Sr Manager, Data Science

A career at Alcon is like no other. We are innovative. We are impactful. We are the largest eye care medical device company helping restore sight and allowing millions of people worldwide to see brilliantly. We have a long history of industry firsts and a diverse highly talented team that keeps us on the cutting edge.

We are currently hiring a Sr Manager, Data Science, at our Fort Worth, Texas site. This strategic and inquisitive person will develop and run with data-centered projects. In keeping with this overarching aim, the Sr. Manager will be required to outline work requirements, provide guidance to the team on active projects, and harness their mastery of Data Science to consult on high value, high visibility use cases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Formulating, suggesting, and managing data-driven projects which are geared at furthering the business's interests.
• Collaborate with Data Strategy team to collate and clean data from various entities for later use
• Selecting and employing advanced statistical procedures to obtain actionable insights.
• Cross-validating models to ensure their generalizability.
• Delegating tasks to Junior Data Scientists in order to realize the successful completion of projects.
• Producing and disseminating non-technical reports that detail the successes and limitations of each project.
• Suggesting ways in which insights obtained might be used to inform business strategies.
• Staying informed about developments in Data Science and adjacent fields to ensure that outputs are always relevant.

Key Requirements/Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school+15 yrs; Assoc.+11 yrs; M.S.+4 yrs; PhD+3 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
• 7 Years of Relevant Experience
• Work hours: Standard
• Travel Requirements: 0-5%
• Relocation assistance: No
• Sponsorship available: No

Preferred Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

• Masters degree in Data science or related degree
• Strong analytical skills and technical problem solving
• Solid experience in building code and models
• Project Management experience
• Experience with tools such as: Python, AWS, Sagemaker, Datarobot, Databricks, etc

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.