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 of Position

The Finance AI Analyt  will design and deploy AI/ML-driven analytics solutions within the Finance franchise of Enterprise Analytics. This role combines deep data engineering skills with hands-on experience in AI/ML techniques applied to financial data, translating business requirements into intelligent, automated insights.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain AI/ML models and pipelines that support finance analytics use cases (forecasting, anomaly detection, classification, NLP on financial documents).
• Develop and optimize data models in Snowflake, leveraging Cortex or equivalent tool AI functions.
• Debug and troubleshoot complex data models across the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) stack — trace data lineage, validate transformations, and resolve discrepancies at the model layer.
• Partner with Finance stakeholders to identify high-impact AI opportunities and translate them into production-grade solutions.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging AI tools (LLMs, generative AI, vector search) into the analytics ecosystem.
• Establish best practices for model monitoring, versioning, and governance.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• 2+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or applied AI/ML roles.
• Strong SQL proficiency; hands-on experience with Snowflake (Snowpark, Cortex AI, ML functions preferred).
• Experience building and deploying ML models (Python, or similar).
• Ability to debug end-to-end data flows in a Data Warehouse environment — identify breakpoints in staging, transformation, and presentation layers.
• Familiarity with finance data domains (GL, AP, AR, fixed assets, cost accounting) or SAP Finance.
• Experience with BI tools (Tableau preferred).
• Strong communication skills; ability to present AI concepts to non-technical finance stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with LLM-based applications, RAG architectures, or Snowflake Cortex Agents.
• Knowledge of finance portfolio management, FP&A, or treasury analytics.
• Familiarity with SDLC and CI/CD for data/ML pipelines.

Required Education and Training

• Bachelor's degree in finance, computer science, mathematics, information systems, or business.

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.

This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidate’s experience, knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidate’s qualifications, consistent with applicable law.

Accommodation & Accessibility Notice:

Intuitive is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation during any part of the application or interview process, please contact People Services at [email protected].

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.