Sr Product Manager - Upstream Software, ION

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive . As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care , our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion —have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide. We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world. The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life. If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare , you’ll find your purpose here. Essential Job Duties Product Strategy and Roadmap Development - Develop next generation software product roadmap across multiple product franchises in the Ion business units - Develop a deep knowledge of relevant clinical spaces, including monitoring and consuming clinical literature, attending medical society meetings and engaging with physician key opinion leaders Market Landscape and Voice of Customer - Understand competitive, emerging, and complementary technology, and its impact on Intuitive’s endoluminal product lines - Conduct qualitative and quantitative market research. Execute customer interviews (patients, HCPs & their care team, providers and payers) and observations to develop insights and inform the product roadmap Marketing Claims: - Develop customer segmentation and marketing claims strategy for next generation product franchises - Drive cross-functional alignment on pre and post-launch product roadmap and data collection in pre-clinical and clinical settings Product Feature Development and Prioritization - Partner with product franchise leads to develop and prioritize software product investigations, features, and product requirements for next generation software - Partner with UX and Clinical to prototype and assess prototype product solutions. - Evaluate critical program requirements and potential product impact End-to-End Ownership of Software Features - Own and scope the end-to-end software experience for users across next generation product franchises and global geographies to ensure a unified, consistent, and streamlined user experience Drive desirability, feasibility, and viability assessments of next generation software product features to prioritize next generation product portfolio Business Analysis - Collect, organize, and leverage datasets to build business cases and drive business decisions for next generation software product lines - Identify high-leverage software innovations by customer desirability, business viability, and longer-term NPV methodologies New Technologies and Global Launches - Partner with engineering and business development teams to assess new technologies, potential partnerships, and prioritize the new business development software pipeline - Collaborate with regional teams to ensure that product features and NextGen portfolio align with user needs across geographies Required Skills and Experience • Ability to manage cross-functional projects, stakeholders, and teams; effectively resolves issues that impact multiple teams and departments, involving complex strategies and priorities. • Proven track record of leading strategic initiatives from concept through to completion. • Able to prioritize and smoothly manage multiple tasks, product lines, and product features • Relationship builder with proven ability to work across disparate parts of an organization to deliver results. • Can operate and drive results and set priorities with limited supervision. • Influences critical project trade-offs with clear communication, customer insight, and data • Self-starter with ability to take leadership in a fast-paced environment, with agility to pivot focus to meet evolving customer needs and shifting market dynamics. • Effectively communicates impact of critical requirements on commercial success and across organizational stakeholders Excellent communication and presentation skills, including experience presenting to senior management and customers. • Demonstrated interest in healthcare, hospital operations, and finance • Ability to work in surgical labs and hospital patient care areas is required • Ability to travel up to 30% Required Education and Training • A Bachelors (BS/BSE) in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related technical field strongly preferred • 5 or more years of professional experience with at least 2 years of experience in medical device product management, program management, project management, product marketing, or a similar discipline • Product launch experience • Relevant experience in medical devices and/or engineering/technical organizations Working Conditions • Ability to travel domestically and internationally Preferred Skills and Experience • Masters degree in life science, engineering, or business discipline preferred • Experience leading development of multiple software product lines as the single-point-of- contact in a regulated environment • Experience in one or more of the following areas preferred: medical software, capital equipment, medical devices, digital health, robotics, regulated product development 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. 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