Marketing Manager, Academic and Society Engagement

Joining Intuitive Surgical means joining a team dedicated to using technology to benefit patients by improving surgical efficacy and decreasing surgical invasiveness, with patient safety as our highest priority.

The idea of surgical robotics was little more than a curiosity until 1999, the year Intuitive introduced the da Vinci® Surgical System. Today, Intuitive is the global leader in robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery. Since 2000, da Vinci Surgical Systems have been used in more than 5 million minimally invasive procedures performed world-wide. We have built a company based on an unwavering commitment to patients who benefit from our revolutionary surgical technology.

Primary Function of Position:
The Sr. Marketing Manager – Society Marketing will report directly to the Group Marketing Manager – Society Marketing. This individual will help lead a cross-functional Sales / Marketing / Training team specifically focused on building alignment with surgical societies in creating robust da Vinci Fellowship & Residency training and early practice surgeon programs.
The position requires an individual with a proven track record of executive presentation and communication skills, project and time management, and is capable of working effectively in a results-driven environment. Attention to detail, creativity in problem solving, and a vision for where things could go are hallmarks for success.

Work is based in the Sunnyvale office and/or Atlanta Office, although regular (40-50%) travel is expected.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Execute the US academic strategy and calendar of marketing and training events.
• Lead and coordinate society and regional activities across sales, key customer, marketing, and training
• Create detailed and measureable residency and fellowship training plans/programs that derive results

o Drive adoption of curricula across selected academic sites
o Segment programs within specialties to create appropriately-tiered activities and programs
o Create turn-key programs which can be easily understood and implemented by academic institutions regardless of surgical specialty

• Develop surgeon-led and other types of courses for surgeons at academic institutions
• Plan and deliver marketing campaigns across a range of media (email, webinars, presentations, podcasts, etc.)
• Track and analyze marketing campaigns, and communicate results that inform decision-making and future strategy
• Develop internal and external-facing presentations, training curricula, sales tools, and SOPs
• Work with academic key opinion leaders, which may also include clinical societies, to build specialized training programs designed to educate and support customers’ development of da Vinci system technology skills
• Work cross-functionally with the clinical & product education team to develop effective training content
• Coordinate with customer training team to ensure training support is properly allocated to meet academic specialized training program needs

Skill/Job Requirements:

• 8 years of experience a medical device company in either Training or Marketing
• B.A. / B.S. Degree in Clinical or Health Sciences, Healthcare Management, Business Administration, Communications, Education
• Proven ability to work as a team member to achieve production goals
• Creative problem solving and an ability to articulate a vision for a program
• Cross-functional leadership skills are required; the ability to influence non-direct reports to achieve program and project goals
• Occasional extensive travel, and flexible work hours are routine and expected in this position
• Excellent communication skills regarding project status, and ability to anticipate and overcome roadblocks to success
• Passionate about attention-to-detail and quality
• Demonstrated ability to work with KOLs in a program development or teaching capacity
• Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical disease states, surgical applications and operating room environment
• Knowledge of adult learning principles preferred

We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer.
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.