{"id":1214472,"url":"https://alion.io/job/alcon-senior-manager-data-science","title":"Senior Manager, Data Science","company":{"id":5809,"name":"Alcon","domain":"alcon.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/alcon","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":94,"open_postings":36,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.25,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":29,"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Fort Worth, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":83000,"max_usd":186000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1378},"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AI Agents","optional":false},{"name":"Amazon SageMaker","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"AWS Bedrock","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"LLM Guardrails","optional":false},{"name":"LLMOps","optional":false},{"name":"Machine Learning","optional":false},{"name":"OpenAI","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false}],"status":"closed","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T07:23:46Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-25","last_verified_at":"2026-10-01T01:43:05Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":"2026-10-01T01:43:05Z","days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"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 in the lives of our patients and customers.\nWe foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. As a Senior Manager, Data Science, you will be trusted to lead and develop a high-performing Data Science team while driving advanced analytics, predictive modeling, statistical analysis, traditional Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence solutions across the organization. This role will lead a balanced portfolio of enterprise analytics initiatives spanning forecasting, optimization, predictive analytics, machine learning, and Generative AI capabilities. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, this onsite role partners closely with business and technology stakeholders to deliver actionable insights, support strategic decision-making, and advance enterprise analytics capabilities. You will lead high-impact initiatives involving statistical modeling, predictive analytics, cloud-based AI platforms, Generative AI, and analytics translation while helping to shape scalable data science solutions across Commercial, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and other enterprise functions. This role offers the opportunity to influence business strategy, foster innovation, and deliver measurable business impact through responsible AI, data governance, and advanced analytics practices.\nIn this role, a typical day will include:\nFormulating, recommending and managing data-driven projects which are geared at furthering the business's interests.\nCollaborate with Data Strategy team to collect, prepare, and transform data from multiple sources to support analytics and AI initiatives.\nSelecting and applying advanced statistical procedures to obtain actionable insights.\nValidating, testing, and cross-validating models to ensure accuracy, scalability, and business applicability.\nLeading and mentoring Data Scientists and Analysts while delegating priorities to support the successful delivery of key initiatives.\nProducing and communicating non-technical reports and presentations that clearly articulate project outcomes, opportunities, limitations, and business impact through effective analytics translation.\nPartnering with stakeholders to identify opportunities where insights and advanced analytics can inform business strategy and decision-making.\nStaying informed on emerging trends and advancements in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Generative AI, and related technologies to ensure solutions remain relevant and innovative.\nGuiding architecture decisions related to AI platforms, cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, and enterprise analytics capabilities.\nApplying LLMOps principles, including model lifecycle management, observability, experimentation, governance, guardrails, and continuous improvement practices.\nSupporting the implementation and operationalization of AI and Generative AI solutions utilizing cloud-based platforms such as AWS Bedrock, Azure AI, OpenAI, and related technologies.\nApply a deep understanding of Generative AI, Agentic AI, and LLMOps demonstrated experience developing enterprise-scale AI solutions that leverage foundation models, knowledge retrieval, orchestration frameworks, and business workflow automation.\n Establish governance, security, compliance, and performance monitoring frameworks for production GenAI solutions while ensuring scalability, reliability, and measurable business impact\nEnsure solutions adhere to MLOps, governance, validation, risk management,\nand compliance standards.\nMentoring and developing a high-performing data science team while delivering impactful use cases across Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain Manufacturing and other enterprise functions.\nWHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:\nBachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +15 yrs; Assoc.+11 yrs; M.S.+4 yrs; PhD+3 yrs)\n7 Years of Relevant Experience\n5 Years of Demonstrated Leadership\nThe ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English \nVisa Sponsorship: Yes\nRelocation: Not Available\nPreferred\nMaster's degree in Data Science, Analytics, Computer Science, Business Administration, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.\nExperience leading Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or Advanced Analytics initiatives.\nStrong analytical thinking, technical problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills.\nExtensive experience developing, validating, deploying, and monitoring Machine Learning and statistical models in production environments, including predictive modeling, forecasting, classification, regression, clustering, optimization, and experimentation techniques.\nExperience with Python, SQL, AWS, SageMaker, Bedrock, Azure AI, or similar cloud-based analytics and AI platforms.\nStrong knowledge of Machine Learning, MLOps, model governance, feature engineering, model validation, responsible AI practices, and experience applying these principles in enterprise-scale environments.\nExperience managing data pipelines, model maintenance, model monitoring, and production analytics solutions.\nExperience leading, mentoring, and developing Data Science teams.\nStrong stakeholder management, business partnership, and executive communication skills.\nExperience supporting Commercial, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Digital Transformation initiatives through analytics\nHow to Thrive at Alcon:\nBenefit from working in a highly collaborative and diverse environment where your contribution is valued. \nAlcon provides a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, paid time off, and much more! \nJoin Alcon’s mission to provide top-tier, innovative products and solutions that enhance sight, enhance lives, & help others \"See Brilliantly!\" \nAlcon Careers\nSee your impact at alcon.com/careers\nATTENTION: Current Alcon Employee/Contingent Worker\nIf you are currently an active employee/contingent worker at Alcon, please click the appropriate link below to apply on the Internal Career site.\nFind Jobs for Employees\nFind Jobs for Contingent Worker\nALCON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY\nAlcon 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. 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