At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us? This role is part of Alcon's Engineering function, a team focused on improving quality, processes, products, packaging and materials across our business to help deliver brilliant outcomes. The Sr. Principal, Manufacturing Science & Technology Engineering (Science/Tech/Engineering Path), is primarily responsible for leading multiple technical projects, ensuring goals are achieved through expertise and innovation. You will develop, implement, and evaluate new production materials, equipment, and technologies, conduct research and development, and assess project capacity. In this role, a typical day will include: Oversee multiple technical projects, ensuring goals are met through specialized expertise and technological innovation Develop, implement, and evaluate new production materials, equipment, and technologies before mass production Perform technical feasibility tests to ensure production efficiency Select and communicate with vendors to determine product specifications and ensure timely, budget-compliant delivery Engage with partner functions such as research and development, commercial, and quality Make critical decisions affecting project outcomes, requiring project management, advanced problem-solving, and technical expertise High-Level
Job Responsibilities
Lead the identification, evaluation, qualification, and approval of suppliers for new and alternative raw materials, components, and consumables. Develop and execute supplier qualification strategies to ensure material availability, business continuity, cost competitiveness, and supply chain resilience. Coordinate and oversee material equivalency studies, comparability assessments, and change control activities for alternative materials and sources. Partner with Procurement, Quality, Manufacturing, R&D, Regulatory, and Supply Chain teams to define supplier qualification requirements and material acceptance criteria. Partner with manufacturing sites and R&D to evaluate the impact of material changes, provide technical leadership and risk-based assessments, and establish the requirements necessary to qualify and implement new or alternate materials. Lead the development of enterprise-wide processes, tools, and decision models to support technical assessments, change management, and qualification decisions for new and alternative materials. Key Deliverables Qualified and approved suppliers for new and alternative materials. Material comparability and qualification studies. Supply continuity and dual-sourcing strategies. Standardized material change assessment framework and governance process Decision trees, risk assessment tools, and qualification criteria for material and supplier changes Success Measures Reduction in supplier qualification cycle time. Increased dual-source and alternate-source coverage. Successful implementation of alternative materials without impacting product quality or regulatory compliance. Reduced supply chain risk and material shortages. WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON: Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +15 yrs; Assoc.+11 yrs; M.S.+4 yrs; PhD+3 yrs) The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English 7 Years of Relevant
Experience
5 Years of Demonstrated Leadership Location: Onsite-Fort Worth, Main Schedule: 1st Shift: Monday - Friday Travel
Requirements
N/A Relocation & Sponsorship: Not Available HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON: Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and learnings as work evolves! See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career! Alcon provides robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more! Alcon Careers See your impact at alcon.com.careers ATTENTION: Current Alcon Employee/Contingent Worker If you are currently an active employee/contingent worker at Alcon, please click the appropriate link below to apply on the Internal Career site. Find Jobs for Employees Find Jobs for Contingent Worker ALCON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY Alcon takes pride in maintaining an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and our policies are non-discriminatory in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to alcon.recruitment@alcon.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. At Alcon, we are committed to helping people see better. We believe patients should have access to quality eye care regardless of their economic circumstances; however, barriers to good eye health exist for patients in both developed and emerging markets. Alcon develops and manufactures innovative devices to serve the full life cycle of eye care needs. Its surgical group is one of the largest makers of equipment used for cataract removal and laser vision correction. Its consumer products include the well-known Opti-Free line of contact lens solutions and related products. Alcon, which was founded in 1945, sells its products in 180 countries worldwide. If you are currently an active employee/contingent worker at Alcon, please click the appropriate link below to apply on the Internal Career site. Find Jobs for Employees Find Jobs for Contingent Worker