Job Description

R&D Senior Engineer

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help our patients see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon.

Alcon is the global leader in eye care, dedicated to helping people see brilliantly. With our 70-plus-year heritage, we are the largest eye-care device company in the world – with complementary businesses in Surgical and Vision Care. Being a truly global company, we work in over 70 countries and serve patients in more than 140 countries.

We are currently recruiting for an R&D Senior Engineer. This role will provide technical project leadership and have responsibility for all deliverables within an assigned project. This includes leading the cross-functional project teams in alignment with the strategy approved by R&D and Commercial organisations. It will involve a lot of engagement with site functional departments to ensure smooth product transfer to manufacturing sites.

A typical day to day will include:

• Providing technical expertise to all aspects of the design transfer projects.
• Managing technical activities on site level for product transfers (process, technology, analytics, capacity, resources).
• Planning, developing, executing & managing the assigned projects to achieve strategic and operational objectives
• Introducing and validating new equipment and/or complex new process projects from design through completion and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Identifing technical and schedule risks related to project.
• Responsible for setting and applying related design transfer standards in alignment with site Technology Transfer Lead
• Ensuring that all activities are performed to current standards (current Good Manufacturing Practices cGMP, Health Safety Environment HSE, Regulatory etc.).
• Effective communication of project status and needs across all levels of the R&D and manufacturing organization stakeholders.
• Leading preparation and submission of documentation for product regulatory approval
• Ensuring all functions supporting the project team are adequately resourced.
• Generating accurate project budget forecasts and timely flagging of budget variations with rationale in collaboration with IOL R&D Finance and Project Manager.

What you should bring to Alcon:

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Physics or related discipline with 5-8 years’ experience in an advanced technical role, which can include applied postgraduate studies

Preferred: Masters/ PhD degree in. Engineering/ Physics or related discipline

• Strong project management and communication skills, with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams
• Proven experience in process engineering, equipment, and automation specification, ideally within a regulated industry
• Experience in new product design transfer and supporting scale-up into manufacturing environments
• Knowledge of manufacturing equipment, processes, and industrial engineering principles
• Understanding of GMP validation, change control, and validation frameworks (including equipment, process, and computer systems such as GAMP5)
• Familiarity with statistical data analysis, statistical process control (SPC), and problem-solving methodologies
• Experience in process analysis and optimisation, with a continuous improvement mindset
• Knowledge or interest in optical systems and design is advantageous
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
• Strong report writing skills and the ability to clearly communicate technical information
• Well-developed interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills

How You Can Thrive At Alcon

• A competitive salary package with fixed salary, bonus, pension and health insurance
• A flexible work environment with competent and committed colleagues. We enjoy working together in a good and respectful manner, and we celebrate our common successes

Why join the Alcon R&D team in Cork:

You will work on a diverse and innovative team, and you would work with leading edge technologies to develop new processes everyday. It is a great working environment where recognition of achievements is part of the culture and provides an opportunity for individuals to really develop their professional and technical potential.

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