology, and Logistics.

• Ability to digest, distribute, and adjust communications to various members and levels of the organization.

• Strong ability to communicate verbally and in writing with internal and external customers.

• Self-starter who can independently thrive in a team environment to prioritize tasks and resolve problems.

• Proactively executes project plans, achieves goals, and communicates effectively with stakeholders, without requiring significant supervision or oversight.