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?
We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. As Director, R&D Quality Assurance, you will play a critical leadership role in advancing quality assurance governance to ensure discipline, compliant, and value-driven quality decisions across the enterprise. This role has end-to-end ownership of quality governance across R&D programs, leading strategic quality reviews for product development, regulatory submissions, and portfolio initiatives in partnership with senior leadership. You will collaborate closely with R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, and Franchise teams to strengthen quality execution, enhance monitoring capabilities, and translate complex quality and compliance dynamics into clear, actionable insights.
Operating within established quality frameworks, you will provide forward-looking, data-driven recommendations that balance risk management, regulatory compliance, and competitive positioning. Success in this role requires strong strategic judgment, a deep understanding of quality assurance methodologies, and the ability to influence decision-making across a global, matrixed organization. The Director, Research & Development Quality Assurance (Professional Path), is primarily responsible for leading quality assurance for surgical ophthalmic devices, aligning with Research and Development Quality Assurance and Surgical Research and Development goals. You will guide the implementation of quality systems for new products, post-market improvements, and lifecycle management, ensuring design control and risk management processes are successfully executed.
In this role, a typical day will include:
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Compensation and Benefits
Alcon’s Total Rewards programs are designed to align incentives with business objectives, support our values, and deliver long‑term value. Our compensation approach includes a combination of fixed and variable pay, with short‑term and long‑term incentive opportunities for eligible roles. Our benefits offerings are designed to support associates and their families across key life events, including programs that promote health and well‑being, provide financial security, and support retirement planning.
The salary range posted represents the anticipated hiring range for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location, and internal equity, and may fall outside the posted range.
Pay Range
183,600.00 - 237,600.00
Pay Frequency
Annual
Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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.