Data Scientist
Company: Intuitive
Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Remote)
Salary: $127.6k - $215.9k per year
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-10-28
About this role
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.
Job Description
Primary Function of Position
This position is part of the evidence strategy and research function supporting da Vinci platforms and applies data science, statistical, and analytical methods to generate scientific evidence about the performance, use, and impact of Intuitive products, technologies, and procedures for the Cardiac Surgery Program. The Data Scientist partners with scientific, medical, clinical, research, data, product, and engineering teams to address evidence gaps with rigorous analytical approaches. The role works with complex surgical, robotic system, product-generated, clinical, financial, and other data sources to support retrospective and prospective research. The Data Scientist contributes across the research lifecycle, from research question development and data feasibility through analysis, interpretation, and scientific dissemination.
Essential Job Duties
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