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Sr. Manager Clinical Research Engineering

Sunnyvale, CA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead clinical research and new product concept development for early-stage medical device platforms, translating clinical needs into technical requirements.

Role type

Senior Manager, Clinical Research Engineering

Builds

New robotic surgical platforms and accessories

Domain

Medical Devices / Robotic Surgery

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Clinical device development, Product development lifecycle, Design Controls, Clinical hypothesis testing, Technical aptitude for robotic systems, Market segmentation, Intellectual property development, Pre-clinical study design, Stakeholder management, Budget planning

Preferred skills

Operating room experience, Physician collaboration, On-site clinical trial support

Technologies

Robotic surgical systems, da Vinci surgical system, Ion

Responsibilities

Lead research on disease states and medical technologies for new business opportunities; Define clinical performance goals and risks for new products; Manage and propose budgets for 3-year clinical programs; Develop and execute clinical de-risking pathways including pre-clinical and feasibility studies; Design and execute clinical evaluations of prototypes; Develop novel clinical models and metrics for technology evaluation; Collaborate with engineers, physicians, and regulatory teams to drive product enhancements.

Seniority

Senior Manager, hands-on leadership

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