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
Intuitive is looking for a manager-level Executive Communication lead to create, nurture, and execute a proactive, integrated executive communication strategy and roadmap that reflects the priorities for the US/Canada region and builds effective connections with key external and employee audiences. This includes acting as a strategic communication advisor and developing a range of communications for the senior vice president and general manager of US/Canada Commercial, the vice president of Global Corporate and U.S. Marketing, and as feasible, other senior leaders in the region.
The ideal candidate will possess strong written and oral communication skills, a strategic orientation, strong organization and presentation skills, a bias toward action, and a desire to learn continuously. Critical to success will be relationship-building and collaboration with the U.S. Commercial and Marketing team and other with corporate teams, including media relations, investor relations, analyst relations, brand and creative, and employee communication to ensure priority corporate message amplification in the region.
This role will report to the Senior Director of Executive Communication. In this role, you will lead both external and organizational executive communication strategies and associated efforts for the region.
Essential Job Duties
In this role, you will lead both external executive communication and organizational (internal) executive communication strategies and associated efforts for the region.
For external executive communication, you will:
- Execute the regional executive communication support strategy.
- Collaborate on the development and amplification of executive narratives while driving awareness, support, and alignment of corporate executive narratives within the region.
- Lead the content development process for new presentations and revisions for recurring presentations, including event briefings, scripts, and talking points, collaborating with Social Media on social posts and the Creative Services team on design.
- Draft and produce written, oral, and digital communication, including blog posts, etc.
- Help the team to track and measure executive communication activities for the region.
- Facilitate the corporate Executive Communication Review & Approval (ECRA) process within region or country.
- Help build an executive coaching program to prepare and support regional spokespeople.
- Help facilitate localization and translation needs for executive communication content delivered and/or published in the region.
- Provide onsite executive support for Intuitive-sponsored events when needed.
For organizational (internal) executive communication:
- Podium presentations for regional Commercial and Marketing all-hands and summits
- Org announcements (emails and community posts)
- Presentations for Ops Reviews and Board meetings
Qualifications
Required Skills and Experience
- Seasoned communications professional with minimum 8-10 years of experience in executive and/or corporate communication.
- Exceptional written and verbal communications skills; demonstrated ability to clearly, compellingly communicate complex ideas, working directly with senior executives.
- Superior management and organization skills, especially the ability to monitor and manage multiple projects, events, and issues simultaneously in a fast-paced work environment.
- Strong track-record of operating within a highly matrixed global organization.
- Demonstrated ability to tailor materials to effectively communicate with multiple audiences, including colleagues in different departments and countries and different high-value stakeholders and audiences.
- Self-starter, detail oriented, proactive, ability to work both independently and in teams.
- Experience collaborating with designers and visual storytellers to amplify and illustrate concepts and build presentations intended for a variety of use cases from podium to virtual broadcast.
- Highly skilled in translating content into dynamic PowerPoint presentations and to present effectively to small and large groups.
- Experience in providing effective advice, counsel, and communication training/coaching to executives.
Required Education and Training
- Minimum BA or BS degree required
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Sales executive communication experience
- Healthcare experience, specifically medical device or pharma, or in another regulated industry
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 / 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.
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.
Base Salary Range Region 1: $185,300 USD - $277,900 USD
Base Salary Range Region 2: $157,500 USD - $236,300 USD
Travel: 10% 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.
