Remote Data Scientist — Gen AI & Analytics for Operations

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in; Sunnyvale (CA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Data Scientist to support data science and analytics initiatives across Global Operations, focusing on reducing supply chain risk and optimizing manufacturing. This early-career role welcomes graduates and emphasizes hands-on Gen AI/LLM work to prototype analytics products.

You will build dashboards and reports using Python/R, SQL, and Snowflake, collaborate with analysts, and present findings to stakeholders while learning best practices for reproducible

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent professional experience.
• 0–2 years of related experience with a university degree or equivalent internship/project experience.
• Experience with Python or R for data-based solutions.
• Foundational knowledge of statistical techniques and ML concepts.
• Familiarity with SQL and data querying across tables.
• Hands-on curiosity with Gen AI/LLM tools for coding and analysis.
• Experience building dashboards/reports.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support data science and analytics initiatives across Global Operations under guidance.
• Translate business questions into analytical approaches with senior support.
• Apply statistical methods and ML techniques to generate insights.
• Build dashboards/reports/data products using Python/R ecosystem.
• Work with Snowflake and SQL to source and analyze data.
• Use Gen AI/LLM coding tools to accelerate analytics development and documentation.
• Prototype Gen AI/LLM-powered features and new data products.
• Present findings to team and stakeholders.
• Learn and apply reproducible analytics best practices.
• Collaborate with analysts and business users for long-term reporting.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Gen AI/LLM tools

Dashboards

Problem solving

Communication

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics/Computer Science/Data Science or similar

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Snowflake

Posit Workbench

Posit Connect

Claude Code

Job description

Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Data Scientist to support data science and analytics initiatives across Global Operations, focusing on reducing supply chain risk and optimizing manufacturing. This early-career role welcomes graduates and emphasizes hands-on Gen AI/LLM work to prototype analytics products.

You will build dashboards and reports using Python/R, SQL, and Snowflake, collaborate with analysts, and present findings to stakeholders while learning best practices for reproducible