Lead Cytopathologist

Responsibilities

• Provide expert pathology guidance across product development initiatives
• Work with a team of consultant pathologists to support annotation, validation, and research activities
• Evaluate and annotate pathology images and data
• Oversee pathology data quality, consistency, and interpretability across diverse datasets
• Guide algorithm validation, ground truth curation, and performance evaluation from a clinical perspective
• Contribute to product development roadmaps and clinical validation studies
• Participate in scientific research, publications, and presentations
• Represent pathology and clinical interests in cross-functional discussions
• Required Qualifications:
• Minimum Education: MD / DO, Board certification in pathology and fellowship training in cytopathology
• 5+ years of experience in clinical cytopathology and ROSE
• Strong understanding of pathology workflows, sample preparation, and diagnostic criteria
• Familiarity with digital pathology and ability to adapt to and learn new digital workflows
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate clinical insight into actionable guidance for non-clinical and technical teams

Requirements

• Prior experience in medical imaging annotation and digital pathology
• Involvement in research or validation of AI-based pathology tools
• Prior experience in diagnostics or healthcare technology
• Publications or presentations in computational pathology or AI applications
• Familiarity with ML/AI workflows and dataset curation
• Experience with regulatory frameworks for medical data (FDA, CE, HIPAA)
• Up to 20% travel
• Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role.
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• Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.
• This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
• business need and/or on the selected candidate's experience, knowledge and skills.
• Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
• candidate's qualifications, consistent with applicable law.
• We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several

Benefits

Additional Information

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.

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