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.
We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. As a Principal Data and Reporting Programmer, you will lead the design, development, and optimization of advanced data pipelines, reporting solutions, and Gen AI-powered analytics for clinical research and medical intelligence. You will champion innovation in AI/ML/NLP, architect agentic AI frameworks, and drive adoption of responsible and explainable AI practices across clinical and operational domains. This role is on-site in Fort Worth, Texas and in this role, a typical day will include:
- Lead Gen AI and Agentic AI Initiatives: Architect, build, and productionize autonomous agentic frameworks for clinical data analytics, leveraging LLMs, LangGraph, and dynamic tool/model selection.
- Advanced Data Engineering: Design and maintain scalable, cloud-based data pipelines (AWS Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, S3, Athena) for ingestion, transformation, and validation of large-scale clinical datasets.
- AI-Driven Reporting & Visualization: Develop interactive dashboards and visualizations using Tableau, Power BI, AWS QuickSight, and Gen AI-powered insights for clinical trial monitoring and decision support.
- Automation & Compliance: Automate data validation, regulatory compliance checks (GxP, HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11), and ensure adherence to clinical data standards (CDISC, SDTM, ADaM, HL7 FHIR).
- Responsible & Explainable AI: Implement responsible AI (RAI) and explainable AI (XAI) standards (AARfAI, XAITK, LIME), ensuring transparency, fairness, auditability, and traceability in Gen AI solutions.
- Business Alignment & Collaboration: Partner with clinical data managers, project leads, and business stakeholders to align AI solutions with study requirements and drive adoption through documentation and training.
- Performance, Scalability & Cost Optimization: Ensure high performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of AWS-based data and AI solutions, optimizing for business impact.
- Version Control & CI/CD: Oversee version control and CI/CD processes for automated pipelines and AI models using Git, Bitbucket, and AWS CodePipeline.
What You'll Bring to Alcon:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +13 yrs; Assoc.+9 yrs; M.S.+2 yrs; PhD+0 yrs). in Computer Science, Data Science, Biomedical Informatics, or related field.
- The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
- 5 Years of Relevant Experience in clinical data programming, AI/ML/NLP, and cloud data engineering.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated leadership in Gen AI and agentic AI projects.
- Advanced proficiency in Python, PySpark, and AWS cloud services.
- Expertise in clinical data standards (CDISC, SDTM, ADaM, HL7 FHIR) and regulatory frameworks (GxP, HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11).
- Applied experience in responsible and explainable AI (XAI, RAI, auditability, enrichment layers).
- Experience working in Agile environments, delivering priority-driven solutions for business needs.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
How You Can Thrive at Alcon:
- Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!
- Alcon provides robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off, and much more!
- Travel Requirements: up to 10-20%
- Relocation assistance: No
- Sponsorship available: No
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