Lead Cytopathologist
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:As a Lead Cytopathologist, you will serve as a medical and scientific expert in the development of algorithmic pathology solutions. You will provide medical and scientific oversight for dataset curation, annotation strategy, and algorithm evaluation, ensuring that our products are clinically robust and aligned with real-world pathology practice. You will also help manage and train annotator teams to ensure quality, consistency, and scalability of labeled datasets. This role requires a board-certified pathologist with a deep understanding of cytopathology, rapid on site evaluation, and pathology workflows. Ability to work at our San Carlos, CA office is strongly preferred.Responsibilities: Provide expert pathology guidance across product development initiativesWork with a team of consultant pathologists to support annotation, validation, and research activitiesEvaluate and annotate pathology images and dataOversee pathology data quality, consistency, and interpretability across diverse datasetsGuide algorithm validation, ground truth curation, and performance evaluation from a clinical perspectiveContribute to product development roadmaps and clinical validation studiesParticipate in scientific research, publications, and presentationsRepresent pathology and clinical interests in cross-functional discussions Required Qualifications:Minimum Education: MD / DO, Board certification in pathology and fellowship training in cytopathology5+ years of experience in clinical cytopathology and ROSEStrong understanding of pathology workflows, sample preparation, and diagnostic criteriaFamiliarity with digital pathology and ability to adapt to and learn new digital workflowsExcellent communication skills, with the ability to translate clinical insight into actionable guidance for non-clinical and technical teamsPreferred Qualifications:Prior experience in medical imaging annotation and digital pathologyInvolvement in research or validation of AI-based pathology toolsPrior ex...