Assistant General Counsel (m/w/d)

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 leading company in the field of 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.

Primary Function of Position:

Within Intuitive Surgical, EMEA Legal acts as an enabling function to:

• Actively support the business in pursuit of sustainable goals.
• Stand for a culture of ethics, care, and responsibility.
• Empower surgeons to serve patients.

Roles and Responsibilities:

The position is based at the Intuitive office in Freiburg, Germany with currently 3 days/week onsite presence required.

Supported areas include:

• Commercial operations, including any legal question concerning the DACH Region
• DACH–specific regulatory questions
• General litigation in DACH (incl. public procurement and A/R)
• Product liability in DACH
• Presence in relevant Industry Association work groups
• Back-up of the Production Counsel

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Law degree from German, Swiss or Austrian university with 12 years of industry related experience; or 7 years’ experience with a bar exam and/or PhD in law.
• German speaker, fluent in English (and a further European language is a nice-to-have).
• Excellent legal drafting skills as well as 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Excellent training and presentation skills in English and German.
• Ability to drive pragmatic legal outcomes, working across jurisdictions to ensure global consistency while allowing for local specificities (comparative law thinking acumen).
• Understanding laws, regulations, industry codes, and best practices governing the medical device industry in DACH jurisdictions.
• Genuine team player.
• Flawless and unquestionable integrity, lived up to and clearly communicated as an integral part of your business acumen – with courage, determination, and clarity of purpose.
• Thriving in deliberately diverse and inclusive international working environments.
• Mature personality, able to handle pressure when needed and to demonstrate resilience when appropriate: ability to work independently, to prioritize and exercise good judgment.
• Experience and understanding of complex, matrixed and dynamic (changing) global organizations.
• Ability to lead departmental and cross- functional projects and teams.
• Occasional travels (regional and overseas).

Wir schätzen jede Person in ihrer Individualität – unabhängig von Geschlecht, ethnischer oder sozialer Herkunft, Religion, besonderen Bedürfnissen, Alter oder sexueller Identität. Diskriminierung hat bei uns keinen Platz.

Haftungsausschluss für US-Exportkontrollen: In Übereinstimmung mit den U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)) können einige Positionen bei Intuitive Surgical US-Exportkontrollen für potenzielle Mitarbeitende unterliegen, die Staatsangehörige von Ländern sind, die derzeit einen Embargo- oder Sanktionsstatus haben.

Bestimmte Informationen, die Sie im Rahmen der Bewerbung angeben, werden verwendet, um festzustellen, ob Intuitive Surgical (i) in Ihrem Namen eine Exportlizenz von der US-Regierung einholen muss (das Lizenzierungsverfahren der Regierung kann bis zu sechs Monate dauern) oder (ii) einen Technology Control Plan (TCP) implementieren muss (verlängert den Einstellungsprozess in der Regel um 2 Wochen).

Für alle Positionen bei Intuitive, die Exportkontrollen unterliegen, steht ein endgültiges Angebot unter dem Vorbehalt, dass vor dem geplanten Eintrittsdatum eine genehmigte Exportlizenz und/oder ein vollständig ausgeführter Technology Control Plan (TCP) vorliegt. Das Eintrittsdatum kann dabei angepasst werden, sofern der Genehmigungsprozess den Einstellungsbedarf nicht unangemessen beeinträchtigt.