New · posted Nov 5
Alcon · Medical Devices
Associate II, Quality Control Lab - Chemistry
- Fort Worth, TX
- On-site
- Full-time
- Associate & Specialist
The role
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?
Associate II, Quality Control Lab - Chemistry (Science/Tech/Engineering Path), is primarily responsible for performing complex analytical activities within the Quality Control Laboratory, including chemical analyses, analytical method development, product validation, and technical troubleshooting, while ensuring compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and regulatory requirements.
This position requires an advanced level of laboratory knowledge and technical skills due to the complexity of the instrumentation and analytical techniques utilized, including Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS).
Specifics include:
- Develop, optimize, and validate ICP-MS analytical methods in support of new and existing products.
- Execute product and analytical method validation activities, including protocol execution, data evaluation, documentation, and investigation of unexpected results.
- Operate and troubleshoot ICP-MS instrumentation and analytical methods, applying advanced technical knowledge to identify and resolve instrument, methods, and testing-related issues.
- Provide technical expertise for ICP-MS testing, including method development, method transfer, validation, and implementation into routine Quality Control operations.
- Partner with multiple manufacturing and laboratory sites to coordinate analytical activities, resolve technical issues, support method transfers, and drive successful product launches.
- Provide analytical support for new product introduction and product launch activities, ensuring methods are appropriately developed, validated, transferred, change controls, and ready to support routine testing.
What you need
What You'll Bring to Alcon
- Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +8 yrs; Assoc.+4 yrs)
- The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
- Work Schedule: 1st Shift 8:00AM-5:00PM (Monday-Friday)
- Work Location: Onsite – Fort Worth, TX (North Mfg)
- Relocation Assistance/Sponsorship: None
Preferred Qualifications/Skills/Experiencenice to have
- Prior experience in Chemistry / Lab Environment
- Prior experience in a regulated environment
Pay and benefits
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How you can thrive at Alcon
Work together with colleagues to share standard methodologies and discoveries as work progresses.
Discover your career in a fresh way through specific growth and development possibilities.
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 for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more!
Where you'll work
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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · November 5, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
Associate & Specialist roles in the US79 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| All US (middle half) | $61,000 | $74,000 | $89,000 |
Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Control roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 5, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Control
The general path across 245 open Quality Control roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Alcon's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 17 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Lab testing and methods8
- Validation and qualification6
- Documentation and SOPs2
- GMP and compliance1
- Investigations and CAPA1
- Quality systems and risk1
- Clinical trial conduct1
- Collaboration and leadership1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules, regulations and standards behind this role
The regulations, guidance and standards that govern Quality Control work in medical devices, each linked to the agency or standards body that publishes it.
- FDA21 CFR Part 820 (QMSR)(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA quality management system regulation for medical devices, aligned with ISO 13485
- ISOISO 13485(official source, opens in a new tab)Quality management systems for medical devices
- ISOISO 2859-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes (AQL sampling plans)
- ISOISO 14971(official source, opens in a new tab)Application of risk management to medical devices
- ISOISO 11737-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Determination of the microbial population (bioburden) on medical devices
- ISOISO 10993-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Biological evaluation of medical devices within a risk management process
- ISOISO/IEC 17025(official source, opens in a new tab)Competence of testing and calibration laboratories
- FDA21 CFR Part 11(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA rules for electronic records and electronic signatures
- FDA21 CFR Part 803(official source, opens in a new tab)Medical device reporting of deaths, serious injuries and malfunctions
- FDA21 CFR Part 806(official source, opens in a new tab)Reports of medical device corrections and removals
- ISOISO 14644-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Cleanroom air cleanliness classification by particle concentration
- ISOISO 11607-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices
- ASTMASTM F1980(official source, opens in a new tab)Accelerated aging of sterile barrier systems and medical devices
- ISOISO 11135(official source, opens in a new tab)Ethylene oxide sterilization of health care products
- ISOISO 11137-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Radiation sterilization of health care products
- EUEU MDR (Regulation 2017/745)(official source, opens in a new tab)The EU Medical Device Regulation: CE marking, technical documentation, vigilance
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- Clinical1 5%
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- Senior & Principal5 25%
- Director4 20%
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Associate II, Quality Control Lab - Chemistry at Alcon
Applications close December 5.