Associate Director, Head BPA Instrumentation R&D
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. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon.
As an Associate Director, Head BPA Instrumentation R&D , you will provide financial leadership, strategic direction, and decision-making support to Alcon’s Instrumentation R&D organization globally, aimed at advancing innovation and increasing shareholder return. You will create new value by influencing the allocation of resources, supporting strategy setting and its implementation, ensuring integrity and compliance of financial information, strengthening controls, driving efficiencies in processes and investments, providing recommendations into the strategic portfolio prioritization as well as BD&L assets under consideration, leads forecasting, budgeting, performance management, and resource re-allocation decisions. The scope of responsibility includes 5 R&D sites (Lake Forrest, Goleta, Erlangen, Teltow, and Schaffhausen), $150M OPEX, $15 CAPEX, 25 projects per year, and 370 FTEs across all sites.
This role will be in Lake Forest, CA. In this role, a typical day will include:
- Business leader and key advisor/finance business partner to the Instrumentation R&D organization (decision support)
- Supports strategy and priority setting, and drive its implementation
- Drive value creation through effective resource allocation and reallocation to pipeline projects
- Provide inputs and recommendations into portfolio prioritization and BD&Ls
- Create tools, processes, reports and metrics to accurately budget, forecast and explain business performance
- Proactively manage performance to meet or exceed financial objectives
- Leads financial integration of acquisitions that relate to Instrumentation R&D
- Identify, raise and resolve key business and financial issues with minimum oversight
- Responsible for accurate and timely month-end close process for Instrumentation R&D
- Drives productivity and efficiency
What You'll Bring To Alcon:
Key Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:
- 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.
- 7 Years of Relevant Experience
Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting / finance and CPA, CMA or MBA is preferred
- Extensive experience in FP&A and accounting background (prior experience in R&D or manufacturing is a plus)
- 6 years of demonstrated leadership
- Broader understanding of finance (beyond accounting and FP&A), project management, and procurement
- Excellent analytical and communication skills (incl. ability to synthesize, simplify, and convey story/messages concisely)
- Ability to influence key partners with different interests/disciplines and see big picture
- Ability to manage complexity and simplify/standardize outcomes
- Proactivity, attention to detail and quality
How You Can Thrive At Alcon:
- Benefit from a growing, innovative environment.
- Sharpen your current skills and gain exposure within different areas of the business.
- Focused and strategic growth and development opportunities.
- Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight and improve lives!
- Work hours: Standard Hours, Monday - Friday (On-site)
- Travel Requirements: 5%
- Relocation assistance: Yes
- Sponsorship available: Yes
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Pay Range
$120,160.00 - $180,240.00
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 alcon.recruitment@alcon.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
