Future opportunities Sr Manager Data Operations, Medical Imaging AI

Primary Function of Position
The Ion endoluminal system is Intuitives robotic platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung designed to improve the early diagnosis of lung cancer. The Ion R&D team is looking for an experienced leader to own medical image dataset development. You will build and scale a high-performing organization of internal annotation specialists and external partners delivering high-quality datasets to enable intelligent capabilities in our robotic platform.

In this role you will work at the intersection of Machine Learning Clinical and Regulatory Affairs and Data Operations. You will define organization-wide standards for dataset quality establish scalable data workflows and serve as the single accountable owner for dataset readiness across programs. You will directly accelerate the development of AI-powered technologies that help physicians diagnose patients earlier and more accurately.

Essential Job Duties

• Define and oversee dataset strategy and execution across multiple programs balancing competing priorities and timelines
• Translate ML engineering and clinical requirements into clear dataset specifications
• Manage multiple teams of internal labeling technicians including hiring onboarding training performance management and day-to-day workload planning
• Procure and manage external annotation vendors and contractors to meet quality and schedule targets
• Track dataset progress and communicate status risks and tradeoffs to leadership
• Partner with Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Affairs to ensure datasets meet FDA and international guidelines
• Establish and oversee quality control workflows acceptance criteria and rework processes for data annotation
• Define and enforce labeling guidelines SOPs and reviewer instructions in collaboration with ML engineers and clinical SMEs
• Own the creation and maintenance of dataset documentation to support releases and submissions
• Improve data operations workflows standards and tooling across teams in partnership with software and data engineering groups
• Serve as the single accountable owner for dataset readiness

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience

To qualify for this position you must have:

• A bachelors degree in computer science biomedical engineering or equivalent experience
• Five or more years of experience in data operations or ML dataset management including experience leading multiple teams or programs
• Experience working with medical imaging data (e.g. CT X-ray ultrasound)
• Demonstrated experience managing people and/or external vendors in an operational or technical environment
• Strong project management skills with experience coordinating cross-functional work
• Solid understanding of data quality documentation and traceability principles
• Ability to interpret technical requirements and collaborate effectively with ML engineers and clinical experts
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High levels of ownership organization and attention to detail

Preferred Skills and Experience

Ideally a candidate would also have:

• Experience working in an FDA-regulated medical device environment (e.g. 510(k) PMA MDR ISO 13485)
• Experience writing operating procedures work instructions or other quality system documentation
• Familiarity with annotation tools such as SuperAnnotate Labelbox CVAT or similar
• Understanding of AI/ML regulatory guidance (e.g. FDA Good Machine Learning Practice)

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.

Mandatory Notices

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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 base compensation ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time