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Job Location drjobs

Sunnyvale, CA - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Primary Function of the Position

The Senior Clinical Development Engineer (CDE)/Surgical Applications Engineer (SAE) uses their in-depth knowledge of the surgical environment and medical technology to work with design engineers and clinicians to define develop and validate the clinical function of new products and procedures within our multi-port and single-port surgical robotic platforms. The primary focus of the CDE/SAE is to establish and validate data-driven clinical requirements to ensure a high-quality patient outcome.

Essential Job Duties

  • Apply in-depth knowledge of the operating room environment and of the da Vinci Surgical Systems to become a pro within the company on the clinical application of Intuitives products
  • Provide a clinical voice to product development by defining and assessing clinical performance of new and existing products
  • Collaborate with marketing partners and clinicians to identify and understand clinical needs
  • Use an analytical approach to identify potential product enhancements new product ideas and novel surgical approaches
  • Take an effective role in new product development teams including contributing to design reviews and providing design guidance to engineering design teams
  • Assess and document clinical risks and identify appropriate mitigations
  • Conduct pre-clinical testing to validate the safety and efficacy of new products
  • Support regulatory documentation and submissions
  • Provide subject matter expertise to user manual and training documentation development
  • Support clinical evaluation of new products at key customer sites
  • Maintain current knowledge of clinical applications of Intuitives products
  • Keep Intuitives vision and values at the forefront of decision making
  • Perform other duties as required to support the companys overall strategy and goals

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience 

  • Experience working with surgeons in an operating room environment
  • Fluent in surgical terminology and sound knowledge of anatomy and surgical technique
  • Excellent mechanical aptitude and intuition for spatial relations including the ability to understand complex mechanical products
  • Excellent analytical capability and practical skills to develop test methods and draw conclusions
  • Excellent teamwork skills with proven ability to cultivate collaboration across multiple disciplines
  • Effective communication skills (verbal written presentation)
  • Proven success recognizing critical issues and driving them to closure by taking coordinated action
  • Self-starter needing minimal supervision
  • Self-confident and able to react quickly under pressure

Required Education and Training 

  • Minimum of B.S in Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering or similar advanced degree or MD preferred
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in medical device industry with a B.S 6 years experience with an M.S or 3 years with a PhD

Working Conditions

  • This role requires travel (both domestic and international) for up to 50%


Additional Information :

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside or plan to reside in Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida Indiana Iowa Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time

Employment Type

Full-time

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