Physician Innovator: Corporate Strategy in Healthcare Tech

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Sur place; USD 300 000 - 520 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Physician, Corporate Strategy embedded in our Future Forward Incubator.

You will translate clinical insights into growth opportunities, shaping technology concepts from hypothesis through de-risking, with pairs in venture, startup, or corporate strategy and strong clinical fluency. The role requires MD/DO and collaboration with engineering, clinical, regulatory, reimbursement, product, and strategy teams to prioritize opportunities and frame

Qualifications

• MD or DO required; active clinical practice is valued but not required for candidates with substantial innovation, venture, startup, business development, Biodesign, or corporate strategy experience.
• Surgical or interventional specialty training preferred, but not required if candidate demonstrates strong innovation, venture, startup, business development, Biodesign, or corporate strategy experience.
• Clinical practice experience, residency/fellowship training, or comparable patient-care exposure preferred for candidates coming from a primarily clinical background.

Responsabilités

• Identify, frame, and prioritize unmet clinical needs using clinical immersion, literature review, market sensing, and voice-of-customer input.
• Translate physician and patient insights into concise need statements, opportunity hypotheses, clinical workflows, requirements, and early de-risking plans.
• Evaluate early-stage opportunities for clinical importance, feasibility, strategic fit, adoption barriers, competitive landscape, and potential business impact.
• Partner with engineering and design teams to define clinical use cases, procedural workflows, performance goals, and prototype feedback loops for new platforms.
• Lead or support early clinical de-risking activities, including preclinical studies, simulated use, workflow validation, and early feasibility planning where appropriate.
• Develop point-of-view assessments on emerging technologies, startups, venture-backed innovation, adjacent markets, and external partnership opportunities.
• Collaborate with regulatory, reimbursement, health economics, product, and commercial strategy partners to shape indication strategy and development pathways.
• Engage KOLs, clinicians, entrepreneurs, academic innovators, and external partners to validate concepts and inform investment decisions.
• Communicate findings to senior stakeholders through clear written recommendations, executive presentations, and data-driven opportunity narratives.

Connaissances

Clinical practice experience

Innovation experience

Corporate strategy experience

Formation

MD or DO

Surgical or interventional training preferred

Biodesign or innovation training a plus

Description du poste

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Physician, Corporate Strategy embedded in our Future Forward Incubator.

You will translate clinical insights into growth opportunities, shaping technology concepts from hypothesis through de-risking, with pairs in venture, startup, or corporate strategy and strong clinical fluency. The role requires MD/DO and collaboration with engineering, clinical, regulatory, reimbursement, product, and strategy teams to prioritize opportunities and frame