Alcon specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative medicines and devices to serve the full life cycle of eye care needs. They are seeking talented and motivated Engineers for their Envision R&D Rotational Program, offering the chance to gain industry experience while working on meaningful projects that impact eye health.
Develop an understanding software development process per Alcon SOPs, used for medical device development. Gain more in-depth knowledge of the rigor required for equipment and software development.
Participate in product development lifecycle, including requirements refinement, risk evaluations, testing, software development, troubleshooting, and project tracking.
Collaborate with various teams to understand diverse roles involved in product development
Turn classroom training to re-life solutions, expanding knowledge and capabilities specific to medical device instrumentation.
Algorithm development and deployment, code writing and documentation, navigating/managing cloud environment
Create effective data management & storage techniques that allows for faster & easier access to data. Collate and pre-process multiple independent data sources to enable many different AI prediction models to be quickly created, tested, and validated. Determine & recommend which machine learning prediction models & digital solution approaches should be pursued further following the completion of the internship.
Analyze video data to understand critical factors that influence annotation. Perform literature search and review novel approaches to support algorithm development. Organize clinical data to enable comprehensive investigation.
Develop computer vision and deep learning algorithms using clinical videos. Develop deep learning algorithms to align patient eye images. Develop bench setup to test algorithms using model eye data. Implement deep learning algorithm. Present and communicate results to scientific and non-scientific audience.
Develop and integrate product security processes, technologies/tools, control implementation into Alcon products and digital solutions
Learn and understand next generation system data output. Develop tools to collect and analyze the system’s data. Collect the clinical parameters of surgeries and visualization. Collect the parameters of interest for the bench studies intended to generate medical evidence. Compare the collected data from the systems with clinical parameters from the project leads and R&D staff and document the differences.
Reviewing clinical study reports, developing an understanding of the endpoints, putting together research plan/analysis plan to look into the relationship between different variables, collating and summarizing findings and drafting summary reports. Project management and process improvement.
Qualification
Required
Must be pursuing a Bachelor degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science / Engineering, Software, Information Technology, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Vision Science, Computational Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, Information Security and Systems Engineering or related major.
Must graduate December 2025 (for Jan 2026 start date) or May 2026 (for July 2026 start date).
Demonstrated leadership skills (i.e. extracurricular activities or projects)
Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis. Students on an F1 visa with CPT work authorization may be accommodated.
Ability to commit to a 3-year, full time (40 hrs. per week) rotational program in Lake Forest, CA / Johns Creek, GA / Fort Worth, TX locations.
Preferred
Pursuing an advanced degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science / Engineering, Software, Information Technology, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Vision Science, Computational Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, Information Security and Systems Engineering or related major.
Alcon Internship or Co-op work experience
Benefit
Life and disability insurance
Savings for retirement
Promotes good health and well-being
Supports associates and their families during times of illness
Alcon specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative medicines and devices to serve the full life cycle of eye care needs.
