Customer Trainer (m/f/d)

Intuitive; Freiburg im Breisgau; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive is seeking a Training Specialist to provide expert instruction on the da Vinci® and Ion systems. You will lead surgeon-led education, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and advance clinical and educational excellence across multiple surgical specialties.

Responsibilities include conducting trainings at centers and remote sites, developing materials, supporting product development, and assisting sales with system knowledge. Occasional hospital OR support and travel are involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent clinical or medical experience required.
• Professional training experience and medical device industry is preferred.
• Clinical and/or operating room experience is preferred.
• High capacity and excellent problem-solving skills.
• Professional, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Flexibility to accommodate varying training schedules and business needs.
• Excellent communication skills in English and German is required.
• Up to 20% travel.

Responsibilities

• Conduct training programs for da Vinci and Ion systems at designated training centers and remote centers.
• Lead and support specialized training programs and society events.
• Act as subject matter expert for internal projects as needed.
• Support new product development through training materials and protocol development; training research activities.
• Collaborate with Training team to enhance training programs.

Skills

English fluency

German fluency

Training delivery

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent clinical/medical experience

Job description

• Ways of Working: Set Schedule - This job will be onsite weekly, the percentage of onsite work will be defined by the leader.
• Employee Type: Employee
• Global Job Level (HCM): Professional 3 (9)

Company Description

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do atIntuitive. As a global leader inrobotic-assisted surgeryandminimally invasive care, our technologies—like theda Vinci surgical systemandIon—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and helptransform the future of healthcare, you’ll find your purpose here.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

Provides expert training on the da Vinci® and Ion systems while facilitating surgeon-led education for surgeons, first assistants, and OR staff across multiple surgical specialties. Collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to continuously enhance training programs and support customer training, engineering, and training research initiatives, helping to advance clinical and educational excellence.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Conduct da Vinci® and Ion training programs for surgeons, physicians, and their care teams at designated training centers and remote centers.
• Lead and support specialized training programs and society events.
• Act as subject matter expert for internal projects, as needed.
• Supports new product development initiatives through the creation and enhancement of training materials, protocol development, and training research activities
• Collaborates with the Training team to continuously enhance and evolve training programs, bringing creativity, flexibility, and a commitment to excellence.
• Train the sales force to conduct in-services and system technology skills development activities with customers on new and established products.
• Occasional support of the da Vinci® System in a hospital operating room.
• Support da Vinci® Surgical System troubleshooting and maintenance at the training center.
• Manage training center logistics, inventory, and training calendars.
• Maintain all capital equipment, including but not limited to the cleaning and sterilization of instruments and accessories.
• Act as a Medical Device Consultant (Medizinprodukteberater) in Austria and Germany, after appropriate training,as per legal requirement and provide guidance, insight, and support in the proper handling of Intuitive medical devices.
• Maintaining competency and currency on technology training protocol following the onboarding program guidelines, and annual competency check.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent clinical or medical experience required.
• Professional training experience and medical device industry is preferred.
• Clinical and/or operating room experience is preferred.
• High capacity and excellent problem-solving skills.
• Professional, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Flexibility to accommodate varying training schedules and business needs.
• Excellent communication skills in English and German is required.
• Up to 20% travel.