Summer 2024 - Information Technology Intern

Fort Worth, TX, United States

About Alcon:

As the global leader in eye care, Alcon has built a rich history of providing innovative products to customers and patients all over the world. We’re extremely proud of our legacy and the significant way we’ve helped to shape the industry over the last 70 years, but we’re just getting started. Our relentless passion to eliminate unmet medical needs drives our pursuit to further advance eye health worldwide. We’re looking for exceptionally talented, driven people who want to make a difference. We help people see brilliantly.  We care for and delight our customers.  We pursue and drive innovation.  We care for and inspire our people.  We do this through our values and behaviors: We deliver results and our best in all we do.  We do the right things in the right way.  We create, enhance, and transform.  We take a stand and speak up.  We succeed together.  We unleash the full potential of our people.

If you’d like to help us change the way the world sees, this is your chance to Be Brilliant!

Position Description:

The Alcon Information Technology, Transformation & Continuous Improvement (ITCI) function is looking for numerous talented and motivated Interns to join us during a Summer 2024 Internship opportunity at our Fort Worth, TX campus. Alcon interns will have the chance to gain industry experience and network with other Alcon professionals.  They will also have the chance to make a real-world impact by working on meaningful projects that will help patients and customers see brilliantly.  Alcon also offers interns personal and professional development, high visibility and coaching and mentoring opportunities.

We are looking to fill Intern positions from the following majors: Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Information Systems, Finance, Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, Information Security

As an Alcon ITCI Intern, you may be placed into the following teams:

Enterprise Software & Application (ESA): Manages key enterprise platforms (IRIS SAP, ServiceNow, Finance, Alfresco, Application Engineering, and others). We are transforming our business through standardized processes, stronger collaboration and globally integrated systems and building technology strategies across corporate functions.

Information Assurance (IA) - Providing streamlined, stable & secure global IT Services, by bringing Cyber Security & Compliance together.

Infrastructure Services (IS) – Focusing on keeping Alcon associates optimally productive by administering and managing technology, information and data in a proactive way. Our scope ranges from the desktop to networking, storage, data and cloud-based services.

Digital Technology & Data (DTD) - Advancing technical digital capabilities and increasing the value gained through data insights across Alcon.

Some of the projects may include:

Provide Alcon resilient, secure and future ready technical foundation for business solutions

Internal Process Improvement and Optimization within Corporate IT

ERP Manufacturing process and Digital Manufacturing Assessment

Multiple Digital Business Initiatives including Machine Learning

Supply Chain ERP process: Order Management / E-commerce

Configuration Management Database (CMDB) Data Integrity

Cloud Security Transformation

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be enrolled in an accredited university or college for at least one semester prior to internship or co-op, and at least one additional semester following internship or co-op

Must be pursuing at least a bachelor’s level degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Information Systems, Finance, Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, Information Security

Academic performance: Minimum cumulative GPA 2.8/4.0.

Demonstrated leadership skills (i.e., extracurricular activities or projects)

Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship (students on an F1 visa with CPT may be accommodated)

Ability to commit to a 10–12-week, full time (40 hours per week) summer internship

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience in software engineering experience and statistics

Prior experience with Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office

Hands on experience with SQL, Python AWS, Excel, Tableau

Exposure to data analytics, reporting and scripting

Ability to collaborate in a team environment

Innovative mindset and problem solver

Excellent written communication skills

Prior experience as a security analyst

Team player & good communicator

IT Security foundations

Cloud security support

Learning agility

Self-directed

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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 [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.