Alcon
alcon.com
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How Alcon hires
Truth index
A 92/100
Median time to fill
27 days
Ghost roles
1%
Stale roles
27%
Reposted roles
1%
Alcon scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 75 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 1% look like ghost listings, 27% have gone stale and 1% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 27 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
Alcon is a Swiss eye care company founded in Texas in 1945 that was owned by Nestle and then Novartis before being spun out as an independent listed company in 2019. It operates in two halves: surgical, which supplies the intraocular lenses, phacoemulsification equipment and consumables used in cataract and vitreoretinal surgery, and vision care, which sells contact lenses and eye drops. Headquartered in Geneva and listed in Zurich and New York, it is the largest eye care device company in the world and benefits directly from ageing populations, since cataract surgery is among the most common procedures performed anywhere.
News
Alcon stock pre-market at EUR 57.30
Alcon stock is at EUR 57.30 pre-market on October 12, 2026. Lang & Schwarz recorded the quote at 7:30 a.m. CEST, with a EUR 57.18 bid and EUR 57.42 ask.
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Alcon stock trades at EUR 57.02 with CHF 25.9 billion market value
Alcon stock costs EUR 57.02 on October 9, 2026 after EUR 56.35, plus 1.19 percent. The next report is November 10, 2026.
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Alcon Eyes UK Series Adaptations Of 'Insomnia' & 'Prisoners'
This follows the launch of the Diego Piasek-Run international studio arm.
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SYSTANE PRO Preservative-Free Demonstrates Clinically Comparable Dry Eye Symptom Relief to MIEBO (perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution) in a Prospective, Randomized Clinical Study
SYSTANE PRO Preservative-Free Demonstrates Clinically Comparable Dry Eye Symptom Relief to MIEBO (perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution) in a Prospective, Randomized Clinical Study sandra.hoffer Thu, 10/01/2026 - 15:27 time datetime="2026-10-02T0...
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Alcon and Aravind: Expanding Access Through Education
Alcon and Aravind: Expanding Access Through Education bethany.dickinson Tue, 09/29/2026 - 21:08 Story Headline Alcon and Aravind: Expanding Access Through Education Story Teaser Summary Expandi...
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Alcon Highlights Its Comprehensive Innovation Portfolio at AAO 2026
Alcon Highlights Its Comprehensive Innovation Portfolio at AAO 2026 sandra.hoffer Tue, 09/29/2026 - 14:52 Monday, October 5, 2026 li class="ck-list-marker-bold" data-list-item-id="e95ba...
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Alcon launches Systane PRO Preservative-Free in Canada, delivering up to 12 hours of dry eye relief
Dry eye disease (DED) is one of the most common ocular surface disorders, affecting an estimated 6 million people in Canada and 1.6 billion globally.
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Alcon to Showcase Extensive Scientific Research, Immersive Experiences and Innovation at Academy 2026
Alcon to Showcase Extensive Scientific Research, Immersive Experiences and Innovation at Academy 2026 sandra.hoffer Mon, 09/28/2026 - 14:56 Tuesday, September 29, 2026 li class="ck-list-m...
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Introducing Systane PRO PRESERVATIVE-FREE: Alcon's Longest Lasting, Triple-Action Formula for up to 12 Hours of Dry Eye Symptom Relief
TORONTO, September 28, 2026--Alcon, the global leader in eye care, announces the launch of Systane PRO Preservative-Free (PF) in Canada.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Alcon over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
179
Postings analysed
178
Stack modernity
77/100AI adopter
Languages
Python19%
SQL15%
C++8%
C#7%
Frameworks & libraries
Spring Boot2%
LangChain2%
ASP.NET Core2%
Angular1%
Databases
PostgreSQL3%
Oracle3%
Amazon Redshift1%
DynamoDB1%
Cloud & platforms
Power BI15%
AWS13%
Tableau10%
Azure8%
AI & ML
LLM1%
ChatGPT1%
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$130k
Typical range
$11k – $234k
Open positions
12
11
Jobs
Intern
18.2%
Senior
45.5%
Principal
27.3%
Architect
9.1%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 2 | $63k | $11k – $114k |
| Senior | 5 | $52k | $47k – $197k |
| Principal | 3 | $169k | $169k – $187k |
| Architect | 1 | $234k | $234k |
Highest paying role
Director, Strategic Sourcing - Surgical
$234k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Alcon
By role, level and city, against the market · 12 jobs with pay
Products
Refractive Surgery
Lasers and diagnostic equipment for corrective vision procedures. Demand is discretionary and privately funded, which makes it noticeably more sensitive to consumer confidence than cataract surgery ever is.
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Ocular Health
Eye drops, lens care solutions and over-the-counter products for dry eye and irritation. It reaches consumers through pharmacy retail rather than through the clinical channel the rest of the company sells into.
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Contact Lenses
Daily and reusable contact lenses sold under the Dailies and Precision brands. It is a consumable business competing directly with Johnson & Johnson and CooperVision on comfort, fit and price rather than technology.
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Surgical Equipment
Phacoemulsification and vitreoretinal systems used in eye operating theatres. Each installed console then consumes proprietary single-use packs for years, which is where the recurring revenue actually sits.
