Senior Clinical Study Manager

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. Were 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. The Future Forward organization is Intuitive’s advanced concepts group. We explore emerging technologies, prototype next-generation solutions, and build software experiences that shape the future of robotic-assisted surgery. If you're ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you'll find your purpose here.

Primary Function of the Position This position requires a candidate with extensive experience helping evidence generation strategy and execution of clinical studies. The Clinical Study Manager-4 (CSM IV) role will develop and execute strategies for clinical and outcomes research studies to help regulatory approvals and key strategic evidence initiatives. As a member of the Clinical Affairs team, this role will be accountable for working with key stakeholders to design and develop clinical protocols and execute clinical studies (pre-market or post-market studies), with minimal supervision. The candidate will be required to work closely with clinical research associates (CRAs), clinical trial assistants (CTAs) and data management for the conduct and execution of the study, as well as with biostatisticians to review and interpret results of clinical studies, develop clinical study reports, or help the development of clinical publications. During trial execution, the CSM will drive the progress of the trial during site selection, site start-up and through enrollment and follow-up. The CSM will clearly provide guidance to the monitors about monitoring needs, and oversee compliance work on the study. The CSM will also take a leadership role in external communication with investigators and study teams. The ideal candidate will have experience previously managing premarket studies in the United States and utilizing resources to research and scope research topics and to provide recommendations on clinical trial strategy. The candidate is also expected to have experience reviewing, interpreting and summarizing clinical literature. Essential Job Duties - Accountable for leading assigned clinical research activities - Partner with internal stakeholders, investigators and KOLs to develop and review study design and concepts, prepare protocol and study outlines and subsequently driving identified initiatives - Accountable for the planning and execution of the clinical studies including site selection, review of potential patient recruitment and projections, creation of study related documents (protocols, case report forms, Informed consents, Clinical trial agreements, study reports), organizing IRB/EC submissions with follow-thorough to ensure successful progress - Accountable for autonomously conducting clinical studies on schedule and within budget while ensuring high quality and compliance - Perform on-site and remote site qualification visits, site initiation visits, interim monitoring visits and site close out visits.