Associate Scientist-Degenerative Diseases

Job Description:Alcon is the world's leading eye care company with sales of $5.6 billion. The company's nearly 15,000 employees worldwide, work in 75 facilities around the world to research, develop, manufacture and sell our products in more than 180 countries. As the largest eye care company in the world, Alcon leads the growing $14.5 billion market for eye care products. For 60 years, Alcon has delivered strong and stable growth, and it is positioned to build on this in the years to come. For ten consecutive years, Fortune magazine has named Alcon "One of the 100 Best Companies to Work For". Alcon's U.S. General Offices are located at its 300-acre campus in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information visit .General Description: The incumbent will be responsible for applying scientific techniques and methodologies to conduct in vivo preclinical research toward drug discovery in the areas of ocular angiogenesis and degenerative retinal diseases; using scientific knowledge and techniques to achieve study objectives, overcome obstacles, optimize processes and meet key milestones of the program; assisting in training and coordinating work efforts of technicians and other laboratory personnel; providing technical expertise to other areas within Retina Research; and documenting and communicating experimental methodology and results to project leader. Approximately 75% of the time will involve in vivo work, which will require working on holidays and weekends as deemed necessary.Minimum Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in Biology with previous in vivo experience LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLYOur generous benefits package includes the Alcon 401(k) Plan which matches employee contributions up to 5% of eligible pay at the rate of $1.00 for each dollar contributed, and the Alcon Retirement Plan (ARP), a qualified plan in which Alcon contributes 7% of eligible pay to the accounts of all eligible employees. By combining the Company's contributions to the 401(k) and ARP, employees can receive up to 12% of eligible pay from Alcon towards retirement. Alcon also offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, an on-site fitness center and much more. Consider having all this in a fast paced environment within a stable world-class organization.Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to quality through diversity. M/F/D/V. Pre-employment drug testing.Click here to submit your resume via the Alcon Careers portal.Expected Travel Time: None