Company Description:
Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures state-of-the-art robot-assisted systems for use in minimally-invasive surgery. These systems are revolutionizing the way in which surgery is being done and offer a unique platform—that is being used routinely at hospitals worldwide—for exploring the potential of intelligent surgery. Joining Intuitive Surgical means joining a team dedicated to using technology to benefit patients by improving surgical efficacy and decreasing surgical invasiveness, with patient safety as our highest priority.
Primary Function:
Intuitive is looking for a highly organized, resourceful, and technically capable Data Operations Coordinator to drive our end-to-end data projects (collection, annotation, quality assurance) for cutting-edge audio and language AI/ML models. In this role, you will be responsible for finding and recruiting study participants, running live data collection sessions, managing incentives, and performing rigorous quality control on the resulting datasets. A successful candidate for this position must be able to make data-driven decisions and be comfortable working in a fast-paced & changing environment. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about the robotics field, medical robotics, and improving patient lives around the world!
Responsibilities:
Proactively identify, source, and recruit users to participate in audio and text data collection studies.
Design, implement, and manage creative incentive programs to drive participant engagement.
Conduct and moderate live data collection sessions with participants, ensuring clear instructions and a smooth user experience.
Start/stop recording devices and perform minor equipment and software debugging.
Perform strict quality control on data collected in-house, as well as auditing and vetting datasets delivered by external vendors.
Analyze and report on collected data.
Evaluate our current data collection workflows and tracking systems, identifying bottlenecks and implementing improved tracking metrics.
Upload collected data and write daily reports detailing observations and issues.
Maintain equipment in safe working condition, prioritize safety protocols, and communicate with engineering and leadership.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree.
Outstanding interpersonal skills; the ability to reach out to anyone, build immediate rapport, and maintain a friendly, professional demeanor.
Proven experience coordinating and managing a research study, pilot program, or complex operational project from start to finish.
A self-starter attitude with a knack for resourcefulness, problem-solving, and building processes from scratch.
Impeccable organization and documentation habits, with the ability to manage multiple moving targets and participant schedules without dropping the ball.
Excellent spoken and written English skills.
Comfort working within Linux systems and utilizing the command line to manage files, run basic scripts, or navigate directories.
The ability to make data judgement calls that help create safe and capable autonomous surgical systems.
Proficiency with software for data upload and reporting.
Ability to perform technical troubleshooting on equipment and willingness to learn new technologies quickly.
