Senior Data Scientist

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.

The Ion endoluminal system is Intuitive's robotic platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung, with an initial goal of improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer. Ion’s Data team is responsible for developing analytical tools that generate insights and drive decision making for internal and external stakeholders. The successful candidate in this role will be a contributor to a high‑performing data science team to develop data models, analytics, and related applications.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and business units to understand and communicate Ion’s needs and goals.
• Develop, improve, and maintain robust data models for transforming data from log files and event streams.
• Ensure that our data models support our analytics and reporting objectives.
• Design predictive models and algorithms to derive insights and metrics from large datasets.
• Contribute to technical requirements definition, prototyping, development, testing, and release.
• Communicate findings to stakeholders through visualizations, dashboards, reports, and presentations.
• Champion best practices in software development, including code reviews, coding conventions, testing frameworks, and design patterns.
• Assess and recommend new tools and technologies that make the data team more effective.

• Experience in working with production‑level data pipelines.
• Experience in building data models to support analytics, including metrics and KPIs.
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and related languages.
• Experience in using AI tools to accelerate software development and data analysis.
• Experience with platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, and dbt.
• Solid understanding of statistical modeling, machine learning algorithms, and data visualization techniques.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.

• Master’s or PhD degree in computer science or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in data science.

• Experience working in medical devices or other regulated industries.

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Base Salary Range Region 1: $178,800 – $257,200. Base Salary Range Region 2: $152,000 – $218,600. Shift: Day. Workplace Type:
Set Schedule – This job will be onsite weekly, the percentage of onsite work will be defined by the leader.

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.

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 obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf or implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”).

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.