Research Engineer, Medical Affairs

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 http://www.alcon.com ./.

We are currently recruiting for a contract Research Engineer to design and perform creative and relevant laboratory studies and analyze/interpret clinical evidence in support of vitreo-retinal surgical products. A successful candidate will be capable of designing, executing and reporting on laboratory/clinical experiments and generating technical manuscripts. Ideal candidate will possess working knowledge of data acquisition, fluidics/hydraulics, optics/illumination, tissue handling, video editing and laboratory experimentation. Candidates must be proficient in Lab View and Microsoft Office products.

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or Biology at minimum and an advanced degree is highly desirable.  Prior publication experience will be considered a plus. Requires a team player with good verbal and written communication skills and a demonstrated commitment to meeting schedule and project milestones.

This is a contract position--You must be in  the immediate area to be considered or be able to travel/relocate yourself to Southern California to be considered.  Please do not apply if you have in the past.  Please send a WORD copy of your resume.  No Calls Please. 

Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to quality through diversity. M/F/D/V. Pre-employment drug testing.