Senior Global Product Manager / Global Product Manager (2019-2024); Senior Validation Engineer / Validation Engineer (2013-2019)
Intuitive SurgicalJan 2013 — Dec 2024 · United States
Took high-priority developments from concept through market fit assessment, streamlining surgical workflows across 10+ procedure types, cutting per-procedure costs by about $200, and growing adoption from under 1% to 13% in target procedures within 3 years. Ran 10+ global market research initiatives with 200+ surgeon interviews and observations in 50+ operating rooms, and helped secure one of the first revenue-generating third-party licensing partnerships, reaching 500+ hospital sites within 18 months. Owned long-term portfolio strategy for an accessories business of about $700M annual revenue. Earlier, as a validation engineer, authored 100+ validation and verification studies across 7+ concurrent robotic instrument and software developments, from requirements to FDA-cleared launch.