Sr. Clinical Development Engineer - Strategy
Core
Identify, evaluate, and early-develop new clinical opportunities for robotic-assisted surgery by translating clinical insights into structured hypotheses and de-risking strategies.
Role type
Senior Clinical Development Engineer (Strategy)
Builds
Early-stage clinical opportunity portfolios and de-risking plans for next-generation surgical technologies
Domain
Medical device / Robotic surgery / Clinical innovation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical immersion and voice-of-customer engagement, Synthesizing clinical/technical/user insights into problem statements, Developing clinical and technical hypotheses, Designing early-stage de-risking strategies (preclinical/exploratory), Defining early product requirements and use cases, Driving go/no-go decisions for opportunities, Collaborating across engineering and clinical teams, Experience with clinical labs and cadaveric/animal models
Preferred skills
Biodesign or needs-based innovation methodologies, Early-stage innovation incubator experience
Technologies
da Vinci surgical system, Ion
Responsibilities
Partner with physicians to identify and validate unmet clinical needs, Synthesize insights into clear opportunity definitions, Co-develop clinical and technical hypotheses, Lead design and execution of early-stage de-risking strategies, Develop initial procedural concepts and workflows, Collaborate with engineering to define early product requirements, Contribute to go/no-go decisions, Engage with key opinion leaders to validate insights
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC