AI Data Readiness Analyst (Onsite)

About the Role

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. As a Sr. Associate, Sales Technology & Analytics Enablement, you will be a key contributor in advancing the data, analytics, and AI capabilities that power our commercial organization. Based onsite at our Fort Worth, Texas headquarters, this role offers the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America to ensure trusted, high-quality data supports commercial insights, business intelligence, and AI-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Commercial, Analytics, Data Engineering, and Business teams to establish trusted data foundations that support reporting, business intelligence, and AI-driven decision-making.
• Build and maintain business definitions, metrics, data standards, and semantic models that enable consistent interpretation of data across analytics platforms and AI solutions.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance by profiling datasets, performing validation checks, investigating discrepancies, and implementing improvements that increase trust in commercial data.
• Manage and enhance data catalog content, including metadata, business definitions, ownership, lineage, and documentation to improve data accessibility and usability across the organization.
• Assess data assets against AI-readiness and governance standards, identify opportunities for improvement, and partner with stakeholders to implement scalable best practices.
• Collaborate with business partners to define key metrics, document requirements, and translate complex business needs into clear, actionable data solutions.
• Support analytics, AI, and machine learning initiatives by ensuring data products, business rules, and reporting structures are accurate, governed, and ready for enterprise use.
• Troubleshoot data and AI-related issues, identify root causes, and drive continuous improvement in data quality, documentation, and reporting processes.
• Monitor data readiness, governance compliance, catalog coverage, and data quality metrics to advance Alcon's commercial analytics and AI capabilities across North America, Latin America, and Canada.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +10 yrs.; Assoc.+6 yrs.; M.S.+0 yrs.)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English
• 2 Years of Relevant Experience

Preferred Experience

• Strong SQL and data management skills, with experience validating data quality, investigating data issues, and supporting analytics and reporting solutions.
• Knowledge of data governance, data integrity, metadata management, database structures, data models, and business metrics.
• Experience translating business requirements into documented data definitions, standards, and governance practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with attention to detail.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence both technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience working in regulated environments such as healthcare, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or other highly governed industries.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms (AWS), data governance tools (e.g., Atlan), analytics solutions (e.g., Alteryx), and CRM platforms such as Salesforce.
• Exposure to analytics, business intelligence, AI, machine learning, or data readiness initiatives, including semantic business definitions and AI-ready data frameworks.
• Experience supporting commercial, sales, customer, or CRM data environments.
• Familiarity with emerging AI technologies, generative AI, and intelligent agent solutions.

Benefits

Benefit from working in a highly collaborative and diverse environment where your contribution is valued. Alcon provides a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, paid time off, and much more!

Note: Relocation/Sponsorship Assistance is not available for this role.