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.

Primary Function

The Protective Intelligence and Investigations (PI&I) Analyst will support the Safety, Security, and Resilience teams' goal in providing timely, relevant, actionable intelligence and insights to decision makers and risk owners. As a PI&I Analyst, one will understand information requirements and deliver timely analysis and investigative findings. The role will identify key insights for stakeholders and partners through the collection, analysis and distribution of actionable products relating to geopolitical, economic and other threats and risks in diverse geographic areas.

The role will embody and execute the below responsibilities and duties:

• Monitor global geopolitical events impacting business and/or reputational risk, facilities, people, business operations, and brand impacts around the world.

• Use multiple sources and tools to identify, investigate, and analyze potential risks, business opportunities and/or threats to employees, customers, reputation, assets and executives.

• Use analytical and investigative techniques, tools, and tradecraft to mitigate risk and add value to business decisions.

• Identify relevant, emerging trends/threats and early warning indicators.

• Conduct event and site risk assessments.

• Conduct investigations in conjunction with HR/ER/Legal concerning workplace incidents.

• Conduct regular monitoring of online open-source intelligence, social media platforms, the dark web, and vendor tools for known and potential threats to, employees, assets, and business operations.

• Collect, assess and organize intelligence and data into relevant, useable, and actionable reports.

• Help to develop products such as Global Intelligence Reports, Mid and Year End Assessments, Reports of Investigation, and other risk assessments.

• Brief senior executives on investigative results and trends concerning safety and other trends impacting business operations.

• Conduct background checks on Persons of Interest (POIs) and/or conduct ad hoc investigations with little or no notice.

• Build partnerships with internal strategic business partners and stakeholders.

• Develop relationships with external governmental, academic and private sector professionals.

• Carry out duties in an honest and ethical manner, while maintaining a high level of confidentiality and integrity.

• Perform other duties as assigned to support the efficient operation of the team.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution.

• Minimum of five (5) years of risk intelligence, threat analysis, business intelligence/analysis, crisis management, Intelligence Community, or business continuity experience in private and/or public government.

• Experience using analytic techniques to develop tailored intelligence products and provide threat or incident notifications.

• Creative thinker, capable of spotting and forecasting emerging trends, threats and tactics.

• Superior writing and editing skills in English and understanding of intelligence analysis writing style and the intelligence cycle.

• Internationally focused intelligence work, portfolio and expertise.

• Able to present and defend intelligence and investigative positions to a variety of audiences, including colleagues, business representatives, and executives.

• In-depth knowledge of the global, political, and economic environment; ability to identify international events of importance through multiple methods beyond the top headlines.

• The ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks, while maintaining strict deadlines.

• Strong interpersonal and listening skills; a great degree of emotional intelligence and maturity.

• An understanding of artificial intelligence, cloud computing and/or observability are a plus but not required.

• Embody company core values which are: disruptive, open, passionate, innovative and fun.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience as an intelligence analyst with the federal government, or as a political/company risk analyst.

• Fluency in one or more languages other than English.

• Existing relationships with government and global associations relevant to the position.

• Ability to obtain U.S. government security clearance (or currently maintains a security clearance).

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

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees
who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s
start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

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 compensation ranges are listed.