Senior Clinical Program Manager - Global Portfolio & Governance

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a Senior Clinical Program Manager to act as strategic and operational partner to Clinical Development & Operations, guiding programs from study startup through regulatory submission.

You will coordinate timelines, risks, and decisions with Regulatory Affairs, Medical Writing, Quality, Biostatistics, Data Management, and external partners, delivering integrated plans and executive-ready portfolio reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharma/Life Sciences or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of program or project management experience in pharma/biotech/medical device/CRO supporting Clinical Development & Operations through NDA submissions.
• Experience leading cross-functional planning across multiple concurrent clinical studies with integrated planning and dependency management.

Responsibilities

• Support the Program Management & Operations team by establishing governance, RAID, and program reporting.
• Facilitate governance by maintaining RAID logs, action tracking, and enterprise governance escalation.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate integrated timelines across the clinical portfolio.
• Coordinate program-level execution across Study Leads, Clinical Operations, Data Management, Biostatistics, Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Writing, Quality, and external partners.
• Monitor portfolio execution, identify schedule impacts and risks, and help develop mitigation plans.
• Develop executive-ready portfolio reporting highlighting health, milestones, risks, and actions.
• Identify portfolio trends to strengthen planning, governance, and execution across Clinical Development & Operations.
• Support budget management and CRO/vendor oversight, including contracts, POs, and reviews.

Skills

Strategic program management

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory submissions

Smartsheet

Portfolio management

Risk management

Executive communication

Vendor management

CRO collaboration

Project governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharma/Life Sciences

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a Senior Clinical Program Manager to act as strategic and operational partner to Clinical Development & Operations, guiding programs from study startup through regulatory submission.

You will coordinate timelines, risks, and decisions with Regulatory Affairs, Medical Writing, Quality, Biostatistics, Data Management, and external partners, delivering integrated plans and executive-ready portfolio reporting.