Sr. Principle Manufacturing Data Architect
AI summary of the role
This is a global technical authority role defining OT data architecture, analytics enablement, and advanced industrial intelligence for Alcon's manufacturing network.
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What you’ll do
- Define and own the global OT data architecture strategy, including data acquisition, middleware, historian strategy, contextualization layers, and data pipelines.
- Select and standardize industrial data platforms, protocols, and middleware (e.g., OPC UA, MQTT, historians, industrial edge platforms).
- Lead development of global data models, asset hierarchies, naming conventions, and contextualization frameworks.
- Drive development of analytics enablement layers that support dashboards, trending, alerting, and anomaly detection.
What you’ll bring
- 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)
- 7 Years of Relevant Experience
- 5 Years of Demonstrated Leadership
- Strong understanding of manufacturing systems and automation, including PLCs, SCADA, historians, MES, and ERPs.
Technologies
OPC UA · MQTT · PLCs · SCADA · MES · ERP · Azure · AWS · GCP · digital twins · AI/ML
About Alcon
Pure-play eye-care company offering surgical devices, intraocular lenses, and contact lenses to eye-care professionals and patients worldwide.
Public · 5000+ people
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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? We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. Alcon has ambitious plans to blend modern manufacturing technologies with digital technologies. This position will serve as a global technical authority for manufacturing data system architecture, analytics enablement, and advanced industrial intelligence. This role is responsible for defining, standardizing, and governing the OT data architecture and technology
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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? We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. Alcon has ambitious plans to blend modern manufacturing technologies with digital technologies. This position will serve as a global technical authority for manufacturing data system architecture, analytics enablement, and advanced industrial intelligence. This role is responsible for defining, standardizing, and governing the OT data architecture and technology stack, ensuring manufacturing data is moved from shop-floor OT systems into IT and cloud environments. This position will establish global data contextualization standards and governance, enabling scalable analytics, AI/ML solutions, dashboards, and predictions across similar sites, assets, and process types. The role will drive the development of insight-generating capabilities—including trending, alerting, and optimization—while continuously evaluating and deploying state-of-the-art technologies to [... source excerpt omitted ...] site deployments, scaling successful pilots into sustainable global solutions. Mentor engineers and influence technical direction without direct authority where applicable. 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 7 Years of Relevant Experience 5 Years of Demonstrated Leadership Preferred Qualifications: Strong understanding of manufacturing systems and automation, including PLCs, SCADA, historians, MES, and ERPs. Hands-on experience with industrial data protocols and platforms
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