At Alcon we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly champion progress and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here youll 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. As a Principal Data and Reporting Programmer you will lead the design development and optimization of advanced data pipelines reporting solutions and Gen AI-powered analytics for clinical research and medical intelligence. You will champion innovation in AI / ML / NLP architect agentic AI frameworks and drive adoption of responsible and explainable AI practices across clinical and operational domains. This role is on-site in Fort Worth Texas and in this role a typical day will include :
- Lead Gen AI and Agentic AI Initiatives : Architect build and productionize autonomous agentic frameworks for clinical data analytics leveraging LLMs LangGraph and dynamic tool / model selection.
- Advanced Data Engineering : Design and maintain scalable cloud-based data pipelines (AWS Glue Lambda Step Functions S3 Athena) for ingestion transformation and validation of large-scale clinical datasets.
- AI-Driven Reporting & Visualization : Develop interactive dashboards and visualizations using Tableau Power BI AWS QuickSight and Gen AI-powered insights for clinical trial monitoring and decision support.
- Automation & Compliance : Automate data validation regulatory compliance checks (GxP HIPAA 21 CFR Part 11) and ensure adherence to clinical data standards (CDISC SDTM ADaM HL7 FHIR).
- Responsible & Explainable AI : Implement responsible AI (RAI) and explainable AI (XAI) standards (AARfAI XAITK LIME) ensuring transparency fairness auditability and traceability in Gen AI solutions.
- Business Alignment & Collaboration : Partner with clinical data managers project leads and business stakeholders to align AI solutions with study requirements and drive adoption through documentation and training.
- Performance Scalability & Cost Optimization : Ensure high performance scalability and cost-effectiveness of AWS-based data and AI solutions optimizing for business impact.
- Version Control & CI / CD : Oversee version control and CI / CD processes for automated pipelines and AI models using Git Bitbucket and AWS CodePipeline.
What Youll Bring to Alcon :
Bachelors Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school 13 yrs; Assoc.9 yrs; M.S.2 yrs; PhD0 yrs). in Computer Science Data Science Biomedical Informatics or related field.The ability to fluently read write understand and communicate in English5 Years of Relevant Experience in clinical data programming AI / ML / NLP and cloud data engineering.Preferred Qualifications :
Demonstrated leadership in Gen AI and agentic AI projects.Advanced proficiency in Python PySpark and AWS cloud services.Expertise in clinical data standards (CDISC SDTM ADaM HL7 FHIR) and regulatory frameworks (GxP HIPAA 21 CFR Part 11).Applied experience in responsible and explainable AI (XAI RAI auditability enrichment layers).Experience working in Agile environments delivering priority-driven solutions for business needs.Strong communication and collaboration skills.How You Can Thrive at Alcon :
Join Alcons 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 and much more!Travel Requirements : up to 10-20%Relocation assistance : NoSponsorship available : NoAlcon Careers
See your impact at
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 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Required Experience :
Staff IC
Key Skills
Bidding,Cost Accounting,B2C,Airport Security,Attorney,Communication
Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1