Senior Program Manager — Cloud & Regulated MedTech

Intuitive Surgical; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead digital infrastructure initiatives across cloud platforms and platform engineering in a tightly regulated medical device environment. You will drive delivery of software and cloud-based programs with multiple business units and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes regulatory compliance, risk management, and process improvements in project management and product delivery, with stakeholder collaboration and strong communication

Qualifications

• 8+ years of program or project management with a bachelor's degree.
• Hands-on experience developing and commercializing regulated medical devices.
• Fluency in cloud platforms, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization.
• Knowledge of environment management, change control, and infrastructure provisioning.
• Strong software product development, quality control, and design principles.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across all levels.
• PMP, CSM, or equivalent certification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cross-functional development programs spanning cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and operational readiness.
• Manage risk analysis, contingency planning, and prioritization decisions across dependent workstreams.
• Ensure compliance with quality and regulatory standards throughout program delivery.
• Drive discipline in requirements analysis, design, development, and testing using phase gates.
• Lead improvements to project management processes and product delivery methodologies.

Skills

Program management

Cloud platforms

DevOps

CI/CD

Containerization

Environment management

Change control

Infrastructure provisioning

Software product development

Quality control

Design principles

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

PMP

Job description

Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead digital infrastructure initiatives across cloud platforms and platform engineering in a tightly regulated medical device environment. You will drive delivery of software and cloud-based programs with multiple business units and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes regulatory compliance, risk management, and process improvements in project management and product delivery, with stakeholder collaboration and strong communication