Single Port (SP) Medical Affairs Manager, Sunnyvale, CA, United States

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.
As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.
Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.
Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.
Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

The Single Port (SP) Medical Affairs Manager role will work with a multidisciplinary team to explore new clinical applications for the da Vinci Single Port (SP) robotic surgical platform. This team member will help our medical research and work directly with the SP Associate Medical Officer to broaden indications and value statements, provide clinical input to product and procedure development teams, advise on reimbursement, market access and clinical evidence and publication strategies. The position will interface with various teams within Intuitive such as the SP business unit, Clinical Development Engineering, Surgical Application Engineering, Medical Science Liaisons, Clinical Affairs, Global Access Value and Economics, Health Economics and Outcome Research, Medical Science Liaisons, and the SP commercial team. The position will entail close longitudinal relationships with surgeon key opinion leaders involved in SP research, training and product development.

Essential Job Duties

Act as the subject matter expert in managing research to help clinical opportunities for the SP Robotic platform
Serve as a resource for institutional review board (IRB) applications and FDA investigator-led Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) applications
Develop a network of surgeon key opinion leaders (KOLs) from various specialties and track external SP research activities
Proactively identify surgeon candidates for research opportunities. Facilitate networking between surgeons with the goal of driving comprehensive evidence generation.
Partner cross functionally with Clinical Affairs to develop, monitor, and advise on future clinical trials
Regularly interact with surgeons through scheduled meetings, interviews, case observations, medical conferences and laboratory activities.
Conduct autonomous clinical research with the goal of identifying new opportunities. Maintain a detailed database of findings and partner with cross functional teams to help key business decisions
- Monitor case volumes (technical/procedural pain points, system access, help staff resources, new procedures for their practice)
- Track research opportunities (personal outcomes data, separate studies, ISI sponsored studies)
- Document gaps in Product Development (professional advisory boards, investigational labs)

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

Awareness of robotic surgical technology and procedures.
Proven ability to work well in a cross functional team environment
Outstanding social skills, especially as it relates to communicating with surgeons, surgical program directors, hospital administrators
Experience and proven track record developing and maintaining professional relationships with surgeon key opinion leaders, administrators, payers, policymakers, and surgical society principals
Excellent communication (written, verbal and presentation) skills across a diverse audience of clinical and technical experts, both in-person and remotely
Thorough documentation skills
Basic organizational and administrative skills for scheduling, arranging and running meetings, making travel arrangements
Self-managed, needing minimal supervision to complete assignments
Poised and able to react quickly under pressure.
Experience in reading and comprehending
peer reviewed clinical publications
Working knowledge of statistics, data analysis methods and principles of clinical study design that are commonly used for clinical studies

Required Education and Training

Experience with developing professional relationships, medical technology, medical research:

A minimum of 8 years of related experience with a University degree.
or 6 years experience and a Master’s degree.
or 3 years experience with PhD or equivalent.

Preferred Skills and Experience

Experience observing in operating rooms.
Medical research protocol development and management.
Investigational animal and/or cadaver lab experience.

Additional Information

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 Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

EEO and AA Policy

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

Base Salary Range Region 1: $148.600 USD - $213.800 USD
Base Salary Range Region 2: $126.300 USD - $181.700 USD
Shift: Day
Travel: 25% of the time
Workplace Type: Purposeful Onsite - This job requires being onsite for leader-defined events and activities which could be monthly/annually. Onsite frequency may increase based on business need.