Intuitive

Healthcare

SeniorClinicalDevelopmentEngineerSinglePortInstrumentsandAccessories

sunnyvale, california, united states FULL TIME
The Brief

“Senior Clinical Development Engineer- Single Port Instruments and Accessories at Intuitive. Skills: clinical function of new products, data-driven clinical requirements, clinical performance of new products, clinical risks, pre-clinical testing, clinical evaluation. define, develop, and validate the clinical function of new products within our Single-port surgical robotic platform instrumentation and accessories. establish and validate data-driven clinical requirements to ensure a high-quality p”

What You'll Achieve.

ensure a high-quality patient outcome; improve outcomes around the world

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

analytical capability; practical skills to develop test methods and draw conclusions; recognizing critical issues and driving them to closure

Eligibility Requirements

Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, internationally and domestic, For positions related to development of the optical/vision system, the ability to have near and far visual acuity (clarity between 12 inches and 20 feet with or without corrective lenses), stereoscopy, and the ability to see all colors is required.

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Minimum of 8 years of experience in medical device industry with a Bachelor’s degree, 6 years experience with a Master’s degree, or 3 years with a PhD degree, Proven experience in supporting a medical product from design to launch, Experience working with surgeons in an operating room environment, Fluent in surgical terminology and sound knowledge of anatomy and surgical technique, Excellent mechanical aptitude and intuition for spatial relations, including the ability to understand complex mechanical products, Excellent analytical capability and practical skills to develop test methods and draw conclusions, Excellent teamwork skills with proven ability to cultivate collaboration across multiple disciplines, Effective communication skills (verbal, written, presentation), Proven success recognizing critical issues and driving them to closure by taking coordinated action, Self-starter needing minimal supervision, Self-confident and able to react quickly under pressure, Minimum of Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or advanced degree preferred

Nice to Have

None

What You'll Do.

and validate the clinical function of new products within our Single-port surgical robotic platform instrumentation and accessories

establish and validate data-driven clinical requirements to ensure a high-quality patient outcome

Apply in-depth knowledge of the operating room environment and of the da Vinci Surgical Systems to become an expert within the company on the clinical application of Intuitive’s products

Provide a clinical voice to product development by defining and assessing clinical performance of new products

Collaborate with marketing partners and clinicians to identify and understand clinical needs

Use an analytical approach to identify potential product enhancements and new product ideas

Take an active role in new product development teams

including contributing to design reviews

and providing design guidance to engineering design teams

Assess and document clinical risks

and identify appropriate mitigations

Conduct pre-clinical testing to validate the safety and efficacy of new products

Support regulatory documentation and submissions

Provide subject matter expertise to user manual and training documentation development

Support clinical evaluation of new products at key customer sites

Maintain current knowledge of clinical applications of Intuitive’s products

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work with design engineers and clinicians; Collaborate with marketing partners and clinicians; Take an active role in new product development teams; providing design guidance to engineering design teams; cultivate collaboration across multiple disciplines

Communication Scope

Effective communication skills (verbal, written, presentation)

Process & Methodology

driving them to closure by taking coordinated action

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