Intuitive

Senior Manager, Clinical Applications Engineering

Intuitive

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Salary

💰 $192,000 - $288,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead a team supporting early adoption of Intuitive’s next-generation robotic platform.
  • Ensure clinical users transition from initial training to proficiency and mastery, accelerating adoption.
  • Serve as strategic bridge between early clinical users, cross-functional development teams, and internal commercial partners.
  • Shape platform success through evidence generation, procedure development, training pathways, workflow optimization, and customer experience.
  • Build, mentor, and manage Clinical Applications Engineers; establish performance standards, career development, and coaching.
  • Allocate team resources to balance procedural coverage, training demands, and initiatives including support of clinical studies.
  • Oversee and provide direct procedural support at new clinical sites; partner with field sales and education teams.
  • Develop and standardize best practices for procedural workflow, troubleshooting, and adoption including training pathways.
  • Collaborate with Clinical and Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Clinical Research Engineering, Training & Education, and Commercial teams.
  • Provide feedback and insights to engineering, marketing, and program leadership to inform product improvements and training curricula.
  • Contribute to platform adoption strategy, identify barriers to uptake, and propose solutions.
  • Represent Clinical Applications Engineering in internal and external forums.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, life sciences, or related healthcare field.
  • Minimum of 7–10 years of clinical/technical experience in healthcare, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role managing teams.
  • Experience supporting highly complex medical technologies in clinical environments.
  • Proven ability to lead teams through ambiguity, set strategy, and deliver results in a dynamic, high-pressure environment.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to influence across functions.
  • Must be available to work full-time and commute Sunnyvale, CA as needed.
  • Ability to travel up to 50–60%, including nights and weekends as needed; must be located near a major airline hub.