Principal, Corporate Development Strategy

Primary Function of 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.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Corporate Development Strategy

• 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.

Opportunity Evaluation

• 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.

Cross‑Functional Leadership & Process Excellence

• 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.