Senior Associate Project Manager

Alcon MX; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel - up to 10%

Job summary

Alcon in Lake Forest, CA is seeking a Senior Associate Project Manager to coordinate defined projects and workstreams, develop integrated plans, manage schedule, cost, and risk, and report governance materials. The role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, fluent English, and about two years of relevant experience; on-site work with cross-functional partners and a focus on reliable delivery.

Travel up to 10% is required; Alcon offers a comprehensive benefits package including health,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of directly related experience
• Fluent reading, writing, understanding and communicating in English
• 2 years of relevant experience

Responsibilities

• Coordinate defined projects or significant workstreams and apply core project management practices with moderate guidance
• Develop and maintain an integrated project or workstream plan with milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and resource assumptions
• Drive routine execution cadence, action closure, and schedule updates with cross-functional partners
• Analyze variances and coordinate recovery actions with guidance from senior PM or project leadership
• Facilitate risk and issue reviews and maintain mitigation, contingency, decision, and change records
• Maintain forecasts, actuals, accrual inputs, and resource information; identify and explain variances
• Prepare concise status and governance materials that clearly identify decisions required and execution impacts. Facilitate focused team meetings and planning sessions
• Build credibility through reliable follow-through, transparent communication, and accurate project data. Apply PM standards and contribute lessons learned and process improvements

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Schedule management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

Job description

At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us? Alcon is looking to hire a Senior Associate Project Manager team member.

In this role you will Coordinate defined projects or significant workstreams and apply core project management practices with moderate guidance. Establishes reliable plans and controls, facilitates team execution, and provides clear visibility into schedule, cost, risk, decisions, and actions.

This role is on-site in our Lake Fores, CA location and a typical day would include:

• Develop and maintain an integrated project or workstream plan with milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and resource assumptions.
• Drive routine execution cadence, action closure, and schedule updates with cross-functional partners.
• Analyze variances and coordinate recovery actions with guidance from senior PM or project leadership.
• Facilitate risk and issue reviews and maintain mitigation, contingency, decision, and change records.
• Maintain forecasts, actuals, accrual inputs, and resource information; identify and explain variances.

Prepare concise status and governance materials that clearly identify decisions required and execution impacts. Facilitate focused team meetings and planning sessions. Build credibility through reliable follow-through, transparent communication, and accurate project data. Apply PM standards and contribute lessons learned and process improvements.

What You’ll Bring to Alcon:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +15 yrs; Assoc.+11 yrs; M.S.+4 yrs; PhD+3 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
• 2 Years of Relevant Experience

How You Can Thrive at Alcon:

See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!

Alcon provides a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off and much more.

Travel - up to 10%

Compensation and Benefits Alcon’s Total Rewards programs are designed to align incentives with business objectives, support our values, and deliver long‑term value. Our compensation approach includes a combination of fixed and variable pay, with short‑term and long‑term incentive opportunities for eligible roles. Our benefits offerings are designed to support associates and their families across key life events, including programs that promote health and well‑being, provide financial security, and support retirement planning.

The salary range posted represents the anticipated hiring range for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location, and internal equity, and may fall outside the posted range.

Pay Range 102,850.00 - 133,100.00 Pay Frequency Annual

Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E‑Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Alcon is committed to helping people see better. We believe patients should have access to quality eye care regardless of their economic circumstances; however, barriers to good eye health exist for patients in both developed and emerging markets. Alcon develops and manufactures innovative devices to serve the full life cycle of eye care needs. Its surgical group is one of the largest makers of equipment used for cataract removal and laser vision correction. Its consumer products include the well‑known Opti‑Free line of contact lens solutions and related products. Alcon, which was founded in 1945, sells its products in 180 countries worldwide.