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Intraocular Lenses
Implantable lenses used in cataract surgery, including premium multifocal and toric designs. Premium lenses are frequently paid for privately by the patient, which makes them far more profitable than reimbursed standard lenses.
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
92/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
328
160 opened / 176 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
21 days
faster than 51% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
15%
Industrial Engineering
12%
Sales
11% ▲
Finance
9%
Marketing
7%
Operations
7%
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+38 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+6 jobs in a week
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Added Braze to stack
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Added Snowflake to stack
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Added MPLS to stack
Oct 2026
New location: Lake Forest
Oct 2026
New location: Italy
Oct 2026
Added Miro to stack
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
49
Hiring now
49
Countries
28
Busiest office
Geneva
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Geneva
Switzerland
HQ
Geneva
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for HR, Marketing, Early Careers
Fort Worth
United States
Plant / site
Lake Forest - Main Campus
68 open roles 120 posted in 90 days 9% engineering 500-1000 est. staff $184k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Early Careers
Johns Creek
United States
Plant / site
Johns Creek Manufacturing - JCM
21 open roles 29 posted in 90 days 19% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Early Careers, Field & Service
Bengaluru
India
Regional office
Bangalore - AGS
20 open roles 55 posted in 90 days 60% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Analytics, HR, AI/ML
Singapore
Singapore
Plant / site
Singapore - HQ/Commercial
20 open roles 33 posted in 90 days 15% engineering 5% remote 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Sales
Warsaw
Poland
Sales office
Warszawa - Marynarska - Commercial
16 open roles 27 posted in 90 days 13% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Finance, Operations, Data Science
Houston
United States
Plant / site
Fort Worth - Main
14 open roles 23 posted in 90 days 14% engineering 50-200 est. staff $187k Avg Salary
hires for Early Careers, Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
Batam
Indonesia
Plant / site
Remote - Indonesia
11 open roles 15 posted in 90 days 9% remote 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Public Policy, Field & Service
Lake Forest
United States
Regional office
Lake Forest - Main Campus
10 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 40% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Backend, Hardware, Field & Service
Lake Forest
United States
Regional office
9 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 11% engineering 50-200 est. staff $183k Avg Salary
hires for Early Careers, Public Policy, Management
Mulgrave
Australia
Plant / site
Remote – Victoria
8 open roles 11 posted in 90 days 13% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Backend
Großwallstadt
Germany
Plant / site
Grosswallstadt
8 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 13% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Science & Research
Mexico City
Mexico
Plant / site
Ciudad de Mexico – AGS
6 open roles 20 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Finance, Operations, HR
Fribourg
Switzerland
Corporate office
Fribourg - ASSA
6 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 33% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Finance, Management, Marketing
Seoul
South Korea
Sales office
Seoul
4 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 50% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Marketing, Administrative, Operations
Irvine
United States
Plant / site
Irvine - Alton Parkway
4 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $189k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Administrative, Operations
Erlangen
Germany
Engineering / R&D
Erlangen
4 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 75% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Hardware, Operations
Pasig
Philippines
Sales office
Pasig City
4 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 75% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales
Macquarie Park
Australia
Corporate office
Macquarie Park
4 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Administrative, Management, Marketing
Cork
Ireland
Regional office
Cork
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
Duluth
United States
2 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education, Industrial Engineering
Teltow
Germany
Teltow
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Backend, Early Careers
Barcelona
Spain
Barcelona Provincial - Remote
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 100% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales, Early Careers
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales, Public Policy
Rueil-Malmaison
France
Rueil-Malmaison - Sédentaire
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales, Early Careers
Bornem
Belgium
Bornem
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Operations
Sinking Spring
United States
Sinking Spring - Columbia Rd
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Public Policy, Field & Service
Aschaffenburg
Germany
Aschaffenburg
1 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah
1 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Operations
Taipei
Taiwan
Taipei
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Marketing
Mississauga
Canada
Remote - Canada
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales
Goleta
United States
Goleta
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff $169k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware
Durham
United States
Durham – Emperor Blvd
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Science & Research
Huntington
United States
Huntington
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
Istanbul
Turkey
Istanbul - Beykoz
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales
Zagreb
Croatia
Zagreb
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Administrative
Shantou
China
Shantou / Guangdong Province
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales
Oeiras
Portugal
Oeiras
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Marketing
Prague
Czech Republic
Praha
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Finance
Harbin
China
Harbin / Heilongjiang Province
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales
Milan
Italy
Milano
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $114k Avg Salary
hires for Early Careers
Granada
Spain
Cordoba
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales
Valladolid
Spain
Valladolid
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales
Taiyuan
China
Taiyuan / Shanxi Province
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales
Shenzhen
China
Shenzhen
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales
Madurai
India
Madurai
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales
Berrini
Brazil
Berrini
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales
Bucharest
Romania
Bucharest
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales
Midrand
South Africa
Midrand-Gauteng
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Earlier presence
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
São Paulo, Brazil
Beijing, China
New York, United States
Hangzhou, China
Puurs, Belgium
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Mumbai, India
Hubballi-Dharwad, India
Lucknow, India
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