Senior Marketing Manager, Academic Programs

Job Description

Job: Marketing & New Business Development
Primary Location: United States-California-Sunnyvale-US-CA-Sunnyvale
Schedule: Full-time
Requisition ID: 193893
Description
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. Manager, Academic Program will report directly to the Director Marketing - Academics. This individual will lead a cross-functional Sales / Marketing / Training team in the creation and coordination of marketing programs specifically focused on building robust da Vinci Fellowship & Residency training programs in top Academic institutions and health-systems.
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 regional activities across our Top 100 academic institutions, US Clinical Marketing, Genesis, Sales & Training Teams.
• Create detailed and measureable residency and fellowship training plans/programs that derives results
o Drive adoption of curricula across the Top 21 academic prioritized 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
• Work with academic key opinion leaders to build specialized training programs designed to educate and support customers’ development of da Vinci system technology skills
• Launch customer-facing reference stories detailing curriculum and programmatic best practices
• Work with academic operating room staff, teams and individuals to create a comprehensive training curriculum and implementation plan
• Work cross-functionally with the clinical & product education team to develop effective training content
• Coordinate with customer training & Genesis teams to ensure training support is properly allocated to meet academic specialized training program needs

Qualifications

Skill/Job Requirements:

• 8 years of experience in a medical device company in either Sales, Training and/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
• 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.