Commercial Leadership Development Program (CLDP) MBA 2027 Intern

Alcon Research•Fort Worth, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Alcon is looking for 2027 MBA Summer interns for our Commercial Leadership Development Program (CLDP) internship. This full-time internship spans 10 to 12 weeks and involves leading projects that contribute to key business initiatives across Pharma, Vision Care, and Surgical functions. Interns will be assigned to roles in marketing, commercial operations, and/or key accounts. The CLDP internship offers MBA students the chance to apply their business knowledge and varied professional experiences to make an immediate impact at Alcon. The internship will be located at our US headquarters in Fort Worth, TX. Over the course of the internship, you will have the opportunity to gain diverse experiences, participate in leadership meetings, receive mentoring, programming tailored to grow professionally, and network across the Commercial organization.

Requirements

Must be enrolled in an accredited university or college for at least one semester prior to the internship, and at least one additional semester following your internship.
Must be pursuing an advanced degree, preferably MBA, in a related field.
Minimum cumulative GPA 2.8/4.0
Demonstrated leadership skills (i.e. extracurricular activities or projects)
Must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.
Ability to commit to a 10–12 weeks, full time (min of 40 hrs. weekly) during the summer of 2027.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated leadership potential.
Strong analytical skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of an end-to-end product launch communications playbook designed to strengthen launch readiness, improve cross-functional alignment, and standardize best practices across the team.
Leverage sales performance, e-commerce, and customer insights to identify strategic opportunities across Key Accounts and Practice Solutions that can improve USVC business performance.
Work on initiatives for the pharmaceutical portfolio, which may include developing marketing strategies and programs for new product innovations, creating commercialization and go-to-market strategies, assessing market trends and competitive dynamics, and identifying opportunities to accelerate brand growth.
Support strategic Sales Operations initiatives by analyzing performance data, identifying operational trends, and developing insights to improve commercial effectiveness.
Support strategic initiatives focused on accelerating customer time-to-value, improving post-install onboarding, and strengthening long-term platform utilization.
Support strategic initiatives to strengthen patient engagement, improve implementation effectiveness, and refine OD targeting strategies that drive Valeda PBM adoption and market growth.