VP Trade Compliance

Company Description 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. Job Description Primary Function of Position The Vice President of Trade Compliance reports to the SVP Planning and Logistics and is responsible for establishing, governing and enforcing Intuitive’s global trade compliance framework for medical devices, instruments, accessories, capital equipment, service parts, software, and indirect materials. The role ensures full legal compliance with all applicable import, export, customs, sanctions, and trade regulations while supporting uninterrupted patient care, regulatory approvals and global commercial operations. The position balances regulatory rigor with operational continuity in a highly regulated environment where delays and enforcement actions may impact healthcare delivery. Essential Job Duties Continue to build and lead a global trade compliance organization. Establish training programs tailored to manufacturing, service, commercial teams, distributors, logistics providers, and customs brokerage. Direct responsibility for compliance with inbound materials, manufacturing cross border transactions, and finished goods into markets. Ensure escalation, issue management, and document controls. Serve as primary interface with customs and export control authorities, health authorities and trade regulators. Represent the company in industry groups addressing medical device trade issues. Manage relationships with brokers, consultants, outside counsel, and regulatory advisors. Oversee trade compliance systems integrated with ERP, WMS, TMS, and Global Trade Management platforms. UDI, lot, serial, and device history record data. Ensure accuracy of HS codes, ECCNs, valuation, and origin and the sku and serialized device level. Drive automation to reduce clearance delays and improve audit readiness Qualifications Required Skills and Experience Strategic Leadership: define and own the trade compliance strategy across R&D, manufacturing, service, and commercial distribution. Proactively advise executive leadership on trade risks affecting business continuity, and service programs. Assess geopolitical, sanctions, and regulatory developments impacting medical device supply chains. Regulatory and Medical Device Compliance: ensure compliance with trade regulations as they apply to finished goods, capital equipment, service parts, digital health components, clinical trial materials, samples, etc. Partner with Regulatory Affairs and Quality to ensure trade compliance does not compromise regulatory approvals, UDI requirements, or product traceability. Understanding FDA regulated products and global equivalents (EU MDR, UKCA, PMDA, NMPA, ANVISA, etc.) Governance, Policy, and Risk Management: establish and maintain global policies covering: HS classification, Valuation, ECCN determinations, Country-Of-Origins and substantial transformation analysis, Free Trade Agreements and preferential duty programs, sanctioned and denied party screenings for institutions and distributors. Lead government audits, inquiries, and inspections …

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