Senior Clinical 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.

This position reports to Manger/Sr. Manager, Medical Sciences and requires a strong candidate with expertise in the analysis of medical literature, data from clinical trials and pre‑clinical studies, and sound knowledge of applicable regulations and standards. The position will mainly focus on the development of Clinical Evaluation Plans (CEPs) & Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs), with a potential for future additional responsibility in the development of other clinical evidence documents.

The purpose of this job is to work collaboratively to develop strategies for the creation of CEPs followed by the development of clinical evaluation reports (CERs) per EU MDR, to meet essential requirements in support of submission for CE Mark application to obtain Declaration of Conformity and EU market clearance, re‑certification and proposed indication/labeling changes. Further, the responsibility includes the development of regular CEP and CER updates to maintain EU product conformance.

• Interact with internal cross‑functional teams (engineering, product development, regulatory, post‑market surveillance) to define and plan the strategy for the development of CEPs and CERs for new products requiring CE Mark.
• Develop and author clinical documentation for regulatory submissions, mainly key sections of the CEP, and the entire CER document.
• Develop and author responses to the requests and questions on the clinical documentation from the regulatory authority.
• Possess or acquire in‑depth knowledge of therapeutic areas, competitor devices, current clinical/market developments, literature review processes and the ability to keep abreast of current literature.
• Participate in and/or perform comprehensive literature searches to develop and maintain in‑depth knowledge and understanding of current scientific literature required to support identified product lines and related clinical studies; stay informed about applicable clinical landscapes and trends.
• Provide product guidance and expertise to the clinical librarian to facilitate conducting literature searches on products/product families.
• Review scientific literature and interpret and summarize published data on risks, alternate therapies and device‑specific benefits; collect and summarize primary data to support risk assessment.
• Critically appraise scientific literature and write clinical summaries for products and surgical procedures.
• Conduct proofreading, editing, document formatting, review comment integration and document completion / approval activities.
• Manage CEP/CER timelines required by product development teams and global Regulatory Bodies by utilizing appropriate project management tools.
• Serve as the SME and/or functional representative for R&D development activities (e.g., Product or Technology Development Process teams) and support broader Clinical/Medical Affairs activities such as Regulatory submissions/responses.
• Perform periodic reviews of risk documentation and product labeling; ensure appropriate updates are implemented.
• Provide clinical perspective and support and guide new product development for CE Mark purposes. May require…