Principal Solutions Architect, Digital (Finance)

Company Description
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.
Job Description
Primary Function of Position

The Principal Solutions Architect combines expertise in application development, data pipelines, AI/ML concepts, and product strategy to design and oversee the creation of innovative and intelligent digital solutions. The Principal Solutions Architect will be a critical member of the Digital organization working alongside software development, data engineering, AI/ML, and product management teams. The role reports to the Vice President of Digital Products and AI.

Essential Job Duties

• Responsible for the overall technical direction of the digital applications across mobile, web, and integration with robotic platforms, ensuring it aligns with business goals and user needs.
• Responsible for strategic alignment across the organizations to establish standardization and clarity in product architecture.
• Designs the architecture of the digital applications, their software, and their AI/ML integrations, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
• Works with product managers, development managers, and other collaborators to know about business goals and translate them into concrete technical requirements for the digital solutions and AI/ML features.
• Designs and drives the implementation of new product functionalities, ensuring adherence to best software practices and architectural guidelines.
• Works closely with data engineers, software engineers, data scientists, designers, and product managers to ensure seamless integration and successful product delivery.
• Recommends and selects suitable platforms, tools, and frameworks for data pipelines, databases, and AI/ML model lifecycle management, including evaluation of new technologies.
• Implements robust security measures to protect user data and ensure compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Guides the development team on best practices and architectural recommendations.

Qualifications
Required Education, Training, Skills, and Experience

• Masters or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical area.
• 10+ years of relevant experience developing globally distributed digital applications, software, and technologies.
• Extensive experience in software design and architecture, with a focus on advanced mobile and web application development.
• Deep expertise of AI/ML, algorithms, frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch), and model deployment techniques.
• Familiarity with MLOps best practices and tools for model deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Proven experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and their AI/ML services.
• Familiarity with mobile platforms (iOS, Android) and their specific AI/ML capabilities (e.g., CoreML, ML Kit).
• Expertise of user experience (UX) design methods.
• Awareness of potential biases in AI models and commitment to building accountable and clear AI systems.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of data handling, preprocessing, and working with large datasets.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical collaborators and work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
• Proven data-backed and problem-solving abilities to identify challenges and propose innovative solutions.
• Experience working on healthcare and/or life sciences applications.
• Experience helping large image/video datasets.
• Experience managing regionalized cloud architectures.

Working Conditions

• Located in the Sunnyvale, CA office.
• Set schedule (minimum 3 days per week in office)

Additional Information

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.

Base Salary Range Region 1: $280.000 USD - $420.000 USD
Base Salary Range Region 2: $238.000 USD - $357.000 USD
Shift: Day
Workplace Type: Set Schedule - This job will be onsite weekly, the percentage of onsite work will be defined by the leader.