Field CAE, Fluorescence Imaging for Real-Time Surgery

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical is hiring a Clinical Applications Engineer (Fluorescence Imaging) for our onsite team in California. You will train surgeons and site personnel on imaging procedures, provide on-site procedural support, and optimize imaging workflows across sites to ensure high-quality data.

This role requires extensive travel and collaboration with clinicians to enable successful trial execution. You will work with physicians, pathologists, and trial coordinators to map workflows, ensure data

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Science, Nursing, Life Sciences, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years supporting clinical trials, imaging products, or surgical technologies.
• Experience working directly with physicians and clinical trial sites.
• Strong understanding of pathology workflows and clinical data collection.
• Ability to travel up to 80% during study startup and enrollment ramp-up.
• Highly collaborative and works well in a remote team environment.
• Good level of English, spoken and written; strong communication skills.
• Experience with complex technical systems in patient care settings.
• Ability to translate large data into actionable insights.
• Willingness to travel up to 60% and work nights/weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Train surgeons, pathologists, research coordinators, and site personnel on imaging procedures.
• Provide on-site technical support during fluorescence imaging procedures.
• Serve as the primary field resource for imaging workflow implementation and troubleshooting.
• Support investigator meetings, site initiation visits, and training.
• Develop expertise in surgical, pathology, and specimen-processing workflows.
• Identify workflow challenges affecting data quality and endpoint assessment.
• Collaborate with sites to optimize specimen handling, imaging acquisition, and documentation procedures.
• Ensure protocol-defined imaging assessments are executed consistently.
• Review imaging and pathology data for completeness and quality.
• Support monitoring and quality review procedures.
• Support specimen mapping and pathology correlation workflows.
• Facilitate communication between surgical and pathology teams.
• Provide field-based insights to improve data quality.

Skills

Clinical trials support

Imaging systems

Surgical workflow

Data analysis

English communication

Travel readiness

Education

BS or MS in Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Science, Nursing, Life Sciences, or related field

Job description

Intuitive Surgical is hiring a Clinical Applications Engineer (Fluorescence Imaging) for our onsite team in California. You will train surgeons and site personnel on imaging procedures, provide on-site procedural support, and optimize imaging workflows across sites to ensure high-quality data.

This role requires extensive travel and collaboration with clinicians to enable successful trial execution. You will work with physicians, pathologists, and trial coordinators to map workflows, ensure data