Principal, Corporate Development Strategy

Intuitive•San Francisco, CA

17h

About The Position

The Corporate Development Strategy role supports Intuitive’s enterprise growth strategy through strategic analysis, opportunity evaluation, and transaction execution. Reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Development Strategy, this position helps shape growth priorities across acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and portfolio optimization by building a pipeline of opportunities, leading early diligence, and developing clear perspectives on market, competitive, and technology landscapes.

Requirements

7–10 years of relevant experience in equity research, corporate development, private equity, venture capital, or strategic finance within medical devices.
Bachelor’s degree required
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility and communicate effectively across engineers, clinicians, commercial leaders, and senior executives, translating between technical and business perspectives as needed.
Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to synthesize ambiguity into clear recommendations and make decisions under uncertainty.
Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills, with demonstrated ability to manage, track, and synthesize a high volume of inputs.
Strong financial modeling, valuation, and business case development capabilities.
Executive‑level communication skills: concise, structured, and decision‑oriented.
Ability to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously with minimal supervision.
Strong judgment and intellectual humility.
High integrity, discretion, and a collaborative working style consistent with Intuitive’s culture.

Nice To Haves

MBA, MD, PhD or other advanced degree strongly preferred.
Scientific, engineering, or healthcare background a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

Support development and ongoing refinement of Intuitive’s corporate development strategy, including prioritization, adjacency expansion, and portfolio shaping.
Conduct market, technology, and competitive analyses to identify emerging opportunities across Intuitive’s ecosystem.
Maintain deep understanding of the company’s product portfolio, technology roadmap, and R&D priorities to inform strategic direction and investment decisions.
Partner closely with Corporate Strategy, Finance, Ventures, and Business Unit leaders to ensure alignment between long‑term strategy and execution.
Build and curate a robust pipeline of high-quality strategic opportunities, prioritizing initiatives that leverage core competencies and accelerate profitable growth.
Lead workstreams for market landscaping, opportunity identification, portfolio framing, and diligence coordination, and strategic rationale.
Efficiently leverage internal and external resources to improve decision velocity.
Build robust financial models, valuation analyses, and scenario frameworks to support disciplined capital allocation decisions.
Synthesize diligence findings into concise, decision‑oriented materials for executive and Board‑level discussions.
Support transaction processes from early evaluation through deal execution, integration planning, and post‑deal strategic tracking.
Coordinate cross‑functional teams spanning R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, and Business Units to drive aligned outcomes.
Improve corporate development processes, tools, and templates to increase speed, consistency, and strategic rigor.
Represent Corporate Development Strategy internally and externally with professionalism, credibility, and sound business judgment.