What makes working at Intuitive more than a job? It’s the moments when our mission becomes personal—when the patients we serve are our friends, our families, or even ourselves. The stories below reflect what it truly means to work here: to stand behind life-changing technology like da Vinci, to be part of something bigger, and to bring that purpose into every challenge we take on.
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“Intuitive’s mission means a lot to me because I want to live in a world where everyone has access to high-quality care, to state-of-the-art surgical treatment like my sister had.”
The same month Lucas joined Intuitive, he found out his sister needed a liver operation. After a scary experience with a previous surgery, she was hesitant and afraid. But Lucas helped her look for minimally invasive options, and she had a successful da Vinci surgery in Berlin.
“It really makes you want to work for this company and fight for this mission—because we’re helping people.”
Alece Gallop and Eliana Green are Intuitive colleagues—and sisters. Their father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and he and his doctors decided the best course of treatment was a da Vinci prostatectomy.
“The passion and the unbelievable engineering and technical prowess of everyone that works at this company gave me great confidence.”
John Coyne, our VP of Brand and Creative, had da Vinci surgery to repair an inguinal hernia.
“I’m doing it for the next patient. I’m doing it for somebody’s brother or sister or mom, and that makes it much more meaningful.”
Senior Manufacturing Engineer Claudia Lopez Rivera needed da Vinci surgery to remove her gall bladder—and every day since she’s felt even more passionate about the innovations she strives for.
“Every single day you know there is a patient at the end of whatever you’re doing.”
With over 12 years at Intuitive, Kamilah, da Vinci clinical sales manager, truly understands the patient journey—because she lived it herself.
These employees didn’t just contribute to life-changing innovations, they experienced them firsthand. Their stories are a powerful reminder of why we show up every day: to make a difference—for communities around the world, and for people close to home.
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