Intuitive Autonomy

Intuitive Autonomy

Sr Director, Translational Research Scientist - MD/PhD

Sunnyvale, CA, United States · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 6 days ago
GCPData AnalysisProduct ManagementProduct StrategyPharmacologyFDA RegulatoryMedical DevicesResearchExperimental DesignAnimal StudiesLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoringPublic SpeakingOrganizational SkillsGxP

About the role

  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and validate experimental models, assays, and protocols that characterize clinical outcomes and support regulatory filings
  • Manage data integrity and study documentation per requirements including GLP (Good Laboratory Practice)/GCP (Good Clinical Practice) best practices for research.
  • Build and sustain strongdeep, trusted relationships with collaborating investigators, labs and study sites.
  • Maintain awareness of study progress with collaborating labs.
  • Establish and maintain open lines of communication with principal investigators and collaborating scientists.
  • Convert clinical findings into actionable inputs for product development and design evolution.
  • Support validation of safety and efficacy for products not yet on label across multiple trials.
  • Collaborate on which investigators and KOLs to prioritize, ensuring coordinated outreach and consistent communication.
  • Support harmony between clinical trial activity and existing commercial product presence while maintaining strict compliance boundaries for not-on-label products.
  • Collaborate closely with strategic alliance partners conducting sponsored studies.

Requirements

  • Ability to analyze complex biological and engineering data, produce study reports, and present findings to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Nice to have

  • Experience with GLP-compliant study execution or working with CROs under GLP frameworks.
  • Experience establishing external academic or CRO partnerships and negotiating study agreements.
  • Relocation is preferred but not required for this role.
  • 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.
  • Mandatory Notices
  • For any Intuitive

Skills

  • It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful?

Benefits

  • These may include in vitro, ex vivo, and/or in vivo studies to evaluate mechanism of action, performance, and safety of medical devices
  • Analyze and interpret study data then synthesize findings into study reports focusing on implications for medical device development and clinical study design.
  • Serve as a trusted collaborator to investigators and site teams, capable of discussing the underlying science and potential implications for medical device design as well as clinical implications..
  • Identify and characterize patient subgroups most likely to benefit, including anatomical, physiological, and disease-specific factors.

Company info

  • 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.

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