Sr. Manager, Global Competitive Insights

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Primary Function of Position The Sr. Manager, Global Competitive Insights will report to the Sr. Group Manager, Global Competitive Insights and serve as a strategic partner to da Vinci product teams, global marketing teams, and regional and local commercial stakeholders. This role delivers actionable competitive insights and deeper analysis of priority competitors to support product strategy, competitive response, procedure growth, and business decision-making. The successful candidate will combine technical, clinical, and business acumen to collect and synthesize intelligence, identify emerging opportunities and risks, evaluate tradeoffs, and communicate insights that inform leadership decisions. They will build strong cross-functional relationships, integrate competitive insights into commercial support, strategic planning and product development, and help the organization understand evolving market and industry dynamics. Essential Job Duties  Optimize collection and processing of competitive intelligence data  Mine publicly available information through existing tools and other sources. o Build and manage external intelligence networks, including vendors and consultants. o Develop efficient collection of field intelligence through regional competitive insights teams, SFDC, primary market research, industry events, and professional society meetings. o Maintain internal knowledge base of insights, analysis, and project outcomes, including ownership of the Specs Finder tool.  Translate intelligence into actionable insights.

o Build deep-dive clinical, technical, and financial analyses of priority competitors, including their offerings, watchouts, benefits, and limitations. o Design in collaboration with stakeholders scope, methods, timelines, stakeholder engagement, and tradeoff considerations for high-complexity competitive intelligence projects. o Synthesize competitive and industry trends into integrated insights and analytical dashboards. o Elevate Intuitive’s industry knowledge through standard communication forums, including the weekly news digest and quarterly Competitive Insights Forum.  Deliver actionable competitive insights reports and executive leadership and strategy updates for effective decision-making. o Act as a trusted advisor: embed competitive intelligence into internal decision- making processes. o Lead and advise on key initiatives from Product Management, Strategy, New Business Development, Global Marketing, Engineering, Financial Planning and Analysis, and regional teams. o Lead strategic analyses on competitive solution deep dives with cross-functional core teams, so findings and recommendations are sharp, actionable, and jointly owned. o Advise senior leaders and cross-functional partners by translating complex competitive dynamics into clear implications, strategic options, and recommended actions. o Partner with Global Marketing on competitive response materials and launch plans and bring findings back to regional teams. o Keep the organization’s vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action. o Ensure compliance with legal guidelines