Intuitive
healthcare
NewPlatformsLeader
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“New Platforms Leader at Intuitive. Skills: product definition, medical device product management, program management, strategic planning, business justification, market intelligence. Serve as the strategic lead across the product development lifecycle from concept through FIH, owning the connective tissue between clinical strategy, engineering execution, regulatory planning, and commercial readiness. Accountable for ensuring the program team operates with shared clarity on scope, milestones, and”
What You'll Achieve.
developing new products and business models to address significant unmet patient, care team, provider and payer needs; successfully manage programs out of research to product incubation; improving outcomes around the world; make surgery smarter, safer, and more human; help care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster; contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare
Industry & Context.
The problems we solve demand rigor
Ability to work in pre-clinical labs, surgical labs and hospital patient care areas is required, Ability to travel 30%, Some international travel will be required, proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19 may be required
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
15+ years of professional experience, 8+ years specifically in medical device product management, Demonstrated success managing complex, multi-year product programs and navigating the regulatory, clinical, and commercial nuances of medical technology portfolios, Experience defining and managing market and product requirements for medical devices, including ownership of mark requirements (MRDs) and product requirements (PRD) through full development cycles, Track record of building commercial and KOL partnerships to inform product strategy and support a value-driven portfolio narrative, Excellent communication and presentation skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership, executive stakeholders, and customers, Able to take initiative and lead in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with multiple competing priorities, ability to prioritize and manage across multiple programs and workstreams simultaneously, Agility to pivot focus in response to evolving clinical, commercial, and customer needs, Proven ability to work across disparate parts of an organization — including engineering, clinical, regulatory, and commercial functions — to deliver results, Ability to work in pre-clinical labs, surgical labs and hospital patient care areas is required, Ability to travel 30%, Some international travel will be required, The position is located at Intuitive Headquarters in Sunnyvale, California
Nice to Have
Masters degree in life science, engineering or MBA preferred
What You'll Do.
Serve as the strategic lead across the product development lifecycle from concept through FIH
owning the connective tissue between clinical strategy
engineering execution
and commercial readiness
Accountable for ensuring the program team operates with shared clarity on scope
and go/no-go criteria at each development gate
Lead a matrixed team to develop the regulatory
and clinical evidence generation strategies for new products and platforms
Architect and Own the multi-generational opportunity roadmap across product/platform generations
establishing the strategic framework that governs investment sequencing
and adjacency decisions
balancing desirability
and technical feasibility with the company’s multi-year strategic objectives
Drive Business Justification: Author and defend investment cases for platform programs
including TAM/SAM/SOM modeling
build-vs-buy frameworks
and reimbursement pathway assessment
Own and continuously update a structured competitive intelligence framework spanning device platforms
AI/ML-enablement and disruptive entrants
Translate landscape signals into strategic recommendations for platform differentiation
partnership prioritization
and BD opportunity assessment
Contribute with senior leadership to define the direction for new products
and operational plans based on business strategy
Develop program plans and budgets
Implement best practices for resource management
Provide regular updates to senior leadership through informal and formal meetings and communication
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work cross-functionally to drive product definition and formative development activities; lead cross-functional leaders; work across disparate parts of an organization — including engineering, clinical, regulatory, and commercial functions — to deliver results; lead a matrixed team
Communication Scope
Excellent communication and presentation skills; experience presenting to senior leadership, executive stakeholders, and customers
Process & Methodology
managing complex, multi-year product programs, managing the development of medical technologies from early concept to product readiness, managing programs out of research to product incubation, program management, product development lifecycle, development gate, program plans, budgets, resource management, prioritize and manage across multiple programs and workstreams simultaneously
Full Job 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. Primary Function of the Position The New Platforms Business Lead will report to the VP, Corporate Strategy in the Future Forward organization. Future Forward is responsible for integrating new technologies and capabilities into new and existing Intuitive products aligned with our patient first mission. This is a unique opportunity to lead cross-functional leaders focused on developing new products and business models to address significant unmet patient, care team, provider and payer needs. The New Platforms Business Lead will work cross-functionally to drive product definition and formative development activities in support of new or emerging applications, with the specific responsibility to successfully manage programs out of research to product incubation. In addition to being a proven people leader, success in this role will require strong patient-focused product definition and engineering acumen within the area of medical robotics and instrumentation. Previous experience successfully managing the developmen
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