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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +18 yrs; Assoc.+14 yrs; M.S.+7 yrs; PhD+6 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English
• 10 Years of Relevant Experience
• 6 Years of Demonstrated Leadership

Responsibilities

• Serve as Franchise Core Team Lead for the Image Guidance, AI, and FLACS (LenSx - OnAxis) portfolios
• Own new product development strategy including portfolio vision, product concepts, AI-enabled capabilities and commercial programs, line extensions, and roadmap definition; make tradeoff decisions across speed, scope, risk, and investment
• Partner with R&D, Digital, Data Science, and MTO to guide programs from early concept through development, validation, and launch readiness, ensuring alignment with long-term portfolio strategy, regulatory realities, and customer value
• Define and own global positioning, single-minded benefit, and value proposition for Image Guidance, AI, and FLACS (LenSx – OnAxis)
• Establish clear portfolio charters articulating what each portfolio is responsible for, how AI enhances—not complicates—the surgical workflow, and how success is measured clinically, operationally, and commercially
• Ensure strong alignment across the full AVS portfolio including visualization, phaco, diagnostics, planning, guidance, AI, and digital workflows
• Own global product and brand strategy for Unity GPS, including single-minded benefit, differentiation, roadmap, and AI-enabled enhancements
• Guide phased integration of Unity GPS into future platforms (e.g., Unity M), anchoring within Alcon’s diagnostics and visualization ecosystem
• Translate customer, KOL, and field insights into clear product, software, and AI requirements
• Define and lead Alcon’s AI strategy across anterior and posterior surgical procedures, leveraging the full Alcon ecosystem from clinic to operating room to drive workflow efficiencies and improved procedural outcomes
• Prioritize AI use cases across surgical planning and personalization, intraoperative guidance and automation, decision support and consistency, and postoperative insights and continuous improvement
• Establish TPP and business case for AI-enabled surgical navigation tools; develop a commercial revenue stream for AI capabilities grounded in clinical and commercial value
• Partner with Data Science, Digital, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs to ensure AI solutions are safe, explainable, scalable, and integrated into existing platforms, not standalone tools
• Own LenSx brand strategy and lifecycle management. Lead global strategy to drive LenSx - OnAxis adoption within the installed base, in partnership with Regional Commercial teams
• Drive alignment and execution across R&D, Digital/AI, Manufacturing/MTO, Training, Regional Leadership, Commercial Marketing, S&OP, Pricing, Regulatory, Legal, Medical Affairs, and Service
• Act as the single point of strategic accountability for complex, matrixed teams on tier 2 projects; resolve priority conflicts and tradeoffs to keep programs aligned to portfolio and AI strategy
• Own portfolio-level KPIs tied to adoption and utilization, installed base retention, AI feature uptake and value realization, and strategic and development milestones
• Manage portfolios through full lifecycle—from development through sustained growth and transition
• Represent Image Guidance, AI, and FLACS portfolios in executive reviews, governance forums, and portfolio planning discussions
• Communicate complex portfolio strategies and recommendations clearly and confidently to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Influence and align cross-functional partners without direct authority, building momentum through strong portfolio judgment and strategic clarity
• Foster a culture of accountability and high performance across franchise teams, ensuring follow-through on commitments and proactive escalation of risks

Benefits

• health
• life
• retirement
• flexible time off