Sr Scientist- Formulations

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 identify and optimize candidate formulations for ophthalmic products. The candidate formulations must meet established criteria for stability, bioavailability, preservation, and safety requirements. The Sr. Scientist will plan, implement and monitor formulation development activities of ophthalmic products leading to the regulatory approval. Responsibilities include:1) Planning necessary formulation development activities leading to safe, stable, and effective formulation in a timely manner2) Repairing appropriate sections of regulatory submissions; monitoring and evaluating the stability studies of assigned projects for determining acceptable shelf-life3) Reviewing technology, patents, publications, and marketed new products for competitive assessment4) Preparing technical reports and complying with corporate policies and procedures.Preferred Qualifications: Doctorate degree in Pharmaceutical Science, Industrial Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering or Biotechnology with 0 to 5 years experience in formulation research or formulation developmentRELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLEAlcon is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer whose success rests upon the efforts and contributions of qualified people regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, disability, status as a qualified special disabled veteran, Vietnam era veteran, recently separated veteran, and any other veteran who served on active duty during a war, campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.Our 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