Data Governance Specialist

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.
 
As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.
 
Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.
 
Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.
 
Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Primary Function of Position 

We are seeking a solution-oriented and customer first-minded individual to create and operationalize governance measures to support high quality data advancement and ensure appropriate data utilization in accordance with current and emerging global regulations and contractual obligations.

Reporting into Global Data Strategy, this role focuses on the design and execution of a comprehensive data use governance strategy to enable digital product portfolio and market expansion with adherence to privacy and security to support Intuitive’s position as a globally trusted data partner.

Essential Job Duties

• Provide data governance input in partnership with privacy legal for product development and releases and recommend data operations for adherence to healthcare regulations (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR) and internal policies
• Deeply understand digital and data strategy, customers, business, partners and digital product portfolio in order to ensure alignment with our data governance strategy and business agreements
• Develop and maintain business requirement documents with our IT and digital infrastructure teams to embed compliance to these agreements as well as associated data access and sharing controls into our architecture
• Create internal learning modules - policies and standard operating procedure training curricula, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to lead the training
• Define and implement data access controls and monitor activities and progress to ensure awareness and alignment across technical and business processes
• Work with Product Management, R&D and Data Privacy teams to develop a common set of definitions for data types
• Map Digital Solutions and define appropriate data controls to required agreements
• Provide routine updates to the Commercial, Marketing, Legal, Product., R&D teams on process, strategy, and considerations to ensure appropriate compliance and collaboration
• Develop regional versions of relevant processes and documents to support global Digital business

Required Skills and Experience

·       Ability to discuss legal, development, business and data terminology with ease and support others in understanding nuances of each

·       Customer-centric mindset with ability to operationalize and evolve strategies

·       Highly curious and solution-oriented mindset with ability thrive in a fast paced, dynamic organization

·       Excellent communication (written, verbal) skills including experience presenting to senior leadership and customers

·       Keen on continuous improvement through data-driven recommendations

·       Excellent teamwork skills with proven ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines and influence cross functional teams

·       Strong relationship building, customer focus and facilitation skills

Required Education and Training

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, computer science, engineering, or related discipline. MS, MBA, MPH preferred
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in healthcare operations, medical devices data strategy, or tangential area 
• Demonstrated ability to use data to develop market and product insights and drive decision making
• Experience with HIPAA, GDPR, knowledge of PHI, PII best practices and global regulations around healthcare data

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.