Clinical Trial Manager

* Sunnyvale, CA, United States * Not Remote * Clinical \& Medical Affairs * JOB217416 ### **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** The Clinical Trial Manager (CTM) will manage the day\-to\-day planning and execution of clinical studies to generate evidence supporting the safety, performance, and clinical utility of novel robotics, imaging, and AI\-based products. This role is highly operational and execution\-focused, partnering closely with clinical sites, CROs/vendors, and internal cross\-functional teams to deliver studies on time, within budget, and with high\-quality data, with significant responsibility for site startup, training, equipment logistics, data management, and operational issue resolution. Clinical study operations and direct site engagement are core to this role, including travel within the US and occasional international travel as needed. Ability to work in San Carlos, CA or travel frequently to San Carlos is preferred. **Responsibilities:** **Clinical Operations \& Execution** * Manage end\-to\-end trial execution for assigned studies, including site identification/feasibility assessment, site initiation and activation, patient enrollment and/or sample acquisition, monitoring oversight, and study close\-out * Own and maintain study plans (timelines, milestones, enrollment projections, and operational deliverables) and drive cross\-functional execution to meet them * Coordinate and oversee CROs and vendors, including scope\-of\-work support, budget tracking, deliverable review, and issue escalation * Drive achievement of study milestones by ensuring timely site activation, high\-quality data collection, protocol compliance, and completion of key study deliverables according to established timelines * Coordinate study equipment deployment, shipment, tracking, maintenance, and site logistics in partnership with internal technical and field teams * Support site management activities, including site communications, site onb