Sr. Manager, Health, Safety & Environment Management - Global

Join Alcon

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, 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 on 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. The purpose of this role is to lead the global environmental product compliance programs, standards, targets and performance criteria for the entire organization, and provide technical expertise in the areas of product environmental compliance. This function ensures implementation of sustainable and compliant solutions, considering all relevant external legislation and internal guidelines.

Success in this role requires strong project management, advanced problem-solving, and effective communication skills, as your work directly impacts project outcomes and organizational performance. All responsibilities must be carried out in strict adherence to GxP regulations, including following SOPs, maintaining accurate documentation, completing required training, and supporting a culture of compliance and continuous improvement.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Leading the global Environmental Product Compliance strategy across product design, packaging, and end-of-life waste management
• Developing and implementing globally aligned environmental product compliance programs, standards, targets, and performance criteria
• Serving as Alcon's representative with external industry and regulatory organizations
• Monitoring, interpreting, and assessing global environmental product regulations and driving timely compliance plans
• Identifying chemical regulatory risks and leading mitigation strategies through Alcon's Environmental Product Compliance process
• Owning and driving the Environmental Product Compliance Process, ensuring adherence to internal procedures and external regulations
• Managing the collection, validation, and maintenance of product-related environmental data from internal teams and suppliers
• Partnering with R&D to conduct environmental compliance assessments during product development to enable global market access
• Leading the Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) program to measure sustainability impact and performance metrics
• Managing responses to internal and external environmental compliance inquiries, including tender and customer requests
• Overseeing generation and maintenance of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for new and existing products
• Managing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs, including external agreements, data collection, regulatory reporting, and fee payments

What You Will Bring to Alcon:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English
• 7 Years of Relevant Experience

How You Can Thrive at Alcon:

• Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and findings 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 a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off, and much more!

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.