Scientist

Job Title: Scientist

Location: Johns Creek, GA

Summary of Position:

Alcon is looking to hire a Scientist to join our R&D Team in Johns Creek, GA. You will be responsible for cconducting exploratory research to produce new knowledge and potential products; conceives, organizes, promotes, and executes ideas and plans to increase chemistry's role in and contribution to the discovery and chemical approaches to meet exploratory objectives in product discovery for research and development of new contact lens materials and process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performs polymer formulation, process and characterization in a research and development laboratory environment.
• Demonstrates understanding in both, materials technology, and lens production process, to insure compatibility between material and process.
• Identifies and optimizes novel materials for their use in lens, saline, and lens care product formulations.
• Demonstrates understanding of structure-property-process relationship in polymers.
• Documents experimental results details on all planned and completed experiments including raw materials, experimental plans and procedures, results, data analyses and conclusions in appropriate formats (laboratory notebook, memo and/or report) and communicate effectively to project teams.
• Files all new material concepts through invention disclosures and support patent filings as required to protect intellectual property.
• Handles, uses, stores, and disposes all lab used chemicals as outlined in MSDS, SOP and other company prescribed, state and federal guidelines.
• Complies with all company established Health, Safety and Environment operational requirements.
• Uses relevant statistical techniques and methods to plan and execute experiments and to analyze experimental data.
• Actively monitors patent and scientific literature for significant technical developments relevant to CL and CLC products.

Key Requirements/Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +8 yrs; Assoc.+4 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English
• Work hours: 40 hours
• Travel Requirements: Up to 10%
• Relocation assistance: No
• Sponsorship available: Yes

Preferred Qualifications/skills Experience:

• Strong understanding of Chemistry and process connection
• Formulation a plus
• Medical device a plus

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 [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.