Chief of Staff Corporate Strategy

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. Primary Function of the Position The Chief of Staff, Corporate Strategy will report to the Head of Corporate Strategy. This role serves as her key operating and coordination partner, ensuring that Intuitive’s enterprise-wide strategic agenda runs smoothly day to day — from the cadence of key strategy meetings to the follow-through on priority workstreams across the organization. This is a unique opportunity to sit at the center of Intuitive’s corporate strategy function, with visibility into the company’s most important strategic decisions. The Chief of Staff will own the operating rhythm of the Corporate Strategy function, including planning and facilitating key strategy meetings and related forums, tracking progress and decisions across the enterprise-wide strategic workstream portfolio, and ensuring information flows efficiently between the Head of Corporate Strategy, DRIs, executive sponsors, and the CEO. Success requires exceptional organizational rigor, sound judgment, the ability to synthesize complex information quickly, and the trust and discretion to operate close to the CEO and senior leadership. Key Responsibilities - Own the operating rhythm of the Corporate Strategy function, including planning, agenda-setting, and follow-through for key strategy meetings and other recurring strategic forums. - Partner with the Head of Corporate Strategy to prioritize her time and attention across the enterprise-wide strategic workstream portfolio, surfacing the issues and decisions that most need her focus. - Track progress, decisions, and action items across enterprise-wide strategic workstreams, holding DRIs and executive sponsors accountable for timely follow-through. - Prepare, review, and quality-control materials, briefings, and presentations for key strategy meetings, senior leadership, and other executive forums. - Serve as a trusted thought partner and sounding board to the Head of Corporate Strategy on emerging issues, priorities, and organizational dynamics. - Manage the flow of information between the Corporate Strategy function and leaders across the organization, ensuring the right people have the right information at the right time. - Identify and help remove roadblocks to progress on strategic initiatives, escalating issues appropriately and driving resolution. - Lead special projects and analyses on behalf of the Head of Corporate Strategy as enterprise priorities evolve. - Support team operations for the Corporate Strategy function, including planning, resource allocation, and talent processes as needed. - Represent the Head of Corporate Strategy in select meetings and forums, ensuring continuity and consistent messaging across the organization.  Required Skills and Experience - Bachelor's degree required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred. - 12+ years of progressive professional experience, ideally spanning strategy consulting, corporate strategy, executive or chief-of-staff roles, or an equivalent analytical/operational role, preferably within medical device or broader healthcare industries. - Demonstrated experience operating in a chief-of-staff, executive-office, or similar role supporting senior leaders, ideally within a large, matrixed organization. - Exceptional organizational and program-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and competing priorities. - Strong executive communication skills, including experience preparing materials for and presenting to senior executives and boards. - Sound judgment and discretion in handling highly sensitive and confidential information. - Proven ability to build trust and influence across a large, matrixed organization without relying on formal authority. - Strong written synthesis skills; able to distill complex, ambiguous information into clear, decision-ready recommendations. - High degree of professional judgment, integrity, and ownership. 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. Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee. 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. Accommodation & Accessibility Notice: Intuitive is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation during any part of the application or interview process, please contact People Services at [email protected]. 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 compensation ranges are listed.