Advanced Program Specialist

Role Description

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Patients are waiting.

We are searching for the best talent for an Advanced Program Specialist for Ottava. This is a field-based individual contributor role available in all states within the United States and will report to the Advanced Program Specialist Team Manager. We presently have 3 openings.

The Advanced Program Specialist is responsible for supporting the creation, launch, and scaling of robotic surgery programs across targeted health systems, including:

• New program development
• Expansion of existing programs
• Competitive conversions

This role operates as a hands-on program builder, requiring the Advanced Program Specialist to stay highly engaged in the field—personally contributing to market and program development, reinforcing priorities, tracking execution, and helping drive consistent adoption across accounts.

Success is defined by sustainable program activation, early adoption and utilization, and the establishment of a scalable foundation that enables long-term expansion within accounts and across health systems.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree
• Relevant healthcare or medtech experience required; experience in complex capital, surgical, robotics, clinical sales, or program-development environments preferred
• Demonstrated ability to execute independently in the field and support a high workload across multiple programs, accounts, and stakeholders
• Ability to lead through influence, align stakeholders, and drive execution without direct authority
• Demonstrated ability to learn and communicate technical product knowledge as well as clinical knowledge of disease states to physicians and economic buyers is a must
• The ability to travel extensively up to 75%, including overnight travel within the assigned territory, is a must for the role
• Required to work in a hospital or ASC setting, attend live patient cases as required as part of the job, and wear necessary protective gear, including lead aprons, masks, and other required personal protective equipment
• Self-starter who performs well with autonomy and can think critically in high-pressure environments
• Works well within a team and frequently shares launch strategies, key learnings, risks, and best practices with sales management and peers
• Receptive to constructive feedback and able to collaborate effectively within a matrix team environment
• Proven ability to articulate customer needs and field feedback to the broader organization as needed
• Must be highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously and effectively prioritize competing needs
• Ability to communicate at a high level and high frequency with the APS Team Manager, sales management, cross-functional partners, and the broader organization
• Ability to work in a regulated environment in compliance with ISO 13485 and 21 CFR 820

Requirements

• Execute account-level program development plans in partnership with the Advanced Program Specialist Team Manager, Clinical Sales, Capital Sales, and cross-functional partners
• Engage key stakeholders to help define program goals, success metrics, launch milestones, and adoption strategies
• Partner with Field Service Engineering and hospital staff to ensure operational readiness for program launch, including OR setup and workflow integration
• Coordinate and support clinical and operational readiness activities required to support safe and effective program implementation
• Support comprehensive training strategies for surgeons, clinical staff, and support teams, including coordination of required educational activities and post-training activities to drive competency, confidence, and sustained adoption
• Drive technology adoption by maintaining a consistent and visible clinical presence during the initial learning curve, including attendance at early cases to provide real-time guidance, coordination, and problem-solving
• Utilize change management principles to align stakeholders, overcome barriers to adoption, and drive program engagement across teams
• Track launch progress, risks, issues, and next steps; communicate updates clearly to the APS Team Manager and cross-functional stakeholders
• Generate and communicate clear proof points demonstrating program value, clinical impact, and operational success
• Capture and share best practices, field learnings, and repeatable workflows to support scalable program development and deployment across hospitals and health systems
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and relevant stakeholders to support program growth and advocacy
• Support identification, development, and coordination of proctor networks to enable training and adoption at scale
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support medical education strategy and broader training initiatives as needed
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, quality, and organizational requirements across program activities
• Support continuous improvement by measuring and evaluating training effectiveness, launch execution, and overall program performance

Benefits

• The base pay for this position is: $150,000 annually.
• Participation in the Company’s MBO program.
• Eligibility for the Company’s J&J Fleet program, with options for a company car or car allowance.
• Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year.
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado – 48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – 56 hours per calendar year.
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year.
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child.
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year.
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year.