Staff Product Manager – Compute Architecture

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position 

You will become a member of the da Vinci® Multiport Global Product Management team helping to lead and support multiple generations of platform solutions across their lifecycle.  This is an individual contributor role and will report to a Group Product Manager.  As an upstream strategic and product management expert, you will work with cross-functional partners to guide successful product launches and provide strategic expertise throughout the product lifecycle.  Responsibilities for this role will be heavily focused in sophisticated computational architecture roadmap planning based on careful analysis of conflicting needs across different product owners.  You will become a key development and design stage stakeholder for multiple projects and will be a global system portfolio expert helping to guide future portfolio strategy recommendations and budgeting. 

Essential Job Duties 

In the first 12 months from start of employment, the essential job duties are:

• Proactively solicit and aggregate the dV5 platform computational needs to support future platform roadmap.  Create the aligned compute system architecture roadmap via detailed benefit and feasibility trade-off process, then ensure aligned multiport BU proposal to Exec leadership by end of 2026.  Support appropriate budget allocation in budget planning cycle for 2027

1. Document and map a comprehensive view of demands for compute along with tradeoffs and understand key strategic points of view from each major Compute stakeholder
2. Manage an iterative process with stakeholder teams to prioritize product development proposals that align with short and long term dV5 global strategy and other prioritized product roadmaps/strategies
3. Understand key software needs and objectives from teams that only develop software, with limited understanding of platform integration requirements, and serve as a key integrator with the Multiport hardware engineering team managing integration of physical hardware into the dV5 architecture

• Liaison with AI & Machine learning product teams within Multiport, Strategy, and Digital business units.  Conduct diligence for each product proposal and support viability creation and lead evidence generation if more data needed.  Present to Multiport leadership at qtrly cadence.
  1. Product Manager for AI & Machine learning products sourced from Multiport through Evaluation & Development stages (progressing / stopping proposals)
• Lead Product Manager on human/machine interface workstream in 2026 and subsequent development support

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience 

• Demonstrated prior experience in essential job duties noted above

Required Education and Training 

• Minimum Bachelors degree
• Minimum 4 years in a medical or health related device role with 12 or more years cumulative professional experience

Preferred Skills and Experience 

• MBA
• Extensive prior experience in computational architecture road-mapping, AI, and software development across many stakeholders
• Product Management experience in Medical Device Industry
• Professional engineering experience in highly regulated industry (example med device) preferred in software or hardware development

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

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees
who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s
start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

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

This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidate’s experience, knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidate’s qualifications, consistent with applicable law.

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.